Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tea Baggers Are Assembling The Rabble And Rubble Of American Politics.




Tea Baggers Are Assembling The Rabble And Rubble Of American Politics.

American Fascism Flourishes

The American Fascist Party Was Founded In 1934 By Eugene Scalia, Father Of Current Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.


They were sympathetic with the ways of the Nazis, who basically believe that every function of government should be run by private corporations, that government should be strictly authoritarian, and that there should be no freedom for people within a country. They supported the Nazis in the lead up to World War II. In a notable case, Senator Prescott Bush, an erstwhile member of the American Fascist party, was sanctioned for doing business dealings with the Nazis even after World War II started.

Fascism is the opposite of democracy, because it does not give any power to the public, once it is in the hands of these corporations. There are no elections for corporations. They are what FDR called the "modern day tyrants, no different than royalty during the middle ages."

The fascists embrace that model. You can see fascism in action in many authoritarian dictatorships throughout the world today.

One can see Scalia's Fascist leanings by his decisions, which tend to favor large corporations, a one party system, the oppression or limiting of speech, especially in a 2006 decision where he found that there is no first amendment protection for any government worker who might have something bad to say about the government.

http://www.theocracywatch.org/chris_hedges_nov24_04.htm

http://www.correntewire.com/fast_hardening_soft_fascism_america

http://rationalrevolution.net/articles/rise_of_american_fascism.htm

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarceration of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists; terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military are glamorized.

5. Rampant sexism - The government of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are intertwined - Government in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation are often the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated, or are severely restricted.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassinations of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Benito Mussolini - who knew something about fascism - had a more straightforward definition: "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power."

WHACKO WATCH

Palin's Advice To Obama To Help His Re-Election: Start A War With IRAN

Feb 7, 2010 ... The official site of Alan Colmes-liberal commentator, syndicated radio talk show host and Fox News Channel political contributor.

Sarah Palin is a woman of many faces and I don’t mean make-up changes. She is not a political chameleon because she often turns up as the wrong Sarah at the wrong place. In reality she is a shallow intellect, egomaniacal, religious zealot who really believes that whatever happens as the result of what she says is “God’s Will”. Her cheering adoring supporters are among the most hypocritical “Christians” I have even seen and the vilest spirited base Americans it has ever been my displeasure to witness.

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