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.
BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/the-wawg-blog.org
Within the Conservatives without Conscience, there is an extremist group – “The fringe of the fringe.” This group was raised within the ideal Strict Father Model and taught to accept authority without question. Their parental authority uses strong physical punishment to enforce what he believes is right. Their religious authority uses politics to create a culture war and identify the enemies of their imaginary theocratic America. Their media authority names their enemies and defines their failures. Their economic authority makes sure the religious and media authoritarians are funded even when they can’t make it on their own. Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/frank-schaeffer-goes-crazy-god#axzz2XqPHbbJv" target="_blank" title="By Jane Smiley, The Nation, 9/27/2007">Frank Schaeffer Goes Crazy for God</a>, <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/12/14/1337221/a-timeline-of-mass-shootings-in-the-us-since-columbine/" title="The rate of people killed by guns in the US is 19.5 times higher than similar high-income countries in the world." target="_blank">A Timeline Of Mass Shootings In The US Since Columbine</a>
- Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=428" target="_blank" title="Voters Values’ Contract with Congress.">Another Step Closer to Theocracy and Religious Dictatorship?</a>
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Posted in Authoritarianism, Church/State Unification, Human Rights Abuse
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Tagged Christianist
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Privateering is destroying America’s democracy by eliminating our governments moral mission to protect and empower all of its citizens. Privateering is supplanting that moral mission with protection and empowerment of the rich, by the rich and for the rich. Continue reading →
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/archives/exploring-health-care/a-very-blackwater-thanksgiving/" target="_blank" title="Profiteers are wrecking our health and destroying our security.">A Very Blackwater Thanksgiving</a>, <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/logic-of-the-health-care-debate.pdf" target="_blank" title="Our health insurance system only works so long as insurance companies profit.">The Logic of the Health Care Debate</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism, Corporate Intrusion
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Tagged Privateering
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Conservatives without conscience (CWC) want life protected at all costs while it exists in the womb. Once you are born, however, CWCs believe “you’re on your own.” Your life after birth and your health are totally up to you – … Continue reading →
You’ve heard the question before – Do you still beat your spouse? – and there is no answer that doesn’t imply a negative. Well, polls being sent out by the ‘leaders’ described in Conservatives Without Conscience (CWC) to their fearful … Continue reading →
- Supporting Video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxNhOBemsic" target="_blank" title="Interview about The Healing of America">T. R. Reid on C-SPAN</a>
Posted in Authoritarianism
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Tagged Fear Mongering, Noble Lie
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My most used quote is from Conservatives Without Conscience by John Dean: Probably about 20 to 25 percent of the adult American population is so right-wing authoritarian, so scared, so self-righteous, so ill-informed, and so dogmatic that nothing you can … Continue reading →
The following was based on a new article by George Lakoff. Populating the Administration with people from inside the beltway will help in some ways and hurt in others. Progressives are losing the health care reform effort because the inside … Continue reading →
- Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/08/20/the-policyspeak-disaster-for-health-care/" target="_blank" title="What has been going wrong?">The Policyspeak Disaster for Health Care</a>, <a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2006/apr/23/opinion/op-siepp23" target="_blank" title="they can raise the out-of-pocket cap for all of their members anytime they like">Battling cancer -- and Blue Cross</a>
- Supporting Articles: <a href="http://trusted.md/blog/marc/2006/04/10/how_good_is_your_health_insurance" target="_blank" title="Health insurance companies are not required to provide health insurance to anyone.">How good is your health insurance?</a>
Posted in Empathy
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When you purchase auto, home, or flood insurance, you are covered as long as you pay your premiums. If you suffer a catastrophic loss, you’re coverage will save you from bankruptcy. James Kwak put it this way in his recent … Continue reading →
If Bruce became President of the United States, what would become of America? Decide for yourself. Bruce on the use of torture for the enemy – “The seeds of Abu Ghraib’s rotten fruit were sown by civilians at the highest … Continue reading →
Mr. Holder, Every time the executive branch of our federal government erodes the rule of law, our nation takes one more step toward its end. To delay that end, there must be a thorough and complete investigation of any laws … Continue reading →
Mr. Presidnet, I am writing to you concerning indefinite detention of suspected criminals/terrorists. On July 3, you told the Associated Press that the idea of indefinite detention gave you” huge pause.†However, huge pause does not mean you oppose it … Continue reading →
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