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And you thought it was just the crazies that didn't like Obama.
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Just to make it clear to prospective buyers of this book, this is a very partisan book; Dinesh D'Souza is not a supporter of Barack Obama.
D'Souza's argument is that Obama is basically a product of his parents' anti-American, anti-colonialist philosophy. Obama's mother was blatantly anti-American and anti-America. So was Obama's father, a post-colonial African socialist who subscribed to the anti-colonialist view that the wealthy developed nations exploited the colonized less developed nations and must be made to pay for that exploitation.
Until Obama became a Presidential candidate he associated with people like Bill Ayers (ex-Weather Underground, self-confessed, unrepentant bomber and terrorist, and supporter of anti-colonialist philosophy and anti-American causes) and the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, proponent of an extreme anti-American theology and philosophy and whose church Obama attended as a parishioner for over 20 years.
D'Souza argues that Obama - like his parents and his associates William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright - is a classic anti-colonialist and his actions as President make perfect sense when viewed through the lens of anti-colonialist philosophy.
Increase America's national debt burden to unsustainable levels? if you are an anti-colonialist who deliberately wants to weaken America, what better way to weaken America and bring down its standard of living, its economic and military power than to burden the US with a crippling national debt owed to potentially hostile foreign nations like China?
Withdraw American support for an American ally like Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak? If your goal as an anti-colonialist is to weaken America's position in the Middle East, what better way to do it than bringing down one of America's key allies in the region, knowing he'll most likely be replaced by a rabidly anti-American outfit like the Muslim Brotherhood?
Turn the US military on Muammar Gaddafi? Gaddafi was a thug, but he was making overtures to the West in recent years and he was containing Islamists in Libya, so if your goal is to weaken America, doesn't it make sense to take out someone who is trying to befriend America and is opposed to America's Islamist enemies? D'Souza would view Obama's reaction to the murder of America's Ambassador in Libya, which happened after this book was published, in the same light.
Fail to take action against Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons? If your goal as an anti-colonialist is to strengthen America's enemies, it makes sense, says D'Souza, to lay off enemies like Iran and Syria. The same logic applies to Obama's failure to support the Iranian opposition in 2009 when street protests erupted in Iran and threatened the ruling theocracy.
D'Souza applies this logic to case after case in Obama's Presidency and develops a very convincing analysis of Obama's actions as President. If D'Souza is correct, then President Obama, because of his long held anti-colonialist philosophy, is deliberately seeking to weaken the United States as a military, economic, cultural and political power. The really scary part is that D'Souza's argument makes sense; it offers a convincing explanation of many of Obama's actions and decisions as President.
This is a very interesting book. It should be widely read during the current US Presidential campaign. Highly recommended.
D'Souza's argument is that Obama is basically a product of his parents' anti-American, anti-colonialist philosophy. Obama's mother was blatantly anti-American and anti-America. So was Obama's father, a post-colonial African socialist who subscribed to the anti-colonialist view that the wealthy developed nations exploited the colonized less developed nations and must be made to pay for that exploitation.
Until Obama became a Presidential candidate he associated with people like Bill Ayers (ex-Weather Underground, self-confessed, unrepentant bomber and terrorist, and supporter of anti-colonialist philosophy and anti-American causes) and the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, proponent of an extreme anti-American theology and philosophy and whose church Obama attended as a parishioner for over 20 years.
D'Souza argues that Obama - like his parents and his associates William Ayers and Jeremiah Wright - is a classic anti-colonialist and his actions as President make perfect sense when viewed through the lens of anti-colonialist philosophy.
Increase America's national debt burden to unsustainable levels? if you are an anti-colonialist who deliberately wants to weaken America, what better way to weaken America and bring down its standard of living, its economic and military power than to burden the US with a crippling national debt owed to potentially hostile foreign nations like China?
Withdraw American support for an American ally like Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak? If your goal as an anti-colonialist is to weaken America's position in the Middle East, what better way to do it than bringing down one of America's key allies in the region, knowing he'll most likely be replaced by a rabidly anti-American outfit like the Muslim Brotherhood?
Turn the US military on Muammar Gaddafi? Gaddafi was a thug, but he was making overtures to the West in recent years and he was containing Islamists in Libya, so if your goal is to weaken America, doesn't it make sense to take out someone who is trying to befriend America and is opposed to America's Islamist enemies? D'Souza would view Obama's reaction to the murder of America's Ambassador in Libya, which happened after this book was published, in the same light.
Fail to take action against Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons? If your goal as an anti-colonialist is to strengthen America's enemies, it makes sense, says D'Souza, to lay off enemies like Iran and Syria. The same logic applies to Obama's failure to support the Iranian opposition in 2009 when street protests erupted in Iran and threatened the ruling theocracy.
D'Souza applies this logic to case after case in Obama's Presidency and develops a very convincing analysis of Obama's actions as President. If D'Souza is correct, then President Obama, because of his long held anti-colonialist philosophy, is deliberately seeking to weaken the United States as a military, economic, cultural and political power. The really scary part is that D'Souza's argument makes sense; it offers a convincing explanation of many of Obama's actions and decisions as President.
This is a very interesting book. It should be widely read during the current US Presidential campaign. Highly recommended.
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Explains what makes the president tick. Helps a person understand his decisions. If you're honestly curious, I'd recommend it. If you really don't want to know, don't bother. It'll shake your thinking and you won't like it. An honest look though? I think D'Souza was fair, factual, and looked at the topic intellectully.
I wanted a better understanding of Obama and why he was trying to undermine his own country. From reading climate skeptic books, I understood that Obama was obsessed with reducing co2 emissions by destroying his country's reliance on cheap energy but not why. This book scares the crap out of me. I never thought some one this caring and well spoken like Obama, was hatching a plan to reduce the greatest country in the world to nothing. His war on coal, manufacturing, and the middle class. And his trillions of dollars spending habit were a planned attack to bring America to its knees.
I wanted a better understanding of Obama and why he was trying to undermine his own country. From reading climate skeptic books, I understood that Obama was obsessed with reducing co2 emissions by destroying his country's reliance on cheap energy but not why. This book scares the crap out of me. I never thought some one this caring and well spoken like Obama, was hatching a plan to reduce the greatest country in the world to nothing. His war on coal, manufacturing, and the middle class. And his trillions of dollars spending habit were a planned attack to bring America to its knees.
