Category Archives: Nurturant State

The end of “you’re on your own.” Government of, by, and for the people requires both
– a government with the moral purpose to equally protect and empower all the people for maximum success and minimal inequality, and
– active participation of the people to maintain such a government.

Tracking the Growth of American Authoritarianism

“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”
Libertarians are stealthily taking over America.
Since the 1971 Powell Memo, America has moved closer and closer to Fascism.

 

President Obama Should Meet with Some of the 99%

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Here is a letter I sent to the White House today: RE: Dinner with OWS members Mr. President, In the past, you have offered to sit down at dinner with a few of those who have contributed to your election … Continue reading →

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What is Your Fair Share of American Citizenship Dues and Why Should You Pay?

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Andy Hailey

In my previous article, I pointed out how significant revenue helped to not only reduce our massive WWII debt, but also created jobs through building national infrastructure, providing college educations to millions of GIs, and paying for several trips to … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/resource-center/thinking-points/" title="Communicating Our American Values and Vision" target="_blank">"Thinking Points"</a>
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The “Empathy Deficit” and the Growth of American Authoritarianism

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Andy Hailey

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 →

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What’s It Take to Win in 2012? More About ‘We’

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Andy Hailey

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>
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Progressive Facts Are Lost on CWCs, But Biconceptuals Can Understand

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Communicating a progressive worldview requires telling a story and countering the “Nobel Lies,” or beliefs, from the CWCs (conservatives without conscience) with facts. For progressives to win back the “biconceptuals,” who are typically referred to as “independents” and recently supported … Continue reading →

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Hundreds of Millions of Consumers Create Jobs – Not Millions in Tax Breaks for the Mega and Ultra Rich

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Andy Hailey

Conservatives without conscience (CWC) are imagining that the mega and ultra rich will create jobs if they are certain they can keep their excessive tax breaks. The only thing certain about job creation is – it’s not happening. First of … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/files/2-28-09tax.pdf" target="_blank" title="Restoring the top two tax rates as proposed would affect fewer than 1.9 percent offilers with any small-business income in 2009">VERY FEW SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WOULD FACE TAX INCREASES UNDER PRESIDENT’S BUDGET</a>, <a href="http://www.epi.org/economic_snapshots/entry/webfeatures_snapshots_20081022/" target="_blank" title="Not only are many of these stimulus options more effective, but they also have the added benefit of assisting those hardest hit by the downturn">Stimulating the economy - Maximum economic bang for the buck</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/22-statistics-that-prove-the-middle-class-is-being-systematically-wiped-out-of-existence-in-america-2010-7" target="_blank" title="United States had the largest and most prosperous middle class in the history of the world, but now that is changing at a blinding pace.">22 Statistics That Prove The Middle Class Is Being Systematically Wiped Out</a>, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-inequality-in-america-2011-11?slop=1#slideshow-starthttp://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-inequality-in-america-2011-11?slop=1#slideshow-start" target="_blank" title="our average wages are still falling behind inflation, and social mobility is at an all-time low"> 15 Mind-Blowing Facts About Wealth And Inequality In America</a>
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Love Rachel Maddow – But for a Progressive Program, There Is Too Much Conservative Worldview

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Andy Hailey

The brain learns by repetition. The more repetition the more, and stronger, the links between neurons for remembering those repeated items. Adding NOT to a conservative statement only reenforces the neural connections for it. Nixon said, “I’m not a crook.” … Continue reading →

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“When people are voting against their interests, more interest-based arguments don’t help.”

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Andy Hailey

Do you wonder why Democrats have gone from a significant victory in 2008 to looking at big losses in Congress in 2010? Do you wonder what it is the Republicans know and what the Democrats need to learn to avoid … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/resource-center/cognitive-policy/why-voters-arent-motivated-by-a-laundry-list-of-positions-on-issues/" target="_blank" title="The values, frames, and arguments that make sense of the political process.">Why Voters Aren’t Motivated by a Laundry List of Positions on Issues</a>, <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/08/20/the-policyspeak-disaster-for-health-care/" target="_blank" title="It is vital that progressives learn how the political mind works in order to succeed.">The Policyspeak Disaster for Health Care</a>
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Respecting the Beliefs of Others – If Lebanese Can Do It, Why Can’t Americans?

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Andy Hailey

The population of Lebanon is 95 percent Arab and is mostly of the Muslim faith with a large Christian population, but only around 200 Jews: Muslim 59.7% (Shia, Sunni, Druze, Isma’ilite, Alawite or Nusayri), Christian 39% (Maronite Catholic, Greek Orthodox, … Continue reading →

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Trust Requires Accessibility and Accountability

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Andy Hailey

At the end of today’s GPS on CNN, Fareed Zakaria, posed the following question, “Who do you trust more these days? Government or big business?” I have more trust for our government, as represented by our elected representatives, to do … Continue reading →

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