About Andy Hailey
Vietnam Vet, UT El Paso Grad, Retired Aerospace Engineer, former union rep, kid of a WWII WASP, Vet for Peace, universist, web admin, blogger - helping to expose America’s growing Authoritarianism.
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At the end of WWII, our national debt was almost 120 percent of our GDP, higher than today. For the 35 years after the war, we not only paid for significant infrastructure like the interstate highway system, dams for electricity, … Continue reading →
Will the country default by not raising the debt limit? The consensus, which is growing but does not include the political ‘adolescents’ in the Tea Party, is no, we won’t. It’s too dangerous. The real question is why are we … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=4846" target="_blank" title="We survived the larger deficits of WWII just fine.">Fear Mongering Over Debt and Deficits – It’s Happened Before, Why Then, Why Now?</a>
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.gao.gov/products/AIMD-96-130" title="Analysis of Actions During the 1995-1996 Crisis" target="_blank">1995-1996 Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="http://texaslsg.org/texasonthebrink/?page_id=55" target="_blank" title="A report from the Texas Legislative Study Group On the State of Our State">Texas On the Brink</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Intrusion
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Tagged Fear Mongering, Single-party State
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If we are going to be forced to deal with the deficit/debt and ignore the economy and jobs, then getting the deficit/debt under control must be shared by all. Everyone must sacrifice, but some more than others. It must be … Continue reading →
While reading Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism by Henry Giroux, I learned about another element of America’s growing authoritarianism – The Powell Memo, by Lewis F. Powell on August 23, 1971. Mr. Giroux makes the … Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://law.wlu.edu/deptimages/Powell%20Archives/PowellSCSFChamberofCommerce.pdf" target="_blank" title="the success of the Powell Memorandum today">Corporate Response to Powell Memo</a>, <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/campaign-blog/the-lewis-powell-memo-corporate-blueprint-to-/blog/36466/" target="_blank" title="Greenpeace has the full text of the Lewis Powell Memo and analyses of impacts">The Lewis Powell Memo - Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy</a>
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Tagged The Powell Memo
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The following is a letter I sent to President Obama via their contact page at the White House. In 2006, you spoke about the “empathy deficit.” You said, “There’s a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. … Continue reading →
Listed below is a portion of the introduction for Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism by Dr. Henry A. Giroux. This book is a good update for the authoritarianism which John Dean discussed in Conservatives Without … Continue reading →
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Tagged Fascism - Here?
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Sometimes, when either Libertarian Ron or Rand Paul are questioned on particular situations that driven by their general politics beliefs, they contradict themselves. In response to questions by Chris Mathews concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Ron Paul responded, … Continue reading →
RE: Most Republican Senators voted yesterday to pass the Paul Ryan Budget Plan for the wealthy. Tonight, I sent the following note to Texas Senator Cornyn, who voted for the plan: Transferring more wealth to the top 2 percent by … Continue reading →
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=5126" target="_blank" title="There are two parts to the Ryan budget plan:">Congressman Ryan’s Wealth Transfer (Budget) Plan</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Intrusion, Human Rights Abuse
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Newt Gingrich is the Ayman al-Zawahiri of the Republican Party. Both are
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/newt-gingrich-greatest-rhetorical-hits" target="_blank" title="Your guide to Gingrich's greatest rhetorical hits">Newt in His Own Words: 33 Years of Bomb-Throwing</a>, <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/15/2547804/gingrich-uses-fog-of-words-to.html" title="Gingrich uses fog of words to cloud our memory" target="_blank">Language: A Key Mechanism of Control</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism
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Tagged Unitary Executive
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It will take winning back the swing/independent/biconceptual/dual voters. They were influenced by the empathetic progressive messages in 2008 and by the fearful conservatives-without-conscience messages in 2010. For 2012, the progressive message should be, “The Country We Believe In.” It should … Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/04/13/country-we-believe-improving-america-s-fiscal-future" target="_blank" title="Improving America’s Fiscal Future">The Country We Believe In</a>, <a href="http://georgelakoff.com/2011/04/17/obama-returns-to-his-moral-vision-democrats-read-carefully/" target="_blank" title="Obama Returns to His Moral Vision: Democrats Read Carefully!">Obama Returns to His Moral Vision: Democrats Read Carefully!</a>
Posted in Nurturant State
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Tagged Individual or Systemic Causation
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Andy Hailey