Obama Speech in Berlin

I'm sure a lot of people have already blogged about Obama's speech in Berlin, but there is one line that I would like to talk about. In this speech, he is talking about the challenges that Europe and the United States face today, and to overcome those challenges, here is the solution he provides- he said "Now is the time to join together, through constant cooperation, strong institutions, shared sacrifice, and a global commitment to progress, to meet the challenges of the 21st century."

So, the solution to the problems of the world is to "join together." How exactly does that help anything? I know it's nice to join together, but just the action of joining together does nothing. How about "constant cooperation"? What does that do? You and I can constantly cooperate to juggle, but how exactly does that provide a job to someone?

"Strong institutions"- that should scare you. What exactly does this mean? This means that Obama feels that the problems and challenges the world faces are because people have choices and liberty, and he wants to take that away. He wants to subvert you and make you a slave to the state- to constantly sacrifice your desires and wants so that he and his followers can get what they want. Strong institutions have never led to freedom and liberty or a better world.

And of course, no liberal speech could be complete without the solution to all of our problems- "a commitment to progress." I really feel that those people who are committed to progress are the most likely to threaten our freedoms. Progress- progress towards what exactly?

Here is another line that I like- Obama says "Together, we must forge trade that truly rewards the work that creates wealth." Huh, this sounds an awful lot like some of the stuff the communists said. Truly rewards the work... workers of the world unite! Labor lead us! Down with evil capitalists!

Seriously, I can see why communists, fascists, and terrorists endorse this guy, but the American public would be seriously demented to do so.