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[[Barack Obama]] and his administration has taken the following actions relating to ''Muslims.''

[[File:obamabow.jpg|right|thumb|200px| Barack Hussein Obama bowing to the Saudi King. He shows respect to him unlike the retarded gun nut ignorant bible-thumping teabaggers who run this shithole site.]]

== Obama Presidency Year One ==

*Obama’s first interview, within days of inauguration, was with the [[Dubai]]-based Al-Arabiya Networks. In it he stressed his own Muslim ties and his hopes for a Palestinian state. His message was “U.S. is not your enemy.”

*One of Obama's first acts as president, he decided to close [[Guantanamo Bay|GITMO]] and to move alleged Muslim terrorists to mainland [[American]] soil.

*In February, Obama ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in migration assistance to the [[Palestinian]] refugees and conflict victims in Gaza. In addition, he pledged to provide $900 million in aid for rebuilding the [[Hamas]]-controlled Gaza Strip.

*Obama sets a withdrawal date for U.S. troops in [[Iraq]] of 2010

*Obama orders additional [[U.S.]] troops to [[Afghanistan]] to fight the [[Taliban]].

*On March 19th, Obama delivered a customary speech to the Iranian people on their New Year referring to the Islamic Republic of [[Iran]] which amounted to an acceptance of the regime.

*Obama submits resolution to the U.N. Human Rights Council which would subordinate U.S. free speech rights to U.N. oversight standards. This has been a key demand by Muslims to punish others for speaking against Islam. <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=39266 White House at Confab with Muslim Brotherhood, Human Events, October 4, 2010]</ref>

*Obama has lifted some sanctions on Syria and intends to meet personally with [[Bashar al-Assad]]. <ref>[http://www.jcpa.org/JCPA/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=111&FID=442&PID=0&IID=2905 Obama administration reaches out to Syria] Jerusalem Center For Public Affairs, March 18, 2009</ref>

*Obama cancels the use of the term Global [[War on Terror]] in favor of Overseas Contingency Operation, so as not to offend Muslims.

*In March, Barack Obama said he was open to the idea of reaching out to moderate elements of the [[Taliban]]. <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52U2EC20090331 Clinton offers olive branch to Taliban] Reuters, March 31, 2009</ref>

*March 31st, U.S. Secretary of State [[Hillary Clinton]] said those "who abandoned [Muslim] extremism must be granted an honorable form of reconciliation." <ref>[http://www.thefoxnation.com/politics/2009/03/31/hillary-offers-olive-branch-taliban Hillary offers olive branch to Taliban] The Fox Nation, March 31, 2009</ref>

*Obama arrives in [[Turkey]] to proclaim the [[U.S.]] is not at war with Islam.

*Obama signs order to release documents from President [[Ronald Reagan]]'s White House and President [[George H.W. Bush]]’s presidential library records on the topic of [[Saudi Arabia]]. <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0409/21121.html Obama releases Reagan records] Politico, April 10, 2009</ref>

*Obama requests emergency war funds for Afghanistan and [[Iraq]].

*Obama orders the successful rescue of American Capt. [[Richard Phillips]] from Muslim Somali pirates.

*Obama nominated Dalia Mogahed to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. She has ties to the U.S. Muslim Brotherhood. <ref>[http://familysecuritymatters.org/publications/id.2987/pub_detail.asp Esposito Protégé Appointed To Obama Advisory Council] Family Security Matters, April 14, 2009</ref>

*April 21, Obama meets with [[Jordanian]] King Abdullah in the Oval Office.

*Obama said that despite the hate speech by [[Ahmadinejad]] at Monday's [[U.N.]] racist conference, the administration is "serious about engagement with Iran with no illusions." <ref>[http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-iran-diplomacy-to-continue-despite-appalling-speech-2009-04-21.html Obama: Iran effort continues despite 'appalling' talk] TheHill.com, April 21, 2009</ref>

*The Obama administration declassifies Bush administration harsh interrogation methods used against Muslim terrorists

*Barack Obama has approved plans for the U.S. to help the [[United Arab Emirates]] become the first Arab nation with a nuclear power industry. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/20/obama-approves-plans-uae-nuclear-power-deal/?test=latestnews Obama Approves Plans for U.S.-UAE Nuclear Power Deal] Fox News, May 20, 2009</ref>

*Obama State Department issues U.S. ambassadors abroad to invite Iranian diplomats to embassy events celebrating the July 4 U.S. Independence Day. <ref>[http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-06-02-voa64.cfm US Inviting Iranians to July 4 Embassy Events] Voice of America, June 2, 2009</ref>

*The Obama administration refused to help pro-democratic protesters in Iran.<ref>http://newledger.com/2009/06/say-goodbye-to-cairo-obamas-inaction-on-iran-clashes-with-his-words/</ref>

*Obama celebrates [[Ramadan]] at the White House 09/01/09

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==Obama Presidency Year Two==
*Obama pushes for and gets a new constitution passed for [[Kenya]]. The new constitution creates Islamic courts for 12% of the population that are Muslim. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2010/08/06/obama-congratulates-kenya-for-passing-constitution-he-bankrolled-implements-sharia-in-non-muslim-country-liberalizes-abortion/#comment-263165 Obama Congratulates Kenya for Passing Constitution He Bankrolled, Implements Sharia in Non-Muslim Country, Liberalizes Abortion, WeaselZippers.us, August 6, 2010]</ref>

*Obama hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating [[Ramadan]] in the State Dining Room 09/13/2010

*Obama endorses a [[Ground Zero Mosque|victory mosque]] to be built near Ground Zero in [[New York City]]. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/13/obama-backs-mosque-near-ground-zero/ Obama Endorses Mosque Project Near Ground Zero Site, FOXNews, August 13, 2010]</ref>

*Obama allows his supporters Muslim [[Louis Farrakhan]] and The [[New Black Panthers]] to meet in New York with rogue-state leader of Iran [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]. <ref>[http://www.postchronicle.com/news/breakingnews/article_212324822.shtml Ahmadinejad, Farrakhan In Sit-Down, Post Chronicle, September 28, 2010]</ref>

*Obama's [[Department of Justice]] asks for terror charges to be dropped against Islamic terrorist detainee, brother-in-Law of [[Osama Bin Laden]]'s bodyguard. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/09/30/feds-want-drop-charges-man-brother-law-usama-bin-ladens-bodyguard/ Feds Ask Terror Charges Be Dropped Against Brother-in-Law of Bin Laden's Bodyguard, FOXNews, September 30, 2010]</ref>

*White House appointee Dalia Mogahed attends The Organization of the Islamic Conference in Chicago. Also in attendance, Siraj Wahhaj an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=39266 White House at Confab with Muslim Brotherhood, Human Events, October 4, 2010]</ref>

*A Somali-born Muslim and a naturalized Canadian citizen who trained at an [[Al Qaeda]] camp and attended lectures by [[Osama bin Laden]] has been deported to Canada. <ref>[http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/10/08/feds-deport-al-qaeda-associate-to-canada/#ixzz11nZxEaqB Feds Deport Al Qaeda Associate To Canada, FOXNews, October 8, 2010]</ref>

*Obama announces a visit to Muslim [[Indonesia]] in early November.

*Obama administration invites diplomats from Iran to [[NATO]] talks regarding Afghanistan. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/10/19/iranian-weapon-shipment-afghan-taliban-raises-alarm/ Iranian Weapon Shipment to Afghan Taliban Raises Alarm, FOXNews, October 19, 2010]</ref>

*Obama administration announces a multibillion-dollar sale of fighter jets and military helicopters to Saudi Arabia. <ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5izOFXzR8BOYgLwf2lxo7i1d-8IhQ?docId=4883358 AP sources: US to notify Congress Wednesday of multibillion-dollar arms sale to Saudi Arabia, AP, October 20, 2010]</ref>

*Obama's Homeland Security Director [[Janet Napolitano]] appoints Muslim Mohamed Elibiary to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. <ref>[http://bigpeace.com/ipt/2010/10/23/new-dept-of-homeland-security-advisor-is-an-islamist/ New Dept. of Homeland Security Advisor is an Islamist, BigPeace.com, October 23, 2010]</ref>

*In a letter to Congress, Obama announced that he will allow an additional 80,000 immigrants – - mostly from Islamic countries – - to resettle in the United States during fiscal year 2011. <ref>[http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/29096 Obama authorizes additional 80,000 “refugees” to entry country, Canada Free Press, October 22, 2010]</ref>

*Obama's State Department offers Iran's leader Ahmadinejad a happy birthday. <ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/palin-slams-u-s-state-department-for-ahmadinejad-birthday-wish/ PALIN SLAMS U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT FOR AHMADINEJAD BIRTHDAY WISH, TheBlaze, October 29, 2010]</ref>

*The Obama's paid visit to Indonesia's largest mosque, the Istiqlal Mosque. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2010/11/09/obama-first-lady-visit-indonesias-largest-mosque/ Obama, first lady visit Indonesia’s largest mosque, The Daily Caller, November 9, 2010]</ref>

*Obama announces an additional year of sanctions on Iran, first imposed by [[Jimmy Carter]]. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.6a15c993418c0f7af374e67ccc15a8fb.81&show_article=1 Obama extends freeze on Iranian assets, Breitbart.com, November 10, 2010]</ref>

*Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announces an additional $150 million to boost the Palestinian Authority. <ref>[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/WBT014236.htm U.S. gives $150 mln to Palestinian Authority, Thompson-Reuters, November 10, 2010]</reF>

*Obama defends civilian trial for Muslim terrorists after Ahmed Ghailani was convicted on one count, while 280 charges were dropped. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2010/11/18/white-house-undeterred-after-ghailani-terror-case-verdict/ White House undeterred after Ghailani terror case verdict, The Daily Caller, November 18, 2010]</ref>

*Obama takes a surprise visit to the troops in Afghanistan. A meeting with President Karzai was cancelled due to weather.

