Authoritarianism

Edward Snowden Exposed Our Authoritarian – Dual – State

The following are excerpts are from a recent article by Chris Hedges: Snowden, we are told, could have reformed from…

11 years ago

Success of 50 Years Of Fighting to End Poverty Minimized by 30 Years of Neoliberal Economics, But …

... social change is happening and growing inequality is the great enabler. Relative to Bill Moyer’s 8 stages of successful…

11 years ago

Who’s in Control and Who Helped Put Them There?

John Dean referred to them as Conservatives Without Conscience in his 2007 book by that title. (There was no Tea…

11 years ago

America’s Two Party System – The Good, Bad, and The Really Ugly

First of all, a short summary of The Lucifer Effect. It explains how events like Mi Lai, Abu Ghraib, and…

11 years ago

Shelby County v Holder Ruling – Keeping Texas Red

Here's another message I've sent to the Supreme Court: On behalf of the Texas Republican Party, thank you. With our…

11 years ago

Supporters of DOMA, Prop 8, and Texas Special Session SB 5 – How Their Authoritarian World View Can Predict Their Actions

While driving home from lunch today and listening to the discussion on NPR's 'Talk of the Nation', the strong unreasonable…

11 years ago

Media Gives Free Reign to Gut Feel While The Nation’s Needs Are Ignored

Right-wing authoritarians (RWA) - those blocking progress in both houses of our Congress and conniving with ALEC to write oppressive…

12 years ago

Teapublicans Are Punishing America for Electing a Black Man President

As we all know, our right-wing minority controlled Congress and many right-wing state leaders have opposed every effort of President…

12 years ago

Moral Values of the Left and Right – History Shows Which Works for All Americans

Throughout this blog, postings have provided details about the strict father and nurturant parent worldviews. Charts in some of those…

12 years ago

The Danger of American Fascism – Then and Now

Back in August 2006, I wrote a post called, "Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?" I think…

12 years ago