A Look At Obama’s Social Democracy
– April 30, 2009
A Kinder Gentler Marxism
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David R. Dunham (Co-Founder) is a pastor, blogger, and avid fan of pop-culture. He has long been interested in the arts. He received honors for acting throughout high school and college, even being given a scholarship for musical theater to Youngstown State University. He is also an amateur musician, with one album, Get Well Soon, released in 2004. David has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and in Pre-Theology from Ohio University, and a Masters of Divinity from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He currently teaches English Composition at Shawnee State University and serves as a staff pastor at Christ's Community Church. David and his wife Krista have two children, and they currently live in Portsmouth, OH. 
Pro-Tip: If I say I am a social democrat, there is no necessary tie between what I have just said and the possibility that I also support a political ideology called social democracy.
Kinda like if I said I was a cool democrat, that wouldn’t mean that I necessarily support cool democracy. Or if I were a social republican, I might not actually a social republic.
Now Obama may support a social democracy (regardless of the fact that this has nothing to do with the Etheridge quote), but in that, he’s not ideologically different in quality from most Republicans (who also support a government that mixes socialist and capitalist tendencies). The difference may be more in quantity. Or perhaps just in direction.
But yeah, Republicans and Democrats are both pretty social when you just let them go out and do their thing.
Yeah… I don’t really want to reinforce my unintended status as the Obama supporter, but the fact is that was a really crappy article. WORLD shouldn’t have put it out at all.
Ben Bartletts last blog post..People and Sadness
Oh come on Ben. You guys should embrace your reps:
Rich – The Abortion Fanatic
Ben – The Obama Supporter
David – The Co-Founder (really, I’m kinda stuck and can’t think of the one thing that I think of when I think of David—except maybe that he doesn’t do the podcast anymore)
Alan – The Hip-Hop Gamer
Carissa – The Smart One/The Reader
Charles – The Tech Fella
Adam – The New Kid (a.k.a. Li’l Ben)
Scott – The Rap Guy
Bill – The Cosplay Guy
The Dane – The Guy Who Made Kiel Leave
Tom Snyder – The Mascot
So Ben, I am not saying I necessarily agree with this view of Obama (I am still thinking through the implications of his policies and proposals), but how do you respond to the recuring claim that Obama is a socialist? If someone said that to you what intelligent response would you give?
no rep for me? Hmmm I am wondering if that’s a good thing or if means I am just boring…
I think it means your posts have been more varied in their scope. Like Rich is totally the abortion fanatic because every time election talk comes up, he’s all: I don’t care, is he pro-choice? I think Ben became Obama-Glad mostly through Rich calling him that—even though several other posters expressed support for our now-president. Plus it helps to actually have a post titled something like “Why I Voted for Obama and Why You Should Now Call Me the Obama Supporter for All Time.” Before that, he was the Muppet Guy or the Unduly Interested in Politics Guy. So maybe forcing the issue was a good idea for him.
Also, you blog about a lot of things I’ve never seen, so it’s hard for me to interact with them (so count yourself lucky, young man…).