*Obama's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Louis B. Susman visited an extremist mosque in London and invited Muslim youths to travel to the United States by enrolling in the U.S. embassy's cultural and interfaith program. <ref>[http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2010/12/us-ambassador-t.html US Ambassador to UK Praises Terror-Tied Mosque, Offers Taxpayer Money, Moonbattery.com, December 3, 2010]</ref>

*Obama wins legal fight authorizing a targeted assassination of [[Anwar Al-Awlaki]], a Muslim American cleric and terror agent of [[Al Qaeda]]. <ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/judge-approves-obama-administrations-authority-targeted-assassination-al/story?id=12333259 Judge Throws Out Challenge to Targeted Assassination, ABC News, December 7, 2010]</ref>

*The [[Obama Administration]], by means of the Treasury Department, quietly amended a counterterrorism sanction so that accused Muslim [[terrorist]]s can pay for their defense with assets frozen by the government. <ref>[http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2010/dec/u-s-lets-terrorists-use-frozen-assets-hire-attorneys U.S. Lets Terrorists Use Frozen Assets To Hire Attorneys, Judicial Watch, December 12, 2010]</ref>

*[[Eric Holder]] addresses Muslim Advocates in San Fransisco to reiterate his resolve to prosecute hate crimes while standing behind the methods used in anti-terrorism cases. <ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/holder-reassures-muslims-of-dojs-anti-bias-focus/ HOLDER REASSURES MUSLIMS OF DOJ’S ANTI-BIAS FOCUS, TheBlaze, December 11. 2010]</ref>

*Once again, Barack Obama calls for reconciliation with those [[Taliban]] who break ties with al Qaeda. <ref>[http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2010/12/once-again-obama-extends-hand-to-taliban-once-again-taliban-vows-to-continue-to-fight/ Once Again, Obama Extends Hand to Taliban… Once Again, Taliban Vows to Continue to Fight, RIGHTNETWORK, December 17, 2010]</ref>

*Obama calls Saudi King Abdullah on December 26th to wish him well as he recovers from two recent back surgeries. <ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/InsideCover/ObamaAbdullah/2010/12/26/id/381045 Obama Extends Well Wishes to Saudi King, NewsMax, December 26, 2010]</ref>

*Homeland Security director [[Janet Napolitano]] arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan to discuss international and regional security.

*In a "major concession to the Syrian regime," Obama uses a recess appointment to select Robert Ford as the new ambassador to [[Syria]]. <ref>[http://www.cleveland.com/nation/index.ssf/2010/12/republicans_denounce_obama_ove.html Republicans denounce Obama over his 'recess appointments', Cleveland.com, December 30, 2010]</ref>

