http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socialism
Socialism /ˈsoʊʃəlɪzəm/ is an economic system characterised by social ownership and control of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy,[1] and a political philosophy advocating such a system. "Social ownership" may refer to any one of, or a combination of, the following: cooperative enterprises, common ownership, direct public ownership or autonomous state enterprises.[2] There are many variations of socialism and as such there is no single definition encapsulating all of socialism.[3] They differ in the type of social ownership they advocate, the degree to which they rely on markets versus planning, how management is to be organised within economic enterprises, and the role of the state in constructing socialism.[4]
So there is your definition of Socialism, but I've gone even further in describing Obama as a particular kind of socialist;
Marxism
In the most influential of all socialist theories, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels believed the consciousness of those who earn a wage or salary (the "working class" in the broadest Marxist sense) would be moulded by their "conditions" of "wage-slavery", leading to a tendency to seek their freedom or "emancipation" by overthrowing ownership of the means of production by capitalists. For Marx and Engels, conditions determine consciousness and ending the role of the capitalist class leads eventually to a classless society in which the state would wither away.
Marx wrote: "It is not the consciousness of [people] that determines their existence, but their social existence that determines their consciousness."[47] The Marxist conception of socialism is that of a specific historical phase that will displace capitalism and precede communism.
Now I will go one step further and say, YOU are a Marxist Socialist too! This is the system and government ideology you embrace, endorse, and fight for on a daily basis. Virtually EVERY liberal issue and EVERY liberal solution, is steeped in Marxist Socialism. From your class warfare rhetoric, constantly dividing Americans by class, and blatantly attacking capitalist success, to the actual policies of state-run, state-controlled everything! Nothing comes out of your fucked up mouth that isn't Marxist Socialist..... unless it's outright COMMUNIST!
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