The People's Rebublic of America

So go back in time and look at China approximately 60 years ago, or Russia in the early 20th century. As a matter of fact, go read any history book about a nation that is currently communist, and you'll see some parallels. The frightening thing is that those parallels will be drawn between the United States right now, and those countires back then before they turned Red.

Some commonalities on nations about to go Socialist/Communist:
1. Economic turmoil - most people do not have a basic understanding of market economics, nor of supply and demand. Most people do not realize that full employment in a market economy is 95% (which makes our current unemployment rate of around 7% not that big of a deal in the long run). Therefore, people start panicking and demanding that the government "do something." During this time of panic and anxiety over economic distress, the socialists and communists are most effective at spreading their message of "hope," "peace," and "jobs," to the mainstream.
2. Political turmoil - George Bush got us into a sticky situation with Iraq and Afghanistan (never mind that the same liberals denouncing him today as some evil dictator are the same ones who actually voted to go to war all those years ago). In each nation about to fall socialist/communist will have experienced some sort of political upheaval before the drastic overcorrection to the left. Whether it's a large-scale scandal or a series of unsuccessful wars, these are factors that allow the communist party's false promises to be absorbed more readily by regular Americans.
3. Class hostility - whether it's by the mainstream media or pamphlets discreetly passed around college campuses, the communist's party main goal is to incite hatreds towards the haves by the have-nots. Nevermind that the haves worked to be where they are at. I don't want Paris Hilton's money, even though she is a dolt and probably hasn't done a productive thing in her 27 years of life. It's her money and she should keep it. Once the illiterate/ignorant lower classes/mainstream masses become enraged at the communists' prodding at the perceived "unfairness" of the current situation, the stage is set for a communist or socialist takeover.
4. Communist Party Takeover of Media Outlets - currently, think CNN, MSNBC, Reuters, AP, etc etc. The leftist ideology is already in place at these networks, which is why Obama is even still in this race. If it weren't for the complete media blackout on anything negative about Obama, he wouldn't even be a viable candidate at this point. Our current mainstream media situation is very reminiscent of state-run media, where the ruling party controls the information to the people. If Obama does take office, it's likely the Fairness Doctrine will pass, effectively silencing conservative programming on radio and tv. That's how the communists keep power - by taking power and then silencing the opposition. So the stage is set in the US right now for this to happen next month.

I think a lot of this is Bush's fault (and I am being completely serious). I feel like he sort of went belly-up three years ago because he was so fixated on the War on Terror. While he seemed to give up, the Left put some key power players in place like Nancy Pelosi and some other high-ranking Democrats. They will be the springboard which Obama uses if he is elected to the White House.

What to Expect if Obama is Elected

Expect lots of nationalization of health care and banks, and all sorts of awesome abortion bills to be passed effectively erasing any restrictions. Goodbye, free speech, hello Fairness Doctrine. Sucks to be you if you make $250,000 per year. You're going to be forking over a whole heck of a lot more to Obama soon. And don't worry, you small business owners will get slapped with all sorts of fines if you don't provide mandatory health care for your employees, and in some cases, average families will be penalized for that. Everyone will end up the national health care roll list because large companies will not pay to keep private health care for their employees. It'll be cheaper for corporations to dump their employees on the national health care roster, as their taxes will undoubtedly rise. Sayonara, doctors and specialists who can see you within a 6-month time frame. Additionally, higher taxes on oil companies mean higher gas prices for guess who? The national debt will continue to spiral out of control as the Democrats in Congress earmark everything and dump a bunch more money towards our failed education system (which, ironically, is largely controlled by leftist unions). Then taxes will be raised in an attempt to ward off the spiraling debt, and you and I will be akin to those peasants in Monty Python who are slinging mud.

Everything I've listed above is the "change" Obama is preaching about so often. If it sounds good to you, then great. Go ahead and vote for "Dear Leader," but don't hold me responsible for toilet our country will be in during the next decade.