==Obama Presidency Year Three==
*Vice President [[Joe Biden]] will visit [[Pakistan]] in January and announce the Obama administration plans to increase financial aid. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/07/report-increase-help-pakistan/ Report: US to increase help for Pakistan, Fox News, January 7, 2011]</ref>
*Algerian national who was held at [[Guantanamo]] and cleared of terror suspicions by a US judge more than a year ago was repatriated January 6th. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.5283ba0c8f02c1d6912c2e65666fa351.bb1&show_article=1 Guantanamo detainee sent home against his will, Breitbart, January 6, 2011]</ref>
*Hillary Clinton makes a surprise visit to [[Yemen]] and meets with President Saleh. <ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0111/Why-Hillary-Clinton-made-a-surprise-stop-in-Yemen Why Hillary Clinton made a surprise stop in Yemen, Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2011]</ref>
*Surprise, [[Joe Biden]] makes his seventh trip to Iraq since taking office. <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/47513.html Biden makes surprise visit to Iraq, Politico, January 12, 2011]</ref>
*Obama's State Department upgraded the PLO status in [[Washington, D.C.]] from a representative office to a general delegation. For the first time ever, the [[Palestinian]]s fly their flag in Washington DC. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/01/18/obama-regime-allows-palestinians-to-fly-their-flag-for-first-time-in-washington-dc/ Obama Regime Allows Palestinians to Fly Their Flag For First Time in Washington DC…, Weasel Zippers, January 18, 2011]</ref>
*Obama applauded "the courage and dignity of the Tunisian people" in their revolt against the government. <ref>[http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54137 Obama Applauds People, Urges Calm, IPS News, January 14, 2011]</ref>
*Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is urging the Egyptian government not to prevent peaceful protests or block communications as deadly riots are held against the government. <ref>[http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20110126hillary_rodham_clinton_calls_for_calm_restraint_in_egypt/srvc=home&position=recent Hillary Rodham Clinton calls for calm, restraint in Egypt, Boston Herald, January 26, 2011]</ref>
*Obama announces at the [[State of the Union]] ''"that American Muslims are a part of our American family."''
*Barack speaks to Mubarak, tells him to allow peaceful protests and turn the internet back on in Egypt.
*[[Robert Gibbs]] said Egypt's new government will have to include a "whole host of important non-secular actors", minus the obfuscation- religious parties. <ref>[http://www.lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=593895 Obama Stands by Muslim Brotherhood Endorsement, Lucianne.com, February 2, 2011]</ref>
*February 4th, In a huge gamble affecting the peace process, our relations with [[Israel]], the stability of ally Egypt- Obama is pressuring Mubarak to step aside now. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/04/obama-calls-attacks-egypt-unacceptable-urges-transition-begin/ Obama Calls for Egypt Transition to Begin Now, Urges Mubarak to Make 'Right Decision, Fox News, February 4, 2011]</ref>
*February 5th, Obama's special envoy for Egypt, Frank Wisner says President Mubarak must stay for now. <ref>[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/02/egypt-president-mubarak-must-stay-us-envoy-says.html EGYPT: President Mubarak must stay for now, U.S. envoy says, LA Times, February 5, 2011]</ref>
*February 5th, Saturday evening the Obama Administration said Mubarak should step aside. <ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/02/obama-administration-distances-self-from-own-envoy-to-mubarak.html Obama Administration Distances Self From Own Envoy to Mubarak, ABC News, February 5, 2011]</ref>
*February 6th, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Mubarak must stay in power. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/world/middleeast/07diplo.html?_r=1 Warning Against Hasty Exit for Mubarak, NY Times, February 6, 2011]</ref>
*Bill O’Reilly interviews Obama and asks him if the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] is a threat to the [[U.S.]], Obama addressed the answer without a yes or no but with [[liberal obfuscation]] instead. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/02/06/oreilly-obama-interview-shows-obama-changed-course/ O'Reilly Obama Interview Shows That President Still Hasn't Changed Course, Fox News, February 6, 2011 ]</ref>
*Washington bureaucrats mandate the Mansfield Texas school district teach Arabic "language of the future," and involves embedding Arabic culture in all facets of school activities. This was made possible by a $1.3 million dollar Foreign Language Assistance Program (FLAP) federal grant. <ref>[http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=1290896 Flap over feds funding Arabic culture curriculum, One News Now, February 8, 2011]</ref>
*Hillary Clinton gave tacit approval to the Muslim Brotherhood's involvement in Egyptian politics. <ref>http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=261069</ref>
*Obama's State Department has begun sending [[Twitter]] messages in Arabic. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/09/state-department-begins-tweeting-in-arabic/ State Department begins tweeting in Arabic, The Daily Caller, february 9, 2011]</ref>
*Obama's National Intelligence director James Clapper said Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is a secular organization even though their stated goal is an [[Islamic]] state and the [[CIA]] lists them as a religious organization. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/10/muslim-brotherhood-a-secular-organization-says-clapper/ Muslim Brotherhood a ’secular’ organization says Clapper, Daily Caller, February 10, 2011]</ref>
*The Obama administration, which did not openly back Iranian protesters in 2009, now tells Iran to allow protests. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/13/pressures-iran-allow-protests-prince-says-tehran-moment-coming/ U.S. Pressures Iran to Allow Protests, Former Prince Says 'Tehran Moment' Coming, Fox News, February 13, 2011]</ref>
*Obama's State Department began sending Twitter messages in [[Farsi]]. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/13/starts-farsi-twitter-account-aimed-iranians/ State Department began sending Twitter messages in Farsi, Fox News, February 13, 2011]</ref>
*Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Juliette Kayyem praises [[Al-Jazeera]] and pleads for U.S. cable providers to carry the network. <ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-administration-official-urges-cable-providers-to-carry-al-jazeera/ OBAMA ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL URGES CABLE PROVIDERS TO CARRY AL-JAZEERA, The Blaze, February 14, 2011]</ref>
*Senator [[John Kerry]] travels to [[Pakistan]] to ease tensions over a U.S. government official, Raymond Davis, suspected of killing two Pakistani men in self-defense. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/14/sen-john-kerry-heads-to-pakistan-to-calm-diplomatic-tensions/ Sen. John Kerry heads to Pakistan to calm diplomatic tensions, Daily Caller, February 14, 2011]</ref>
*Interfering in [[France]]'s domestic policy, the Obama State Department sets up a Muslim Think Tank in [[Paris]]. <ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20110217/wl_csm/364156_1 In France, US advocacy for Muslim rights raises more than a few hackles, Yahoo news, February 17, 2011]</ref>
*February 18th, the U.S. vetoes [[U.N.]] resolution supported by Muslim countries condemning Israeli settlement construction. <ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Foreign-Policy/2011/0218/If-Obama-opposes-Israeli-settlement-activity-why-did-US-veto-UN-vote If Obama opposes Israeli settlement activity, why did US veto UN vote?, Christian Science Monitor, February 18, 2011]</ref>
*February 18th, Secretary of State Clinton condemns [[Israel]] settlement construction to appease Muslims. <ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-israeli-settlements-illegitimate/story?id=12952834 Hillary Clinton: Israeli Settlements 'Illegitimate', ABC News, February 18, 2011]</ref>
*A [[White House]] official said the administration is seeking clarification from senior [[Libya | Libyan]] officials about their intentions regarding civil unrest. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/21/state-department-orders-diplomats-family-members-libya/ State Department Orders Diplomats' Family Members Out of Libya, Fox News, February 21, 2011]</ref>
*White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters the president’s [9 day] silence on Libya thus far was due to a “scheduling issue.” <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/02/23/obama-breaks-silence-on-libya-protests/#ixzz1Ew4t9jYr Obama breaks silence on Libya protests, The Daily Caller, February 23, 2011]</ref>
*Obama speaking out against the Libyan dictator for the first time since the uprising began, "Leave Libya now." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/26/obama-qaddafi-needs-leave/ Obama: Qaddafi Needs to Leave Now, Fox News, February 26, 2011]</ref>
*Hillary Clinton praises [[Islamic]] Al-Jazeera as "real news", [[U.S.]] news as "not particularly informative to us." <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/03/hillary-clinton-al-jazeera-offers-real-news/ Hillary Clinton: Al Jazeera offers ‘real new, The Daily Caller, March 3, 2011]</ref>
*Despite the evidence of an Islamic gunman in [[Germany]] killing two U.S. airmen, Obama and his administration refuse to call the attack terrorism. <ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/german-gunmans-pistol-jammed-saving-u-s-airman/ GERMAN GUNMAN’S PISTOL JAMMED, SAVING U.S. AIRMAN, The Blaze, March 4, 2011]</ref>
*Obama's State Department is using tax dollars to refurbish mosques overseas as a way to improve relations. Some extremist mosques are getting U.S. funded internet service to spread Islam.<ref>[http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/2011/03/hundreds-of-mil.html Hundreds of $Millions of US Taxpayer Money Spent to Refurbish Foreign Mosques, Moonbattery, March 5, 2011]</ref>
*Hillary Clinton will meet with Libyan opposition leaders during a visit to the Middle East. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/hillary-clinton-plans-meet-libyan-opposi Hillary Clinton Plans to Meet With Libyan Opposition Leaders; Going to Egypt Next Week, CNS News, 10 March, 2011]. </ref>
*The State Department is sending a senior official to attend a March 15 meeting hosted by the National Iranian-American Council. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/14/state-department-senior-official-to-at tend-conference-of-org-accused-of-being-advocate-for-iranian-theocracy/ State Department senior official to attend conference of org accused of being advocate for Iranian theocracy, Daily Caller, March 14, 2011 ]</ref>
*Hillary Clinton travels to Egypt for talks with the new [[government]]. <ref>March 15, 2011</ref>
*[[White House]] officials have applauded advocacy efforts by the [[Council on American-Islamic Relations]], even though top [[FBI]] managers refuse to meet its leaders. <ref>[http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/18/hamas-associated-cair-applauded-by-white-house/#ixzz1Gz69NHXD Hamas-associated CAIR applauded by White House, The Daily Caller, March 18, 2011]</ref>
*The U.N. authorizes a no fly zone for Libya. March 19, Obama commits America to lead the no-fly zone and is expected to hand off the lead to [[NATO]]. Obama bypasses congress from involvement.
*Obama's Justice Department sues on behalf of a Muslim teachers fired for taking three weeks time off for [[Hajj]]. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/justice-department-sues-on-behalf-of-muslim-teacher-triggering-debate/2010/07/28/ABfSPtEB_story.html Justice Department sues on behalf of Muslim teacher, triggering debate, WaPo, March 22, 2011]</ref>
*Obama to address the [[American]] people March 28 regarding the bombing of Libya, 9 days after launching [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]].
*Obama orders covert [[U.S.]] government support for rebel forces in Libya. <ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/30/us-libya-usa-order-idUSTRE72T6H220110330 Exclusive: Obama authorizes secret support for Libya rebels, Reuters, March 30, 2011]</ref>
*[[Secretary of State]] Hillary Clinton calls Syrian President [[Bashar al-Assad]] "a reformer," says U.S. will not intervene in Syria's deadly uprising. <ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-27/u-s-won-t-intervene-in-syria-unrest-clinton-says-on-cbs.html Clinton Says U.S. Won't Intervene in Syria, Sees Progress in Libya Fight, Bloomberg, March 28, 2011]</ref>
*[[Eric Holder]] changes Islamic terrorist trials from civilian court to military tribunal. <ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/about-face-obama-admin-will-prosecute-911-plotters-in-military-court/ ABOUT-FACE: OBAMA ADMIN. WILL PROSECUTE 9/11 PLOTTERS IN MILITARY COURT, The Blaze, April 4, 2011]</ref>
*Obama administration envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference and advisor on Islamic "affairs", Rashad Hussain "When it comes to the problem of violent extremism, Islam is not the problem." <ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/04/obama_envoy_islam_is_the_solut.html Obama envoy: Islam is the Solution not the Problem, American Thinker, April 6, 2011]</ref>
*Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]] travels to the [[Middle East]] for the third time in a month to repair relations with Saudi Arabia after Obama pushed for Mubarak's replacement against the wishes of the Saudi King. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/after-upsetting-saudis-obama-sends-defen After Upsetting Saudis, Obama Sends Defense Secretary Gates to Discuss Arab Upheaval With Saudi King, CNSNews, April 6, 2011]</ref>
*8th Annual U.S.-Islamic World Forum will feature Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as host of the three-day event in D.C. <ref>[http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/apr/clinton-hosts-islamic-world-forum-obama Clinton Hosts Islamic World Forum For Obama In D.C., Judicial Watch, April 11, 2011]</ref>
*Syria opposition groups have asked for Obama personally to condemn the Assad regime, he will not. <ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/apr/14/syrian-protesters-get-muted-response-from-us/ White House rebuffs Syrian opposition, Washington Times, April 14, 2011]</ref>
*Obama's State Department’s deputy assistant secretary Dana Shell Smith talks about Al-Jazeera news channel "This administration has empowered those of us who actually do the communicating to be in a close relationship with Al-Jazeera." <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53339.html#ixzz1JwKNN7tT Al-Jazeera has fans in Obama W.H., Politico, April 18, 2011]</ref>
*Obama heaps the praises of the Al-Jazeera as the emir of [[Qatar]] who owns the news channel visited the [[White House]]. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/04/17/obama-admin-heaps-praise-on-al-jazeera-theyre-a-really-important-media-entity-we-have-a-really-great-relationship-with-them/ Obama Admin Heaps Praise on Al-Jazeera, Weasel Zippers, April 17, 2011]</ref>
