Obama will “require” community service by young people

Here, from the website of the president-elect, which was ready to be launched the moment the election was completed, is the Left Fascist program of which I’ve been warning since I put together Obama’s community organizer approach with his proposal for national mandatory community service. It means young people will be required to “serve” their “community” by working for leftwing activist groups such a ACORN. I’m sure ACORN type groups will not be the only ones in this program, but they are sure to be a prominent part of it. As Obama puts it, we each must help advance “life, liberty and pursuit of happiness” for “all Americans.” That’s socialist—or, if you prefer, fascist—language.

America Serves

“When you choose to serve — whether it’s your nation, your community or simply your neighborhood — you are connected to that fundamental American ideal that we want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness not just for ourselves, but for all Americans. That’s why it’s called the American dream.”

The Obama Administration will call on Americans to serve in order to meet the nation’s challenges. President-Elect Obama will expand national service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps and will create a new Classroom Corps to help teachers in underserved schools, as well as a new Health Corps, Clean Energy Corps, and Veterans Corps. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year. Obama will encourage retiring Americans to serve by improving programs available for individuals over age 55, while at the same time promoting youth programs such as Youth Build and Head Start.

Posted by Lawrence Auster at November 06, 2008 09:05 PM | Send