About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, 60's Republican now progressive, web admin, blogger.
Americans are more likely to be killed by domestic terrorists with guns than international terrorists with bombs. When will we redirect our national resources to reflect this higher threat to American lives? Sign the petition … Also, here’s my message … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="docs/MASmith34-3.pdfhttps://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=4641" target="_blank" title="Individual actions result from the influences of many factors.">Violence Against Americans by Americans – Individual Action Is Only Part of the Story</a>
Posted in Human Rights Abuse, Terrorism
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Tagged Christianist
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Based on comments made by Thom Hartmann last week, Roberts has handed the extreme right another rallying cause. Just like Roe v Wade, this decision will be used for decades to rally the right-wing authoritarian base. It will inspire ALEC … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/roberts-decision_b_1642730.html?utm_source=Alert-blogger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email%2BNotifications" target="_blank" title="What Else Hath Roberts Wrought?">Beware of Conservative Metaphors Enabled by Roberts Decision</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/10164-the-jury-is-still-out-on-chief-justice-roberts" target="_blank" title="The Jury Is Still Out on Chief Justice Roberts" rel="nofollow">Civil rights may be at risk now?</a>
Posted in Politics
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The two deficits, their causes, and solutions summarized below from writings by former Senator Barack Obama and Professor Henry Giroux, author of many books including Zombie Politics and Casino Capitalism, are much more critical to America’s future than the deficit … Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/blog/2012/06/22/the-real-reason-conservatives-always-win/" target="_blank" title="When two groups compete, the one with the most social cohesion wins in the long run.">The REAL Reason Conservatives Always Win</a>
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="http://empathiccivilization.com/" target="_blank" title="The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis">The Empathic Civilization</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Empathy
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Tagged Fascism - Here?, Fear Mongering, Noble Lie
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In a recent article by George Lakoff, the author explains how Republicans won the message war and confirmed Scott Walker as the governor of Wisconsin. “Where progressives argued policy — the right to collective bargaining and the importance of public … Continue reading →
The American Warfare State Is Bringing an End to American Democracy … In my post, Authoritarian Control Requires War, a War Mentality, Enemies, and a Vivid Imagination, I listed the various, mostly real, and a few imaginary wars started by … Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/blog/2012/04/19/the-war-on-women/" target="_blank" title="It is time to call out the bullies who shroud patriarchal domination of women under the guise of religious dogma and partisan politics.">The War on Women and What to Do About It</a>
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8859-violence-usa-the-warfare-state-and-the-brutalizing-of-everyday-life" target="_blank" title="if the United States is to make a claim on democracy, it must develop a politics that views violence as a moral monstrosity and war as virulent pathology.">Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Rampant Sexism
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The excerpts below are from a recent article by Henry Giroux, author of Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism, who discusses the major fundamentalisms of our growing authoritarian state. But first, my two cents: There is … Continue reading →
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Posted in Authoritarianism
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Tagged Christianist, Mega Rich RWA, Posse Comitatus
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George Lakoff, professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley, has published an article called The Santorum Strategy. Here are some excerpts if you don’t have time for the whole article: …The Republican presidential campaign is about a lot more than the … Continue reading →
What changed many of the promises of candidate Obama into either inaction or the adverse actions of President Obama? Here’s how I put it to the President recently. RE: The Obamas by Jodi Kantor Mr. President, While listening to an … Continue reading →
Real wage growth, related to worker productivity gains, have been diverted to corporations, their boards of directors, and the rest of the ONE%, via stock dividends, for over three decades. Just look at what happened: Not … Continue reading →
- Supporting Video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnRWTzvHlzk&feature=related" target="_blank" title="This is a must-see lecture about the realities of socio-economics as pertains to the American dynamic.">Capitalism Hits the Fan</a>
Posted in Corporate Intrusion, Rampant Cronyism/Corruption
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Tagged Mega Rich RWA
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WAR … WAR … WAR … WAR I guess the authoritarian wars began in 1971 when President Nixon launched the war on drugs to combat the heroine addictions of our Vietnam veterans. This 40 year war has not been won … Continue reading →
- Related Web Site: <a href="http://davidswanson.org/outlawry" target="_blank" title="When the World Outlawed War">How people in the United States and around the world worked to abolish war as a legitimate act of state policy and won in 1928</a>
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8859-violence-usa-the-warfare-state-and-the-brutalizing-of-everyday-life" target="_blank" title="if the United States is to make a claim on democracy, it must develop a politics that views violence as a moral monstrosity and war as virulent pathology.">Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Enemy/Scapegoat, Human Rights Abuse, Obsession with Punishment
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Andy Hailey