*Obama's Department of Justice decided not to prosecute [[CAIR]], its co-founder Omar Ahmad, and others of the Holy Land Foundation case regarding terror financing of [[Hamas]]. <ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/doj-source-gov%E2%80%99t-muslim-outreach-jeopardized-active-terror-investigations/ DOJ Source: Gov’t Muslim ‘Outreach’ Jeopardized Active Terror Investigations, Pajamas Media, April 18, 2011]</ref>
*Obama approves $25 million in non-lethal aid to rebels in Libya. <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42680111 US to give Libyan rebels non-lethal aid, MSNBC, April 20, 2011]</ref>
*In March, Barack Obama issued a Muslim [http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/03/20/president-obama-s-nowruz-message Nowruz message] and also released a version in Arabic. <ref>[http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2011/04/obama-white-house-releases-persian-nowruz-message-muslim-ramadan-message-skips-easter/ Change!… Obama White House Releases Nowruz Message, Muslim Ramadan Message, Muslim Hajj Message, Muslim Eid-ul-Fitr Message… Skips Easter, Gateway Pundit, April 25, 2011]</ref>
*Obama orders the U.S. military to take out [[Osama Bin Laden]], claims victory. <ref>[http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/05/01/obama_at_my_direction_us_carried_out_operation_against_bin_laden.html?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4dbe9ac88f6970ec%2C0 Obama: "At My Direction" U.S. Carried Out Operation Against Bin Laden, RealClearPolitics, May 1, 2011]</ref>
*White House to <s>delay,</s> <ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/05/white-house-to-delay-the-release-of-gruesome-bin-laden-death-photos-due-to-muslim-sensitivities.html White House to delay the release of "gruesome" bin Laden death photos due to Muslim "sensitivities", JihadWatch, May 3, 2011]</ref> refuse to release <ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20059739-503544.html Obama: I won't release bin Laden death photos - Political Hotsheet, CBS News, May 4, 2011]</ref> [[Osama bin Laden | OBL]] death photos due to Muslim "sensitivities."
*Hillary Clinton: U.S. trying to free up $3 Billion in Libyan assets to fund rebels. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/05/clinton-trying-free-billions-libyan-assets-help-rebels/#ixzz1LW3SZaiz Hillary Clinton: U.S. trying to free up $3 Billion in Libyan assets to fund rebel, Fox News, May 5, 2011]</ref>
*May 19th Obama gives a speech telling Israeli to pull back to 1967 borders for the creation of a Palestinian state.
*Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launches ‘Muslim Civilization’ science exhibition in Los Angeles.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hillary-clinton-launches-muslim-civilization-science-exhibition-122602353.html Hillary Clinton launches ‘Muslim Civilization’ science exhibit, PRNewswire, May 25, 2011]</ref>
*The USA and the Group of Eight leaders approve $40 billion in aid to Arab uprising countries.
*New national rules of engagement for federal raids on Muslim arrest warrants, wait for [[Mosque]] service to complete before arresting. <ref>[http://www.jihadwatch.org/2011/05/agents-followed-new-politically-correct-rules-when-arresting-florida-imam-accused-of-funding-taliban.html Agents followed new politically correct rules when arresting Florida imam accused of funding Taliban, JihadWatch.org, May 15, 2011]</ref>
*Obama administration condemns Syria for shuttering Internet but does little publicly to condemn the bloodshed by the Assad regime on the Syrian people. <ref>[http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/164769-obama-administration-condemns-syrian-regime-for-shuttering-internet Obama administration condemns Syria for shuttering Internet, The Hill, June 4, 2011]</ref>
*Obama backed Libyan rebels with ties to [[Al Qaeda]].
*Obama violates War Powers Act, argues that US military activity in the [[NATO]]-led air war over Libya does not amount to "hostilities." [http://americaswatchtower.com/2011/06/18/barack-obama-ignored-the-advice-of-two-justice-department-lawyers-on-libya/]
*The Obama administration is reaching out to the Muslim Brotherhood in a “limited” effort to build ties in Egypt. No extension to Coptic Christians offered. <ref>[http://www.theblaze.com/stories/clinton-admits-we-are-now-reaching-out-to-the-muslim-brotherhood/ CLINTON ADMITS WE ARE NOW REACHING OUT TO THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD, The Blaze, June 30, 2011]</ref>
*Obama orders Somali terror suspect to be tried in U.S. civilian courts with all the rights and privileges of U.S. citizens. <ref>[http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/169835-mcconnell-slams-obama-decision-to-grant-terror-suspect-civil-court-trial McConnell slams decision to grant terror suspect civilian trial, The Hill, July 6, 2011]</ref>
*Obama seeks to supply 125 M1A1 Tanks and other weapons to Egypt. <ref>[http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2011/07/10/stop-obamas-egyptian-tank-sale/ Stop Obama’s Egyptian Tank Sale, Commentary magazine, July 10, 2011]</ref>
*A spokesperson of the U.S. State Department condemned reported plans by Iran to execute an Iranian pastor if he does not abandon his faith in [[Christ]]. <ref>[http://beforeitsnews.com/story/809/043/U.S._Condemns_Iran_For_Threatening_To_Execute_Pastor.html U.S. Condemns Iran For Threatening To Execute Pastor, Before Its News, July 12, 2011]</ref>
*The Obama administration defended [[U.S.]] aid to the Palestinian Authority despite its alliance with terrorist group [[Hamas]]. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/07/13/obama-admin-defends-u-s-aid-to-the-palestinians-after-house-passes-resolution-calling-for-suspension/#comment-230040 Obama Admin Defends U.S. Aid To The Palestinians After House Passes Resolution Calling For Suspension, Weasel Zippers, July 13, 2011]</ref>
*The United States will formally recognize the top opposition group in Libya as that nation’s government. <ref>[http://thehill.com/news-by-subject/defense-homeland-security/171697-clinton-us-recognizes-top-libyan-rebel-group-as-legit-government Clinton: U.S. will recognize top Libyan rebel group as country’s government, The Hill, July 15, 2011]</ref>
*Obama tells Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and announces a new set of sanctions. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/08/18/sources-us-call-for-assad-departure-imminent/?test=latestnews Obama Calls on Assad to Step Down, Imposes New Sanctions, Fox News, August 18, 2011]</ref>
*Various reports show the State Department trying to get the Muslim Brotherhood to replace Assad, just like in Egypt. <ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/274969/annals-arab-spring-obama-administration-backs-muslim-brotherhood-syria-andrew-c-mccart# Annals of the Arab Spring: Obama Administration Backs Muslim Brotherhood in Syria, NRO, August 18, 2011]</ref>
*As rebel forces descend upon [[Tripoli]], Obama calls for a peaceful transistion in Libya. <ref>[http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/gaddafi-way-out-obama-calls-peaceful-tra Obama Calls for Peaceful Transition in Libya, CNSNews, August 22, 2011]</ref>
*Obama marks the end of the Ramadan holiday with a Muslim Eid statement. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/08/31/obama-marks-end-of-ramadan-with-eid-greeting-islamists-in-chechnya-and-pakistan-celebrate-by-blowing-themselves-up/ Obama Marks End Of Ramadan With Eid Greeting, Islamists In Chechnya And Pakistan Celebrate By Blowing Themselves Up, Weasel Zippers, August 30, 2011]</ref>
*The Obama administration is working closely with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to implement the UN resolution against religious stereotyping, specifically as applied to Islam. [http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/276021/administration-takes-islamophobia-nina-shea]
*The State Department restating U.S. position on [[Afghanistan]]; a call for reconciliation, negotiate with [[Taliban]] fighters to disarm. Would not confirm an office for the Taliban has been set up in [[Qatar]]. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/12/us-mum-over-reported-taliban-office-in-qatar/#ixzz1Xm5Ut8DO U.S. Mum Over Reported Taliban Office in Qatar, Fox News, September 12, 2011]</ref>
*[[Oman]]s mediation between [[Tehran]] and Washington, releases two American hikers from Iranian custody in a $1 million bail-for-freedom capitulation.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9PT5FOO0&show_article=1 Americans freed from Iran prison begin trek home, Breitbart.com, September 21, 2011]</ref>
*Obama touts "change" that has taken place in the [[Middle East]] while addressing the [[UN]]. ''"The Qaddafi regime is over. Gbagbo, Ben Ali, Mubarak are no longer in power. Osama bin Laden is gone, and the idea that change could only come through violence has been buried with him."'' <ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2011/09/23/obamateurism-of-the-day-597/ Obamateurism of the Day, HotAir.com, September 23, 2011]</ref>
*[[Secretary of State]] Hillary Clinton demands that [[Jerusalem]] cannot be referred to as the capital of Israel, for fears of offending Muslim sensitivity. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/09/28/hillary-clinton-warns-against-even-symbolically-recognizing-jerusalem-as-capital-of-israel/ Hillary Clinton Warns Against Even Symbolically Recognizing Jerusalem As Capital Of Israel, Weasel Zippers, September 28, 2011]</ref>
*U.S. State Department gives condolences to the family of slain Al Qaeda propaganda writer Samir Khan, killed by a [[drone]] strike in [[Yemen]]. <ref>[http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/10/08/2674952/us-contacts-nc-family-of-al-qaida.html#storylink=misearch US contacts NC family of al-Qaida propagandist, The Charlotte Observer, October 7, 2011]</ref>
*The Justice Department announces a settlement on behalf of a Muslim teacher denied unpaid leave for [[Hajj]]. The school district now owes the woman $75,000. and the district must get training in religious tolerance.
*As ordered by the Justice Dept., law enforcement training material will eliminate all references to [[Islam]] claimed offensive. <ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/obama-administration-pulls-references-islam-terror-training-materials-044605689.html Obama administration pulls references to Islam from terror training materials, official says, Yahoo, October 21, 2011]</ref>
*Obama marks death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abd al-Aziz.
*Obama congratulates the Libyan people "On behalf of the American people, I congratulate the people of Libya on today’s historic declaration of liberation."
*Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to setup a virtual embassy "I'm trying to increase the number of visas for students so that we have more [[Iranian]] students coming to study here." <ref>[http://cnsnews.com/news/article/hillary-clinton-im-trying-increase-number-visas-iranian-students Hillary Clinton: 'I'm Trying to Increase the Number of Visas’ for Iranian Students, CNSNews, October 27, 2011]</ref>
*Hillary Clinton is keen on having peace negotiations with Taliban commander Mullah Omar, a departure from the policy of isolating the man. <ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8856004/Washington-ready-to-negotiate-with-Mullah-Omar.html Washington ready to negotiate with Mullah Omar, The Telegraph, October 28, 2011]</ref>
*Defense Secretary [[Leon Panetta]] and Hillary Clinton announce that 24 wounded Libyan rebels will get treatment in American hospitals in [[Boston]] and in [[Germany]]. <ref>[http://www.military.com/news/article/2011/us-flying-wounded-libyans-to-us-germany.html?ESRC=sm_todayinmil.nl US Flying Wounded Libyans to US, Germany, Military.com, October 28, 2011]</ref>
*Obama State Department Training Islamic Parties In Egypt For Upcoming Elections. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/11/04/obama-state-department-training-islamic-parties-in-egypt-for-upcoming-elections/ Obama State Department Training Islamic Parties In Egypt For Upcoming Elections, Weasel Zippers, November 4, 2011]</ref>
*Obama issues a happy Eid al-Adha statement to [[Mecca]] pilgrims on [[Hajj]]. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/11/06/obama-issues-greetings-to-mecca-pilgrims/ Obama Issues Greetings To Mecca Pilgrims, Weasel Zippers, November 6, 2011]</ref>
*The [[Arab League]] voted to suspend Syria for its bloody crackdown on citizens. Obama praised the Arab League's decision. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/12/obama-praises-arab-league-vote-to-suspend-syria/ Obama Praises Arab League Vote to Suspend Syria, Fox News, November 12, 2011]</ref>
*U.S. House subcommittee on national security reviews the Obama administration’s policy toward Iran. The Obama administration forbids testimony from Defense Department Deputy Secretary, Treasury Deputy Secretary and the State Department Deputy Secretary before the investigative body. <ref>[http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/11/15/obama-administration-disses-house-committee-on-iran/ Obama Administration Disses House Committee on Iran, PJ Media, November 15, 2011]</ref>
*The Justice Department is launching an inquiry into the decision of a Los Angeles suburb to deny a local mosque’s planned expansion. <ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/11/18/obama-justice-department-may-sue-los-angeles-suburb-on-cairs-behalf-for-denying-mosque-expansion/ Justice Department May Sue Los Angeles Suburb On CAIR’s Behalf, Weasel Zippers, November 18, 2011]</ref>
*Secretary of Defense [[Leon Panetta]] warns Israel not to attack Iran. He favors diplomacy and sanctions. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/18/panetta-to-warn-israel-on-consequences-iran-military-strike/ Panetta Warns Israel on Consequences of Iran Military Strike, Fox news, November 18, 2011]</ref>
*Obama pushes [[Muslim Brotherhood]] / protesters demands, tells Egypt's [[military]] leaders to transfer power to an interim government now, instead of as planned, after the June 2012 elections. [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/11/25/us-increases-pressure-on-egypts-military-to-hand-over-power-to-civilian-leaders/]
*U.S. ambassador to [[Belgium]] and Obama fundraiser Howard Gutman said that Israel is to blame for growing anti-Semitism harbored by people of Muslim faith. <ref>[http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-fundraiser-and-ambassador-blames-israel-anti-semitism_610946.html Obama Fundraiser and Ambassador Blames Israel for Anti-Semitism (Updated), The Weekly Standard, December 3, 2011]</ref>
*[[Department of Homeland Security]] issues $19 million to nonprofit establishments called high risks for terror attacks, an abortion clinic, and an Islamic center included. <ref>[http://www.judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/dec/islamic-center-abortion-clinics-get-dhs-terrorism-grants Islamic Center, Abortion Clinics Get DHS Terrorism Grants, Judicial Watch, December 5, 2011]</ref>
*The Obama administration is urging US lawmakers to soften proposed [[sanction]]s targeting Iran's central bank <ref>[http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=248396, 'Obama urging US lawmakers to soften Iran sanctions', Jerusalem Post, December 6, 2011]</ref>

