tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post4616743752987291188..comments2024-03-22T20:18:45.865+11:00Comments on Jack Lacton: The consequences of an Obama victoryJack Lactonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07297939283546740918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post-85605556229090450502008-06-06T00:35:00.000+10:002008-06-06T00:35:00.000+10:00You're jumping the gun. Obama hasn't been elected ...You're jumping the gun. Obama hasn't been elected President yet.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post-91522591007590968942008-06-05T08:55:00.000+10:002008-06-05T08:55:00.000+10:00And yet, comparing him with the European left stil...And yet, comparing him with the European left still makes him quite centrist, right-of-center.<BR/><BR/>He's religious, if you are so in Europe, people just won't take you serious (except probably Poland, but I mean primarily Western Europe).<BR/><BR/>He has a pro-Israel stance, whereas it's hard to find someone in European politics who openly and vehemently supports the state of Israel.<BR/><BR/>His foreign policy is also more hawkish then any European nation, especially his stances on Iran, and the war in Afghanistan.<BR/><BR/>On other issues, such as gun control, the death penalty, gay marriage, he's consistently leftist from an American viewpoint, but also consistently rightist from a European one. In Europe, death penalty is abolished, gay marriage is allowed in more and more countries, it's easier to get cocaine then a gun in Europe, etc...<BR/><BR/>To conclude, I'd naturally prefer McCain over Obama, but still, I don't think the world will collapse of the Obamania takes the White House.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post-19512436100131751412008-06-05T07:59:00.000+10:002008-06-05T07:59:00.000+10:00Hi Boca,Thanks for commenting.I'm guessing that yo...Hi Boca,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting.<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing that you assume Obama is a typical Democratic Party candidate, which would indeed put him to the right of a Euro-lefty.<BR/><BR/>In fact, he has the most left wing voting record in the US Senate and would be considered quite far to the left even in Europe. When one listens to his speeches it is striking how much Marxist rhetoric is on display.Jack Lactonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07297939283546740918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7673758362916429937.post-55921933253413709842008-06-05T07:10:00.000+10:002008-06-05T07:10:00.000+10:00I partly disagree here. Obama sure is a leftwinge...I partly disagree here. Obama sure is a leftwinger for being American, yet he's still right of center in European terms. Gordon Brown has become the joke of the century, has lost almost all his credibility, and Cameron, possibly the best European politician since Thatcher is standing ready. I don't know enough about Rudd (except for the things I read on your blog) to have a balanced opinion about him.<BR/><BR/>But on the other side, we have:<BR/>Harper in Canada<BR/>Sarkozy in France<BR/>Merkel in Germany<BR/>Berlusconi in Italy<BR/>Fukuda in Japan<BR/><BR/>I'd add Russia's Putin, even though I do not like him, you can't say that he's a leftwinger, in charge of one of the most important countries in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com