The idea that Barack Obama is a secret Muslim enacting a plan to destroy America has always, with good reason, been treated as a fringe conspiracy theory.*
There is no evidence that Obama is anything more nefarious than a committed leftist, committed by temperament rather than ideology. If he has a political philosophy it involves redressing past and ongoing grievances, caused by the Capitalist system against people of color and other victims of colonialism and white paternalism, by using the power of the government to compel redress. In this view expanding government at the expense of the private sector is always advisable.
It is a disturbing coincidence, and says something quite disturbing about the Left, that whether or not Obama is a "secret Muslim" or a committed Leftist, the outcome would be indistinguishable.
This political philosophy is precisely what contemporary liberalism or progressivism is:
the use of state power and social control to raise the status, wealth and power of traditionally unsuccessful groups (victims) at the expense the status, wealth and power of traditionally successful groups (oppressors).
The rallying cry is "Justice" or "Equality", but it means taking from them what have and giving it to them what have not, by force of law.
Half-White, Half-African Obama with his 20 year Pastor,
White-Hating and America-Damning and Very Light Skinned Wright
And if you are a liberal member of a traditionally successful group (oppressor), you help them.
*Although the Foreign Minister of Egypt is of a different opinion.
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