==References==
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Socialism

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[[Image:Hitler.jpg|thumb|250px|right|One of the most well known political parties of the 20th century which was socialistic was the [[National Socialist German Workers Party]] (NAZI) which was headed by the [[evolution|evolutionary racist]] [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>http://mises.org/daily/1937</ref><ref>http://creation.com/darwinism-and-the-nazi-race-holocaust</ref><ref>http://www.hourofthetime.com/socialist.htm</ref> ]] The Nazis were heavily authoritarian socialists, nationalists and xenophobes.
'''Socialism''' has its roots in visions of imaginary ideal societies, from thinkers who drew up elaborated designs and concepts for creating what they considered a more equal society, along collectivist lines or abolished private property; the primarily ideas came from British and French thinkers like [[Saint-Simon]], [[Charles Fourier]], [[Louis Blanc]], and [[Robert Owen]] preceded by [[Thomas More]], [[Tommaso Campanella]], and [[Jean Meslier]]. Currently it is considered a [[leftist]] [[economics|economic]] system which advocates state ownership or direct control of the major means of production and distribution of goods and services.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/socialism Meriam-Webster]</ref> Socialism is the economic system imposed by [[Communism]], but another one of the most well known political parties of the 20th century which was socialistic was the [[National Socialist German Workers Party]] (NAZI) which was headed by the [[evolution|evolutionary racist]] [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref>http://mises.org/daily/1937</ref><ref>http://creation.com/darwinism-and-the-nazi-race-holocaust</ref><ref>http://www.hourofthetime.com/socialist.htm</ref> Often socialism is a matter of degree and numerous economies in the world are very socialistic such as [[Europe|European]] countries (many of which are facing financial difficulties).<ref>http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/05/european_socialism_is_bleeding.html</ref>

The [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]] declares:
{{cquote|The identification of [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] as a socialist state was one of the many great contributions of [[Ludwig von Mises]]...

The basis of the claim that Nazi Germany was capitalist was the fact that most industries in Nazi Germany appeared to be left in private hands.

What Mises identified was that private ownership of the means of production existed in name only under the Nazis and that the actual substance of ownership of the means of production resided in the German government. For it was the German government and not the nominal private owners that exercised all of the substantive powers of ownership: it, not the nominal private owners, decided what was to be produced, in what quantity, by what methods, and to whom it was to be distributed, as well as what prices would be charged and what wages would be paid, and what dividends or other income the nominal private owners would be permitted to receive. The position of the alleged private owners, Mises showed, was reduced essentially to that of government pensioners.

De facto government ownership of the means of production, as Mises termed it, was logically implied by such fundamental collectivist principles embraced by the Nazis as that the common good comes before the private good and the individual exists as a means to the ends of the State. If the individual is a means to the ends of the State, so too, of course, is his property. Just as he is owned by the State, his property is also owned by the State.<ref>http://mises.org/daily/1937</ref>}}

Because many businesses still are privately owned, ipso facto, the [[United States]] is not a socialistic government. "That definition is confuted by the earliest theoretical writings on socialism. In France, Henri de Saint-Simon, in the first decades of the 1800s, and his pupil and colleague [[Auguste Comte]], in the 1820s and 30s, along with [[Robert Owen]] contemporaneously in England, ''stated that the essential feature of what Owen called socialism is government regulation of the means of production and distribution."'' <ref>[http://www.thomasbrewton.com/index.php/weblog/once_again_what_is_socialism/ Thomas E. Brewton; Once Again: What Is Socialism?]</ref>
When the government controls the volume of money and its economic applications, it has the economy in a stranglehold. When government controls education so that nothing other than secular socialism may be taught, as Saint-Simon advocated, it controls the future destiny of a nation.

== Barack Obama and his socialistic and "fascist light" policies ==
[[File:Shepard-Fairey-imgs.JPG|right|thumb|250px|Shepard Fairey, designer of the official Obama hope and change logo, is more known for his anti-American and pro-communist themes. Here a [[Mao Zedong|Maoist]] revolutionary is depicted. <ref>http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-ContextMenu&rlz=1I7ACAW_en___US352&tbs=isch:1&q=Shepard+Fairey&sa=N&start=40&ndsp=20</ref> ]]

In April of 2010, [[American]] political consultant [[Dick Morris]] wrote:
{{cquote|When [[Obama]] took office, federal, state and local spending accounted for 30 percent of [[gross domestic product]]. Now it is up to 35 percent, and when health care is fully implemented, it will rise to above 40 percent. But taxes are still below 30 percent. The difference is the deficit, now grown to 10 percent of our GDP.

If our government is to continue spending 40 percent of our GDP, we will morph into the European model of a socialist democracy. But if we can roll the spending back to 30 percent, while holding taxes level, we will retain our free market system.<ref>http://townhall.com/columnists/DickMorrisandEileenMcGann/2010/04/24/the_silent_killer_obamas_vat_proposal</ref>}}

[[Anita Dunn]], the political strategist and former White House Communications Director, admitted that one of favorite political philosophers, one that she “turns to the most”, is [[Mao Zedong]], the [[communism|communist]] dictator responsible for the starvation, torture, and killing of 70 million Chinese.<ref>http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/blog/2009/10/16/anita-dunn-favorite-philosopher-mao-tse-tung/</ref>
Critics of the Obama administration have coined the word "[[Obamunism]]" to describe Barack Obama's socialistic and "[[fascism]] light" [[economic planning]] policies ([[Benito Mussolini]] defined fascism as the wedding of state and corporate powers. Accordingly, trend forecaster [[Gerald Celente]] labels [[Obama administration corporate bailouts|Obama's corporate bailouts]] as being "fascism light" in nature).<ref>http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/daily-intel/2009/07/20/obamunism-inc</ref><ref>http://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com/small-business-interviews/gerald-celente-6944</ref> Obamunism can also allude to Obama's [[Obama administration fiscal policy|ruinous fiscal policies]] and [[Obama administration monetary policy|reckless monetary policies]].<ref>http://seekingalpha.com/article/120883-monetary-policynot-obama-s-stimulusis-what-needs-watching</ref><ref>http://www.nypost.com/seven/05172009/postopinion/editorials/bams_wise_words_169731.htm</ref><ref>http://blog.heritage.org/2009/03/24/bush-deficit-vs-obama-deficit-in-pictures/</ref>
=== Larry Summers and Leftist Economics ===

[[Larry Summers]] currently is the Director of the White House's National Economic Council (NEC) for President Barack Obama. George Gerald Reisman, Professor Emeritus of Economics at [[Pepperdine University]] and author of Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics, wrote that Summers socialistic ideas on redistributing wealth demonstrate that [[Larry Summers]] is a "lightweight leftist" who "fails to understand the nature of the most essential feature of capitalism, namely, private ownership of the means of production and the indispensable role it plays in the standard of living of the average person."<ref>http://blog.mises.org/archives/009031.asp</ref> Reisman also wrote that Summers is a shallow and ignorant man whose knowledge of economics is minimal and whose evil views qualify him to be the economic advisor to [[Hugo Chavez]] of [[Venezuela]] or [[Robert Mugabe]] of [[Zimbabwe]], but do not qualify him to be an economic advisor to the President of the United States.<ref>http://blog.mises.org/archives/009031.asp</ref>
=== Obama administration and land ownership ===
In August of 2010, [[Hot Air]] declared:
{{cquote|The federal government, as the memo boasted, is the nation’s “largest land manager.” It already owns roughly [http://bigthink.com/ideas/21343 one of every three acres] in the United States. This is apparently not enough. At a “listening session” in New Hampshire last week, government bureaucrats trained their sights on millions of [http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9HGKEAG0.htm private forest land] throughout the [[New England]] region. Agriculture Secretary [[Tom Vilsack]] crusaded for “the need for additional attention to the Land and Water Conservation Fund — and the need to promptly support full funding of that fund.”

