Quote Originally Posted by Ronin13 View Post
As for your commie comment, granted I didn't get into politics or really pay attention until about 2003, so I'm not as new, but one of the first things studied in my freshman Political Science class was Marxist and Leninist Communism- our professor was a bit of an expert in it as he had a PhD in Poly Sci and an emphasis in the study of Communism (he was also fmr CIA during the 1970's and early 1980's). He took great pride in teaching us the dangers of communism, and even went as far to say that democratic ideals are dangerously close to crossing over into communist mentality. I haven't spoken with him in years, but on Nov. 7th, in a successful attempt to see if he remembered me, I sent an email asking his opinion of the current direction of our country. He replied with simply "Obama, whether he says so or not, is a devout student of Communism. I've been studying communists since before graduating college in 1968, and if he is not a communist, then I am the reincarnation of Thomas Payne." Again, like I said earlier, when people who lived under Soviet rule call democrats communists today, and they would know, then it's probably not too far off by calling people commies when they display those ideals.
I just don't see how you couldn't be a communist if you were mentored by nothing but communists and socialists throughout your formative years. That kind of political thinking isn't one that you just grow out of.