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America’s Bolshevik
Obama denies being an ideologue or a Bolshevik, why? Is he ashamed of his heritage and convictions, just intent on keeping his motivations covert until the right time to spring his true nature upon us, or is there a technicality that we need to grasp?
Perhaps we should analyze the term Bolshevik. Historically, the Bolsheviks were a faction of the Marxist Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), founded by Vladimir Lenin. They split from the Menshevik faction in 1903, during the Second Party Congress. They eventually gained control during the October phase of the Revolution in 1917. Bolshevik means "majority" or "large" and the nickname resulted from having the majority rule in a crucial vote. Later on after gaining complete control, Lenin maintained that since there was no opposition, there was no longer the need to call themselves the majority party or Bolsheviks, thus they named themselves the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Eventually, Lenin died and Stalin gained control of the party. Trotsky was exiled and wrote extensively condemning Stalin’s "incorrect" version of Communism by referring to it as Bolshevism, a derivative of Bolshevik, in apposition to Leninism. Consequently the term Bolshevik developed negative connotations for the "pure" Communist; perhaps this explains Obama’s displeasure at being called a Bolshevik. He like many others must feel the sting of those who are critical of Stalin’s regime.
The term, Ideologue, evolved in the highly contested political and philosophical debates of the French Revolution; coined by Destutt de Tracy, initially, it referred to the study of the science of ideas or the study of ideas and the means and logic of those ideas.
Later, Napoleon used the term as a pejorative toward his political opponents, since that time it has been used as a term of derision in political discussion to point out an opposing politician’s inability to grasp ideas that are different than those of his party line, thus reflecting a pettiness and lack of cognitive ability.
Obama's taking exception to being considered an Ideologue becomes a matter of conjecture when examining the platform of America’s Communist Party. Although Obama denies any association with the Communist Party of the United States, (CPUSA) they are in express agreement with all of his policies. They could not have had a better representative if they had won the election.
The CPUSA’s stated goals are to achieve a free, prosperous, and peaceful society free of racism, sexism, homophobia, and exploitation, in which all people have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. These same goals were espoused by Obama during his campaign, the same goals of the Social Democrats and of the Progressive Democrats. The Communists above all maintain that they advocate a peaceful Socialist Revolution and a peaceful transition to Socialism. Obviously if they didn’t, the Communist Party would be outlawed; therefore the claim is probably one of expediency and is purely academic.
All things considered, I understand why a true Marxist in the Russian tradition balks at being labeled a Bolshevik. It is an insult from the days of Trotsky’s bitter writing over his ouster and banishment. Being upset at being labeled an Ideologue is a matter of history. In the context of the early days of the French Revolution, Obama should consider it a compliment to be called an ideologue. If his frame of reference is from the Napoleonic perspective, he is indeed an Ideologue, after all Karl Marx frequently implied that it was essential to be an Ideologue. Obviously Obama is confused over these issues as he seems to be over many issues. It would probably be a much easier if he would just be honest with the American People and admit that he is a Communist Ideologue, with his reelection chances diminishing daily, he has reached the point where honesty can only improve his ratings. Of course if he had been honest in the beginning, he would have never been elected.
Posted by Skookum on the Flopping Aces blog.
There can be little argument that the agendas of Obama, the Democrat Party, and the CPUSA are strikingly similar -- cursor down on the Flopping Aces link to review a condensed version of the CPUSA platform.
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