Property owners have every reason to be worried. The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is a pet project of green radicals, who want the decades-old government slush fund for buying up private lands to be freed from congressional appropriations oversight. It’s paid for primarily with receipts from the government’s offshore oil and gas leases. Both Senate and House Democrats have included $900 million in full LWCF funding, not subject to congressional approval, in their energy/BP oil spill legislative packages.<ref>http://hotair.com/archives/2010/08/14/great-outdoors-initiative-a-federal-land-grab/</ref>}}

== Influence of Russia on socialism ==
Not until the birth of the [[Soviet Union]] after the [[Communist Revolution]] did the idea become generally accepted that socialism meant government seizing ownership of the economy. Experience in 19th and 20th century [[France]], [[England]], and [[Germany]], however, made it clear that regulatory control by government bureaucrats is sufficient to implement socialism. <ref>[http://www.thomasbrewton.com/index.php/weblog/once_again_what_is_socialism/ What is Socialism?]</ref>

In [[Communism]] (the primary variant of socialism) the central goal is to establish a "worker's paradise"-an ideal state with perfect equality.

In practice the socialist government owns the banks, railroads, farmlands, factories, and stores, and is the only employer, or at least controls the regulation of production and distribution. The central goal is to destroy the "evils of capitalism" by government ownership or control of the means of production, usually with one party controlling the government on behalf of the working class.

The socialist system never manages to establish this "paradise" because management for the benefit of the employees leads to featherbedding and lack of investment or economic growth, at the expense of consumers. Collective farming (operating farms like factories) sharply reduced the food supply. The most thoroughgoing efforts by Communist regimes turned into authoritarian dictatorships. The government controls all investments, production, distribution, income, and prices, as well as all organizations, schools, news media and formerly private societies. Churches and labor unions are suppressed or controlled by the government. Socialism is the antithesis of [[capitalism]], because it opposes private ownership of capital or land, and rejects the free market in favor of central planning. It also rejects "civil society" and makes sure that all organizations are controlled by the government.

Theoretically, socialist regimes can have multiple parties. In practice there is only one political party, and it controls the government. The leaders of the party choose the government officials and set all policies for the nation and for cities and localities. Opposition parties are not allowed access to the media or to meeting halls or to funding, and their leaders are often arrested as "enemies of the people."

As a political ideology based on the redistribution of wealth, socialism stresses the privileges of the many over the rights of the few, but in practice when socialist economic principles are forced onto a nation by a totalitarian government a new Upper Class appears which is much better off than the Lower Class.
{{cquote|'''<big>Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.</big> <small>- Winston Churchill</small>''' <ref>[http://www.quotesdaddy.com/quote/280995/winston-churchill/socialism-is-a-philosophy-of-failure-the-creed-of Churchill; Quotesdaddy.com]</ref>}}

==Contradictory Goals of Socialism==

Socialism's stated purpose is to eliminate the huge gap between the highest and lowest classes of society. Their bitter complaint has been that the upper class exploits its dominance to gain privileges and wealth, while the lower class must suffer tyranny and poverty.<ref>"all socialists agree that a socialist economy must be run for the benefit of the vast majority of the people rather than for a small aristocratic, plutocratic, or capitalist class." [http://www.experiencefestival.com/socialism_-_an_economic_system] </ref> This obsession with class paradoxically creates a group of people with a vested interest in seeing class differences remain (socialist politicians, [[community organizer]]s, ''etc.''); if by some means the class system actually ''were'' destroyed, these people would be out of a job.

Another essential goal of most socialist thinkers has been to eliminate [[Capitalism]],<ref>"... one of the fundamental goals of the socialist movement throughout history has been the abolition of capitalism" [http://www.experiencefestival.com/socialism_-_opposition_and_criticisms_of_socialism_arguments_for_and_against A Wisdom Archive on Socialism - Opposition and criticisms of socialism; arguments for and against]</ref>
on the grounds that only "social control" of the economy can prevent abuses such as [[feudalism]], [[monopoly]], [[cartel]]s, etc.

But experiments on both a moderate and a grand scale have shown that socialism's main purpose has been undermined by its unremitting opposition to [[free market]] economics. In its drive to eliminate capitalism, it has overlooked the fact that general prosperity is vouchsafed by [[economic freedom]], and that free market economics improves the lot of the poor much more quickly and permanently than any system of central economic control.

The real aim of socialists is probably personal: why else would socialists want to create programs which encourage Dependency? Well, it fits into their lust for power.
People who want to control others need people who are willing to be controlled.
Independent, proactive people do not fit into the socialist Power Model. That is why the first thing [[Karl Marx|Marx]] wanted to remove from the economy was the [[Profit]] Motive: it gives people an incentive to make their own decisions!

==Types of Socialism==

There are three main kinds of Socialism, all of them are built on the premise of government control of the means of production.

===Leninism===
[[Image:Backrdv12n2.jpg|right|400px|thumb|The Russian caption reads, "Long live the great unbeatable flag of [[Karl Marx|Marx]], [[Friedrich Engels|Engels]], [[Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]], [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]]!"]]

Marxist Socialism, or '''Leninism''', as revised by [[Vladimir Lenin]] and practiced in the pre-[[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] Soviet Union, was the Socialistic theory developed by Vladimir Lenin during his rise to power. Lenin defined socialism as a transitional stage between capitalism and communism.<ref>"In striving for socialism, however, we are convinced that it will develop into communism", Lenin, State and Revolution, Selected Works, Progress publishers, Moscow, 1968, p. 320. (End of chapter four)</ref> Leninism is totalitarian, with no [[democracy]] and all decision made by the leaders of the Communist party. Lenin saw the Communist Party as an "elite" that was committed to ending capitalism and instituting socialism in its place and attaining the power by any means possible, including revolution. Lenin was quite mild on the belief, believing that, though controlling of resources was important, the people's will comes first.

Though [[Bolshevik]] Russia was somewhat more prosperous than its former [[Russian Empire|Tsardom]], Lenin's death in 1924 sparked the overthrow of his Marxist-Leninism and the imposition of [[Stalinism]], the violent, totalitarian belief that went against some of Lenin's ideas (many of Lenin's works were censored by Stalin post-1924).

==="Democratic" Socialism===
The second form of Socialism (sometimes called "Revisionism") prevailed in Western Europe down to the 1970s, and is typified by the British Labour Party. It was inspired by [[Socialism]] and closely linked to labor unions that had real power. The goal was for the government to own ("nationalize") major industries such as coal mining, railways, steel making, shipbuilding, airlines, and banking. Small businesses remained private. The idea was that labor unions controlled the government and therefore unions controlled working conditions and wages for the benefit of workers, regardless of the damage to long-term economic growth.

The Socialists were well organized and after 1918 they bitterly fought the breakaway faction that became the [[Communist]] movement. In recent years major Socialist parties (in Europe and Canada) have sometimes dropped the long-standing demands for state ownership of the means of production and have mostly accepted "Controlled Capitalism". However they remain tied to labor unions and favor liberal policies regarding high taxes and public spending. Conservatives have been negative toward the economics of the second form of socialism. Conservatives complain socialists use government power to redistribute wealth.

Within the [[European Union]], a form of [[democratic socialism]] was initially viewed as successful, but eventually lead to lowered social equity and a downward spiraling economy, as well as general discontent. Although this acts as a drag on the economy, in democratic countries of the industrialized west, some socialist ideas have been put into practice with varying degree of success. Beginning in 2010 many European countries were racked with rioting and social unrest as governments began to back away from out-of-control entitlements that began bankrupting them and lead to a world financial crisis because of unrestrained debt. <ref>[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703791804575439732358241708.html WSJ; "Obstacle to Deficit Cutting: A Nation on Entitlements"]</ref> <ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100929/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_austerity_protests_10 Anti-austerity protests sweep across Europe]</ref> <ref>[http://www.allbusiness.com/economy-economic-indicators/economic-policy-bailouts/14758032-1.html "Debt crisis pushes Europe toward economic reforms"]</ref>

===Communal Socialism===
The third form of Socialism has nothing to do with Marx or government ownership, and emphasizes the importance of the community over the individual. Usually it means small communities sharing most of their possessions. The most famous examples are the religious [[Shakers]] of the 19th century (a conservative group), and the new-left communes that briefly existed in the 1960s and 70s.

