Does Obama Promote Real Change?

I'll start this one off with a humorous note before I go full swing into it.




Now, how is it that Obama is going to bring the "change" we need to America? Well, he's not. He's actually doing what's already been done and using his charismatic personality to win everyone over.

I know what you're saying right now. "But ハブネスーさん, Obama promised change, and he's already closed down Guantanamo Bay! Obviously things are looking up!"

The closing of Guantanamo Bay was, indeed, a very positive sign. He also plans on closing other CIA "black sites", which is also a very good thing. However, even the most rutheless dictators in history did a few positive actions. Look at Saddam Hussein, for example. Before he became a paranoid dictator, ready to gun down (or worse) anyone whom he thought might be after him, he did help rural farmers, and do a few other good things as well. Even Adolf Hilter did some good things! It doesn't change the fact that they were really horrible everywhere else. And I know some of you hate to admit it, but even George Bush did a few good things, but he also messed up.

What I'm trying to say is, Guantanamo Bay is, so far, one of the only good things I've actually seen him do. Let's check out his other policies.

Here we go, Obama is using our taxpayer money to fund organizations that provide abortions overseas! You can read my earlier post about this here. To summarize it, this is a huge waste of money! Why are we, in our own economic turmoil, even considering subsidizing other countries? It doesn't make much sense to me, and I doubt it makes sense to anyone else, either. This not only a case of taxation without representation, but it also has complicated moral issues. This is just more big government, not a very good change.

Here's another good one. Obama, during his campaign, said that he didn't promote wiretapping and spying on Americans. People were beginning to think 1984, and Obama assured everyone that he would reverse those policies. Well, it seems that since taking the oath he's changed his mind. Well, actually not, since his voting record shows that he favored the "extra security", but his words said different.

Now, the sick thing about this is that many of his supporters who feverishly cheered over his anti-spying stand are now actually trying to justify this! "If you're not a terrorist, then you shouldn't mind being monitored!" and "He's trying to protect your rights, not take them away!" are comments I'm typically told when I point this out to people.

May I ask, then, what happened to my right to privacy? Everyone else seems to be respecting privacy (hospitals, schools, etc.), but apparently the government is above that, like celebrities. First of all, this screams of Thought Police and cases of thoughtcrime. Second, we used to have a thing called "innocent until proven guilty." Moreover, these are the same This doesn't protect rights, it undermines them. If you don't enjoy reading, then instead of reading 1984, go watch V for Vendetta, although it's not as detailed.

Moving on, he's also attacked Pakistan without a declaration of war. 73% of Americans wanted the war to end. Obama said that he'd pull troops out of Iraq, but he also said that he'd move them to Afghanistan, so I have no idea where people get the Obama-is-the-peace-candidate crap. Anyway, he's gone and attacked Pakistan now, and it was a little tribe he attacked.

Now, people often say, "He has to protect us from terrorists!" Well, if that's the case then his new "transparent" government should tell us what we have to fear from Pakistan. He's bombing people, which in turn makes them hate us and want to kill us, and trying to tell us that he intends to promote peace among the nations. Am I missing something? He wants to end the War on Terror, but he's still going to carry on Bush's mission to root out terrorists all over the globe? You don't have to call it the War on Terror, but actions speak for themselves. Even some strong Democrats I know have called out this hypocracy!

Also, I'm tired of hearing everyone praise his stimulus plan. Is this any different from George Bush's bailout? It's taken the problem to an extreme by printing off even more money, devaluing the dollar, and inflating the currency. This isn't change, it's just dressing the same program up in fancy words and praying for a miracle.

You want change? I'll talk about change in my next post, during which I'll compare health care plans, etc. Right now Obama is changing small things that mostly undermine States' rights. State governments, in many ways, are more important than the Federal Government, but people don't tend to think this way. Everything must be done in the Federal level to please them! If that's the mentality, then how about we run the Constituion through a paper shredder and get rid of State governments? Then Obama can speak for all of us until he gets out of office!