Animal Farm II

"In one week, we can choose hope over fear, unity over division, the promise of change over the power of the status quo," Obama told a roused, capacity audience at the Canton Civic Center.

"In one week, we can come together as one nation, and one people, and once more choose our better history."

The animals of the United States of America are unhappy, in fact, downright angry. George W. Bush the farmer is a brute and not even a good farmer. Led by Obama and the pigs, who are the cleverest and most persuasive, they rise up and stage a revolution. They plan a future for the good of all animals, all for one and one for all. They run the farm themselves, they struggle through the hard times and battles to retake the farm, they weather the internal political struggles of the pigs who cannot agree who should be leader, and in general make a better life for themselves. Then disaster strikes. The pigs seem to be changing the rules to suit themselves and have ways of frightening those who speak out. The one pig who really had a good heart is ousted by the bad pigs. The dream turns into a nightmare, will it all end in tears?

The Government Party members are paid a large amount of money, with this money the members of the Government can purchase costly cars and houses (or 30 minute infomercials), if they wish to do so. They make all the important decisions about the country where as the tax payers rarely have a say in it.

Another thing that “Animal Farm” and today's society have in common is that the powerless people are subject to propaganda. In “ Animal Farm” propaganda was used by telling the animals that one was a traitor, and even a criminal. They threatened that if Napolean was not in leadership Jones may come back. This happens in our society during the election period, the opposing parties all warn the public of the consequences of voting the other party, and how bad it would be if they were in power.

Get ready. Tonight Obama is going to use his money and power to unleash his propaganda on the powerless American people in a 30 minute TV spot. Thank God ABC isn't a part of it. Obama is going to tell us how bad it's been with Bush and that McCain IS Bush.

Just don't let the true message of socialism get lost in the midst of all the hoopla. I do think it would have been a better use of the millions to just go ahead and buy that unicorn and fly across the stage with his message of change.

He is for change... Capitalism changed into Socialism.