=== Similarities between Communism, Nazism and liberalism ===

''See also:'' [[Similarities between Communism, Nazism and liberalism]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
![[Communism|Communist]] Manifesto
![[Nazi]] Party Platform
!Analysis
|-
|1
|"Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes."
|"We demand an agrarian reform in accordance with our national requirements, and the enactment of a law to expropriate the owners without compensation of any land needed for the common purpose. The abolition of ground rents, and the prohibition of all speculation in land."
|The stripping away of land from private owners. [[Liberalism]] today demands "eminent domain" on property.
|-
|2
|"A heavy progressive or graduated income tax."
|"We demand the nationalization of all trusts...profit-sharing in large industries...a generous increase in old-age pensions...by providing maternity welfare centers, by prohibiting juvenile labor...and the creation of a national (folk) army."
|The points raised in the [[Nazi]] platform demand an increase in taxes to support them. Liberalism today demands heavy progressive and graduated income taxes.
|-
|3
|"Abolition of all rights of inheritance."
|"That all unearned income, and all income that does not arise from work, be abolished."
|Liberalism today demands a "death tax" on anyone inheriting an estate.
|-
|4
|"Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels."
|"We demand that all non-Germans who have entered Germany since August 2, 1914, shall be compelled to leave the Reich immediately."
|The Nuremburg Laws of 1934 allowed Germany to take Jewish property.
|-
|5
|"Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly."
|"We demand the nationalization of all trusts."
|Central control of the financial system.
|-
|6
|"Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State."
|"We demand that there be a legal campaign against those who propagate deliberate political lies and disseminate them through the press...editors and their assistants on newspapers published in the German language shall be German citizens...Non-German newspapers shall only be published with the express permission of the State...the punishment for transgressing this law be the immediate suppression of the newspaper..."
|Central control of the press. Liberals today demand control or suppression of talk radio and Fox News.
|-
|7
|"Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, &c, &c."
|"In order to make it possible for every capable and industrious German to obtain higher education, and thus the opportunity to reach into positions of leadership, the State must assume the responsibility of organizing thoroughly the entire cultural system of the people. The curricula of all educational establishments shall be adapted to practical life. The conception of the State Idea (science of citizenship) must be taught in the schools from the very beginning. We demand that specially talented children of poor parents, whatever their station or occupation, be educated at the expense of the State. "
|Central control of education, with an emphasis on doing things their way. Liberals today are doing things ''their way'' in our schools.
|-
|}

==Controversy==
''This section confuses "interpretation" with "debate".''

The ideology of '''Socialism''' is subject to a variety of interpretations. From a conservative perspective, Marxist socialism is an economic system whereby the means of production are seized and monopolized by the government sometimes without compensation to the builders of the [[capital]]. Investments, production, distribution, income, prices, and economic justice are administered by a government [[nomenklatura]] that regulates the transfer of money, goods (including capital goods), and services primarily through taxation, regulation and aggressive institutionalized coercion.

However, some socialists reject this description. Democratic socialists advocate a system of governance based on the principles of [[solidarity]], [[equality]] and [[liberty]], viewing these principles as interconnected. They believe increased socio-economic equality is associated with increased practical freedom to fulfill human potential. In many countries, such as Britain, socialist movements have been built on Christian, democratic and co-operative bases, embracing the notion that individuals should 'treat others as they would wish to be treated', and arguing that all individuals have a moral responsibility for the welfare of other members of their society. Socialism seeks to prioritize human welfare over other goals, such as profit and wealth accumulation by elites; it views increased redistribution of wealth as vital to securing greater freedom and happiness for the bulk of the people. Though this rosy picture of socialism is appealing to many, it ignores what Hayek called "the road to serfdom." Though in theory socialism is an idealized, egalitarian form of economics, in practice it means rule by labor bosses who minimize individualism and economic growth in the name of equality and benefits for the working class.

[[Marx, Karl|Karl Marx]] considered socialism to be a transitory stage between capitalism and communism. In his view, socialism is summed up by the expression: "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs." A major criticism of socialism is that it infringes individual rights in favor of the populace. In a very real sense, politics in the western world throughout the 20th century was shaped by the conflict between socialist and capitalist governmental policies.

Although socialist parties are common in Europe, the leading examples all currently embrace some free enterprise, individual property rights and certain other aspects of capitalism although leading European Socialists are very critical of America. In many European countries socialism has been changing to [[Social democracy]].

==Key elements==

As a political ideology based on the expropriation of wealth, socialism stresses the privileges of the nomenklatura over the rights of workers and earners. Many of the most notoriously oppressive dictatorships have been socialist, such as the [[Soviet Union]] and China under Mao Zedong. Private wealth was seized and the owners executed.

===Welfare state===
As an economic theory, democratic socialism calls for equalization of incomes, through taxation of private wealth coupled with welfare state spending. The [[nationalization]] of major industries is primarily a device to allow the unionized workers to control their own wages and working conditions, cutting out the capitalistic owners.

State [[pension]]s and unemployment insurance were not brought in by Socialists--they were first introduced by arch-conservative Chancellor [[Bismark]] in Germany in the 1870s. In Britain they were introduced about 1910 by [[Winston Churchill]] and [[David Lloyd George]] of the [[Liberal Party]], and in the U.S. were part of Democratic President, Franklin D. Roosevelt's,[[New Deal]] in the 1930s. Welfare state ideas such as [[universal health care]], and state control of key industries have been common throughout the developed world in the modern era. However, the United States has always rejected socialism as an ideological position, with a few exceptions such as the [[TVA]].

===Religion===
Some forms of socialism have often been [[atheistic]] in character, and many leading socialists (most prominently Karl Marx) have been critical of the role of religion - and conservative religion in particular - which they criticize for lending support to an unjust social order. Other Socialists have been Christians, and there has been considerable interplay between Christian and Socialist ideas. [[Christian socialists]] have asserted that early Christian communities, in particular, displayed certain traits, such as the holding of possessions in common,<ref>Acts 2:44: "Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need."</ref> the rejection of conventional sexual mores and gender roles, the provision for communal education, etc., that could be considered similar to socialism.

During the chaos sparked by the advent of the Reformation in Europe, several sects with radical new interpretations of Christianity sprung up, many of them Anabaptists (believers in adult baptism). Under the leadership of the reformer Thomas Muntzer the peasants of south-west Germany rose up in arms against the clergy and nobility, establishing anarcho-communes in their wake. Though they were massacred to a man, ten years later a group of radical Anabaptists under the leadership of Jan Matthys seized control of the north-western Germany city of Munster from the Prince-Archbishop there and established a Christian-Communist state. True to the spirit of applied communism, Mathys took twelve wives, held lavish feasts for himself and his most loyal followers and had himself crowned King of the World as the city starved, besieged by an alliance of Protestant and Catholic forces keen to see them exterminated. Mathys and all his followers were all tortured and killed when the Prince-Archbishop returned with professional troops to sack the city and reassert his authority, effectively wiping out all non-pacifistic Anabaptists in north-western Germany. Only Baptists as we know them today survived the following persecution.

See, for instance, Arnold Toynbee, the British historian, has responded to this,
:"the Marxian excerpt from a Christian Socialism is an experiment which is doomed to failure because it has denied itself the aid of the spiritual power which alone is capable of making Socialism a success. ….'Christianity', they say, 'is the opiate of the People'; and, in the [[Soviet Union]]… Christianity or of any other theistic religion have been debarred… from admission to membership of the All-Union Communist Party. In fact, Communism has been definitely and militantly anti-Christian. Thus the campaign against Christianity which is to-day an integral part of the propaganda of [[Marxian Socialism]] is a challenge to the living generation of Christians …we latter-day Christians may still turn a Marxian attack upon Christianity to good account … a re-awakening of the Christian social conscience has been the one great positive practical achievement of Karl Marx" <ref>Arnold Toynbee, ''A Study of History'', Annex II to Vol. V, Part C (i) (c) 2, p. 585-586, Marxism, Socialism, and Christianity.</ref>

====New Testament socialism====
The earliest Christians were decidedly living in a manner consistent with basic aims of socialism, albeit with critical requirements and distinctions from its secularist expressions. Luke 14:33 requires the forsaking of all one has if one will be a disciple of Christ, and while this is not shown to necessarily always require the literally forsaking of all,<ref>Lk. 19:8,9; Acts 16:14,15; 1Cor. 11:22; 2Tim. 4:13</ref> Acts 2:44 states that the communal believers "had all things common". Acts 4:32-5:11 also describes community redistribution of property, and details the Divine punishment of a husband and wife for hypocrisy, in keeping proceeds from the sale of a piece of property while openly pretending that they gave it all, as others voluntarily did.<ref>Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible, 5:1-11)</ref>

However, forsaking all is shown to be that of first surrendering oneself and life to the God of the Bible, and placing all at His disposal,<ref>Matthew Henry (1662 - 1714), ''Commentary on the Whole Bible'', Lk. 14:25-35</ref><ref>Archibald Thomas Robertson, ''WORD PICTURES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT'', Lk. 14:33</ref> with literal giving as a result being as He directs, and voluntary. (2Cor. 8,9)
{{cquote|Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work: (2 Corinthians 9:7-8)}}

While the early organic community provides a noble model of communal life, and of a "seminary" type experience, it was also soon dispersed by persecution (thus greatly expanding the church: Acts 8:1-5; 11:19), and it is later indicated that believers retained ownership of property after conversion. (Lk. 19:8,9; Acts 16:14,15; 1Cor. 11:22; 2Tim. 4:13) Rich Christians are evidenced to have been part of the early church, but were not mandated by the church itself to give all they had away, but to be lowly in mind, and to be ready and willing to distribute, in faith and surrender to God. (1Tim. 6:17-19)

Moreover, in both Testaments capitalism is clearly supported,<ref>Gary North, ''Capitalism and the Bible''</ref> and indolence is not subsidized, but penalized by poverty, while diligence in work is rewarded by its fruits. (Prov. 6:6-11; 13:4; 20:4; 2 Thes. 3:10-12; 1 Tim. 5:17-18) Although holy widows over 60 years old who were without familial support were taken in by the church, a man is clearly required to provide for his own family, if able. (1Tim. 5:2ff)

While the success of the early church as an organic community is often invoked in support of modern socialism, and many communes of the 1960s evoked the Bible, the early organic church was a result of the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit among believers, while the "administrators" were humble servants who were examples of self-sacrifice, and who worked with their own hands as needed, (1Cor. 4:9-16) and whose authority was established by manifest Divine attestation, including the pro-active exercise of church discipline being only by supernatural or otherwise spiritual means, not carnal force.<ref>Acts 2:43; 5:5,9,10; 1Cor. 4:19-21; 2Cor. 13:2,3; 2Thes. 3:14,15; 2Tim. 4:2</ref>

In addition other distinctions, without the unique changes and influence resulting from faith and full surrender to Christ from all the community, and His anointing upon the work, attempts to mimic the communal life of Christians have failed.

