I have never been a fan of Barack Obama based upon his deceptive campaign rhetoric, not to mention his general economic philosophy which leans towards Marxism/Socialism.  But now that the election is over, Barack has a clean slate.  He could certainly end up becoming a great president.  Who Knows?

Just after the election it became clear that one of his plans is to mandate a draft for all citizens around the ages of 18 to 23 (They won't call it a draft.  It is to be known as "civil service".)  I made a video that connected the dots between Rahm Emanuel's book, "The Plan", and Obama's actual platform.  For some reason, the video has been getting scores of hits in the last few days, re-invigorating my interest in the issue.  I'm not sure why it is suddenly getting attention.

There are many reasons why the revelation of Barack's plan is concerning.  First, it is clear that he tried to conceal it.  He referenced it late in his campaign in somewhat vague terms.  In the midst of a soaring speech, Barack briefly suggested a "new civilian defense” that needs "just as much funding" as our traditional defense organizations.  Most people just scratched their heads and chalked it up as poorly written rhetoric that referred to our existing forces.  I am not aware of any news organization that reported on the matter.

By mentioning the idea in his campaign Barack satisfied a couple of objectives.  He concealed it enough so as to not scare away his support of young adults, who seemed to flock towards him in droves.  He was also looking down the road and pre-empting the criticism he might receive for thrusting an unexpected radical idea upon America.  By vaguely broaching it in a speech, no one can say that we were never warned.  Barack was planting a seed.

The idea of mandatory civil service is not new, though has been too politically unpopular to gain traction.  But perhaps times are different, ripe with the loyal conformity needed for such a drastic measure.  As I write, thousands of people are getting set for a pilgrimage to Washington D.C., donned with "Change we can believe in" bumper stickers, eagerly awaiting a chance to catch a glimpse of President Yeswecan at his inauguration.  How far would their allegiance go?

This draft plan might never even be raised again by Barack and certainly won't be whispered before he is re-elected (after all, power is the ultimate goal of liberalism.)  But it makes one wonder what is in store for America.  The context - the strange discipleship with a man who has accomplished so little yet promised so much - has my spider senses tingling.  From the onset of the Obama phenomenon I have described it with one word... "creepy".

Anyway, all of this is to say that someone else has created a video about the subject.  It is much better than mine.  He used actual footage of the Obama youth.  Check it out (left).