Obama's attempts at fomenting a Class War

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Thanks for another lecture I don't need.

Yes you do.

Not sure where you learned about the word but this is the definition I use:

fo·ment   [foh-ment]
verb (used with object)
1.
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.

Ok, which sense of "foment" are you using?

For that matter, I'm not sure where you learned about the word "warfare", but this is the definition I use:

war·fare   [wawr-fair]
noun
1.
the process of military struggle between two nations or groups of nations; war.
2.
armed conflict between two massed enemies, armies, or the like.
3.
conflict, especially when vicious and unrelenting, between competitors, political rivals, etc.

Maybe what you're saying is Obama is promoting the development of vicious and unrelenting conflict between political rivals. Assuming you're being literal in your use of language. That would be a bit novel, but ok. In my common use of foment it means to incite, to spark, to start, to instigate trouble. I don't believe Obama has started this fight. He's just the first President to take MY side (and your side, economically speaking). As for CiC, I was just playing along with your warfare imagery. Any time you want to shift to strictly literal language, you tell me (in plain terms, please). I will do the same.

I have not "lied" about anything. He is the CIC of military forces. He is not "your" CIC.

His goal during his run up to the nation is to divide the groups of have's and have not's and foment a class warfare in an effort to win re-election and I think he should be removed from office through any legal means. Show what's your issue?

My issue is that we, Americans, are in the midst of such a class warfare as you describe. I'm agreeing with you. What my issue is that although you and I are probably on the same side of this "warfare", the positions you defend are those of the other side of this warfare. That's why I struck "lied" and went with other words. Frankly the whole characterization as "class warfare" is pretty hyperbolic and has real limits as for how useful it is. It's quite a limited framework for what is really in our country.

In war, the goal is to defeat the enemy. Come on. The different political parties are not enemies. Rivals, but anyone who gets whipped into a froth about the "enemy" has lost it. And "defeat"? Really? Do you want subjugation of the enemy? See where I'm goin here? The whole war metaphor is .. .. of extremely limited use for *MY* goal of getting stuff done.