As one critic of modern-day socialism states:
<blockquote>Socialism, unfortunately, completely disregards Biblical teaching about the fallen nature of human beings and assumes that human beings will act in a morally upright fashion if their basic needs are met. This is at the heart of why socialistic systems never work: because human nature does not work in this fashion.<ref>[http://www.dakotavoice.com/2009/06/capitalism-and-socialism-in-light-of-the-bible Bob Ellis, ''Capitalism and Socialism in Light of the Bible''] Dakota Voice, June 23rd, 2009</ref></blockquote>

== Britain, the Labour Party and Socialism ==

At its inception, the [[Labour Party]] borrowed socialist ideas by committing itself to a program of nationalization under 'Clause 4' of their Constitution, but was always fundamentally committed to the British system of parliamentary government. Clause 4 was formally dropped after the election of [[Tony Blair]] as Party leader, signaling the creation of 'New' Labour.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/21/newsid_2515000/2515825.stm</ref> The British governments of 1945-1950 and 1950-1951 under [[Clement Attlee]] implemented the nationalization of several industries and utilities, including coal, steel, water, railways and electricity. Former owners of nationalized industries were compensated. The best known example is the nationalization of health care to create the [[National Health Service]] (NHS). This made - literally overnight - health care "free" at the point of delivery for everybody in Britain, and it remains so today.

In the 1980s under Conservative Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] most of the nationalized industries were returned to the private sector, and public housing has been sold to the residents. These conservative decisions were endorsed by the "New Labour" of Tony Blair, to the annoyance of elderly radicals who fondly remember the poverty and inefficiencies of the old system.

== Criticism of socialism ==

[[Friedrich Hayek]] and [[Ludwig von Mises]] were important critics of socialism, particularly regarding what is known as the Socialist Calculation Debate. Hayek and Mises argued that a socialist economy would face information constraints that would prevent even well intentioned planners from efficiently allocating resources. That is, the planners would not know how much a battleship or a hospital cost, and could not efficiently allocate resources among different choices. This criticism should be considered as compatible with, but independent of, criticisms based on [[Public choice theory]] that bring into consideration the incentives of political actors.

Svetlana Kunin, who lived in the Soviet Union until 1980 explains how the system worked:
<blockquote>
Life in the USSR modeled the socialist ideal. God-based religion was suppressed and replaced with cultlike adoration for political figures....Only the ruling class of communist leaders had access to special stores, medicine and accommodations that could compare to those in the West. The rest of the citizenry had to deal with permanent shortages of food and other necessities, and had access to free but inferior, unsanitary and low-tech medical care.
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
USSR, 1959: I am a "young pioneer" in school. History classes remind us that there is a higher authority than their parents and teachers: the leaders of the Communist Party.
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
Those who left Russia found a different set of values in America: freedom of religion, speech, individual pursuits, the right to private property and free enterprise....These opportunities let the average immigrant live a better life than many elites in the Soviet Communist Party...
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
The slogans of "fairness and equality" sound better than the slogans of capitalism. But unlike at the beginning of the 20th century, when these slogans and ideas were yet to be tested, we have accumulated history and reality.<ref>[http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/SpecialReport.aspx?id=512665 ''The Perspective Of A Russian Immigrant''], ''Investors Business Daily,'' 09/10/2009 </ref>
</blockquote>

A government which adheres to economic socialistic principles also tends to have cultures which prize unmerited equality among citizen and criminal alike, and through extension of socialistic welfare policies, between the chronically employed and the chronically unemployed, by ensuring both groups receive income though only one group works for income. This enables people otherwise healthy to not seek gainful employment because they will receive income no matter their actions, thus providing no incentive to produce. The economies of socialistic governments are thus weak and riddled with flaws, such as expecting increased production from a reduced workforce, and when engendered with a progressive culture, which simply means people who do are the same as people who do not, eventually fall under the weight of their own poorly managed and over-extended public welfare institutions. Public welfare also decreases personal charity, thus making the people dependent on the aid of the government since charitable aid, such as from a church, is discouraged by the secular nature of socialistic nations.

Socialists occasionally appeal to the fact that God, in the Old Testament, commanded His own nation to surrender a tenth of its proceeds for the maintenance of the priests and for the care of the sickly and weak. But, while fallen men, and their secular and pagan nations, shall always struggle to understand the righteous balances between government and liberty.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139761274/how-the-a-p-changed-the-way-we-shop ''The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America''], "NPR’s interview of the book’s author, Marc Levinson"</ref> (i.e., between local and national logistics, as well as between the logistics of the individual person and those of his community) the mark of socialism is the general allowance for a naive, and willingly ignorant, adult sub-population whose members prefer, despite the limitations imposed by bureaucratic accountability, to live under all the securities rightly afforded in the fallen world only to infants. In the unfallen world, such security was a given for all persons, but without any of the bureaucracy required in the fallen world for maintaining it. In the fallen world, such security is an unattainable ideal, so that the more is done to attain it, the more the society suffers under the requisite bureaucracy. And, while the initial policy made toward that ideal is the creation of an executive class or executive vocation, such as monarchies and professional armies <ref>[http://www.blueletterbible.org/Bible.cfm?b=1Sa&c=8&t=KJV#19 ''First Samuel 8:19-20'']Blue Letter Bible</ref><ref>[http://www.wbur.org/media-player?url=http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/09/29/consequences-combat-vietnam&title=The+Consequences+Of+Combat&segment=consequences-combat-vietnam&pubdate=2011-09-29&source=hereandnow ''Interview of Vietnam war veteran, and '''What It Is Like To Go To War''' author, Karl Marlantes, on NPR's Here And Now''</ref>, there is a 'tipping point' in the creation of bureaucratic entities beyond which any civilization cannot help but increasingly lose its footing in the struggle to balance all its righteous human interests. The result is an ever-increasing proportion of that civilization's total population which, for all variety of reasons, becomes enslaved to their own demands for that ideal of security. When there is no judge who judges righteously, when all the people make the laws, and when the power of money is used to try to stay ahead of the natural consequences of unrighteousness, the 'bad money' cannot help but drive out the 'good money', until the 'Bank of Reality' is forced to call in the loan, and the civilization implodes to the point that it falls victim also to militant invaders and, or, to unmanageable internal unrest.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/2011/08/23/139761274/how-the-a-p-changed-the-way-we-shop ''The Great A&P and the Struggle for Small Business in America''], "NPR’s interview of the book’s author, Marc Levinson"</ref>

==Past Socialist Countries==
===Chile===
Marxist socialist leader [[Salvador Allende]] was elected in Chile in 1970 in a minority government run by the Popular Unity Party. Allende's economic policy, known as the Vuskovic Plan, sought to achieve transition to socialism. The Vuskovic Plan involved nationalization of large foreign enterprises, land redistribution to farmers, and redistribution of income. The majority in Parliament never supported it and the plan was never carried out as Allende was overthrown by the military.

==Other Socialist Countries (Current )==

===[[Cuba]]===
Communist leader [[Fidel Castro]] violently overthrew the Cuban government in the 1950's and has declared Cuba to be Communist since then. Today, Cuba faces copious economic problems and the people lack their Fundamental Rights. ([[Raul Castro]] now runs the country, having taken it over from his ailing brother Fidel.)

===North Korea===

North Korea's form of communism is in the form of "Juche" - a doctrine established by Kim Il Sung and carried on by current leader Kim Jong Il. Although it is investing heavily in nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, extreme poverty on the verge of starvation is the fate of the people, who are very tightly controlled. The country has little to no electrical power at night outside the capital, which can be verified by looking at nighttime satellite photos. <ref>http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=87488</ref>

===Venezuela===

The socialist policies of president-for-life Hugo Chavez have destroyed the economy of that oil-rich nation. In 2009, he seized the Venezuelan operations of U.S. based Cargill in order to tighten his grip on the shrinking food supply in his country. <ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/venezuela/4938993/Venezuelas-Hugo-Chavez-tightens-state-control-of-food-amid-rocketing-inflation-and-food-shortages.html</ref>

==Quotes==
Some quotes on socialism by historical figures and great thinkers.

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."

-- [[Winston Churchill]]

"I've always doubted that the socialists had a leg to stand on intellectually"

-- [[Friedrich Hayek]]

"The trouble is with socialism, which resembles a form of mental illness more than it does a philosophy"

-- L. Neil Smith

"Socialists cry "Power to the people", and raise the clenched fist as they say it. We all know what they really mean — power over people, power to the State."

-- [[Margaret Thatcher]]

"All socialism involves slavery"

-- [[Herbert Spencer]]

== See also ==
*[[List of Socialist States]]
*[[Nazism and socialism]]
*[[Essay:Resisting Socialist Landfills‎]]

==External links==
*[http://www.mises.org/etexts/hayekintellectuals.pdf The Intellectuals and Socialism], By F.A. Hayek, ''The University of Chicago Law Review'', (Spring 1949), pp. 417-420, 421-423, 425-433.
*[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109587/socialism Socialism] Encyclopædia Britannica.
*[http://www.aim.org/wls/category/socialism/ What Liberals Say - Category: Socialism], [[Accuracy In Media]]

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