Mr. Obama: Authoritatively Authoritarian
June 29th, 2009 | Author: JBH
I don’t get it. I thought Mr. Obama and his administration were for the ‘common man’ and the protection of individual rights. If so, why, in the last two weeks, has he come out in favor for authoritative rulers? A week ago, he was against “meddling” in the affairs of Iran’s elections, worried about upsetting the tyrants that have been spreading fear and misery all over the Middle East. And now, he comes out in favor of the recently ex-president of Honduras, saying that he, Mr. Obama, will not recognize the new government of Honduras.
Yes, on the face of it, it does look like the president was removed by the army in a coup. But, in reality, the president was ignoring the constitution and attempting to strengthen his control over the people of Honduras. From what I understand, this wannabe dictator, Mr. Zelaya, wanted to throw out the constitution because it didn’t fit with his plans. The Supreme Court of Honduras ruled that he was violating the constitution and ordered the army to detain him and then swore in the head of the congress as interim president. Sounds like the army was actually defending the people’s constitution and Mr. Zelaya was attempting to produce yet another Latin American dictatorship.
I’m becoming increasingly concerned Mr. Obama doesn’t know right from wrong. For a better read on the current events in Honduras, I would recommend Mary Anastasia O’Grady’s article.
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The title of the article, whether it was meant to be or not, is a contradiction in terms. Authoritative means that you discipline, not punish, explain instead of saying “do what I say, not as I do.” Authoritarian is just that – “Do what I say and not as I do.” Do not question me. My will is above yours, and you do not have a say in anything. Much like our police forces in this country.
My meaning for the title was two fold. First, though I see Mr. Obama as a potentially nice person with good intent, my observation is that he has only been decisive in areas that are authoritarian in nature (spreading the wealth comment as one instance). Second, it was a play on the second definition of authoritatively which is ‘dictatorial’.