Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Socialism and Native Americans

Since I'm much more a Classic (or Antique) Democrat, I have few problems with Obama's alleged socialist agenda. (Frankly, Obama's actions to me mean he is more of a closet neocon than any other political persuasion.) However, as I've said before, a little socialism goes a long ways-- but a whole bunch of laissez-faire capitalism certainly hasn't left the country in good shape either. Somewhere, there is a balance between rampaging greed and stampeding freebies. I like the point this video makes-- socialism has not worked well for Native Americans overall. My neighbors in Cherokee are doing quite well with capitalism (tourism and a casino) but those tribes that are far off the beaten probably have less opportunity to attract the necessary capital to fully engage in the free market system. I don't know the answer and I suspect no one else really does either. I do know that the view express in the (very well-done) video is one that should be considered by all.


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