We’re one month away from electing our next President of the United States of America. On November 8th, voters will have to decide what kind of a future we want for our nation. Do we want to continue as a free society, or are we willing to give up our freedoms and allow Collectivist leaders who know better than we, how to best run our personal and professional lives? We thought this was the perfect time to test the knowledge of the American voter. So we’re asking, “How well do you know your Collectivist leaders?”
Collectivism is a political theory associated with communism. More broadly, it is the idea that people should prioritize the good of society over the welfare of the individual.
Who said it?
Here are six trivia questions to see how much history you really know. The answers are very revealing. If you don’t know the answer, make your best guess. Answer all of the questions (no cheating) before looking at the answers.
Hint: The answers to these questions aren’t all Barack Obama.
1) “We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.”
A. Karl Marx
B. Adolph Hitler
C. Joseph Stalin
D. Barack Obama
E. None of the above
2) “It’s time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few… And to replace it with shared responsibility, for shared prosperity.”
A. Lenin
B. Mussolini
C. Joseph Stalin
D. Barack Obama
E. None of the above
3) “(We)… can’t just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people.”
A. Nikita Khrushev
B. Joseph Goebbels
C. Boris Yeltsin
D. Barack Obama
E. None of the above
4) “We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own… in order to create this common ground.”
A. Mao Tse Dung
B. Hugo Chavez
C. Kim Jong II
D. Barack Obama
E. None of the above
5) “I certainly think the free-market has failed.”
A. Karl Marx
B. Lenin
C. Molotov
D. Barack Obama
E. None of the above
6) “I think it’s time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being watched.”
A. Pinochet
B. Milosevic
C. Saddam Hussein
D. Barack Obama
E. None of the above
Answers:
(1) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/29/2004
(2) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 5/29/2007
(3) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(4) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(5) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 6/4/2007
(6) E. None of the above. Statement was made by Hillary Clinton 9/2/2005
