Category Archives: Authoritarianism

Authoritarianism describes a form of government characterized by strict obedience to the authority of the state, which often maintains and enforces social control through the use of oppressive measures. The term may also be used to describe the personality or management style of an individual or organization which seeks to dominate those within its sphere of influence and has little regard for building consensus.

Use of this category typically indicates other categories, like National Security, also apply.

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.

 

The Libertarian Stealth War On America’s Democracy

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Andy Hailey

After decades of refining his extreme, right-wing, ideas on control by the wealthy, James McGill Buchanan, professor at the University of Virginia and head of his very own Thomas Jefferson Center for Political Economy and Social Philosophy department, joined forces … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2017/5/12/donald_trump_orders_election_integrity_commission" target="_blank" title="Kobach has pushed for the strictest voter identification laws in the country">Donald Trump Orders "Election Integrity" Commission Headed by Architects of Voter Suppression</a>
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Why Privatize Social Security? More Wealth Transfer for the 1%

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Andy Hailey

Right-wing authoritarian Republican politicians, like Paul Ryan, believe that the individual is solely responsible for their success or failure. Their moral righteousness is based on one’s self-discipline and ability to plan for every contingency. That leaves the 99% to fend … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/your-road-map-to-paul-ryan-s-plan-to-privatize-medicare" target="_blank" title"The reality is that changes to Medicare made by Obamacare actually made the program more solvent, not less">Your Road Map To Paul Ryan's Plan To Privatize Medicare</a>
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Ready For Rule by a Dictator? – When Will The People Respond?

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Andy Hailey

Since 2005, I’ve written 425 blog posts, , and most of them have been about America’s growing authoritarian state. I’ve had a lot of help along the way from many others more knowledgeable than me. It started with a paper … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/its-all-about-voters-who-are-angry-at-the-establishment/" target="_blank" title="A broken political system burdened by an austerity driven, neoliberal, economic system">It’s All About Voters Who Are Angry at the Establishment</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="https://georgelakoff.com/2016/11/22/a-minority-president-why-the-polls-failed-and-what-the-majority-can-do/" target="_blank" title="To effectively fight for what is right, you have to first say what is right and why.">A Minority President: Why the Polls Failed, And What the Majority Can Do</a>
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Understanding Your Right-Wing Authoritarian Neighbors And Why You Can’t Re-wire Their Minds

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Andy Hailey

Based on the work of others, primarily Professor George Lakoff, an expert in cognitive linguistics – how the brain uses and responds to language, here is what I’ve come to understand about those who support people like racist, misogynist, DJT … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~ altemey/drbob/Comment%20on% 20the%20Tea%20Party.pdf" target="_blank" title="These are some of the DJT supporters">The Authoritarian Tea Party</a>, <a href="https://georgelakoff.com/2016/03/02/why-trump/" target="_blank" title="His appeal to differing conservative groups.">Why Trump?</a>
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Updates on America’s GOP Authoritarianism – Trump Leading The Way, GOP Split, GOP Dictator

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Andy Hailey

Here are links to three articles on American Authoritarianism and selected quotes from each: The Rise of American Authoritarianism Trump embodies the classic authoritarian. Donald Trump could be just the first of many Trumps in American politics The political phenomenon … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/can-there-really-be-fascist-people-in-a-democracy-john-dean-exposes-the-authoritarians-that-are-leading-us-that-way/" target="_blank">Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?</a>
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Our Choices In November: (Neoliberal Austerity or Neofascist Racism) and Bad to Worse Levels of International War(s)

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Andy Hailey

Here are two interviews comparing Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. One with Dr. Henry Giroux and the other with Dr. Cornel West: This Is Hell! | On violence, neoliberalism and the hallucinatory anti-politics of the Trump era If we can’t … Continue reading →

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To What Degree Will November Election Complete Corporate Coup of America?

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Andy Hailey

Now that the party primaries are over, it appears that the profit centric MSM has guided the voters quite convincingly. We ended up with the candidates which both media’s profit masters most approve of and which voters have the lowest … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/14297-henry-wallace-americas-forgotten-visionary" target="_blank" title="Wallace opposed the cold war, the arms race with the Soviet Union and racial segregation.">Henry Wallace, America's Forgotten Visionary</a>
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Dr. Bob Altemeyer on Donald Trump and Authoritarian Followers – Who Will Stop Them?

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Andy Hailey

Professor Altemeyer, was referenced extensively in John Dean’s Conservatives Without Conscience and in this blog. He has written a summary on authoritarians and related articles. If the New American Majority, discussed by Steve Phillips in Brown Is The New White, … Continue reading →

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Policy Priorities for Winning in November with the New American Majority (NAM)

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Andy Hailey

RE: Brown Is The New White by Steve Phillips (This is my kind of book. Filled with quantitative and qualitative details, and progressive policies for the mind, and, more importantly, backed up and supported by progressive values for the soul.) … Continue reading →

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Questions for Millennial Bernie Supporters on Behalf of Boomer Bernie Supporters

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Andy Hailey

How much of the following would you either agree with or can offer a more accurate/corrected summary? – Is incremental, slow, change no longer acceptable? – Is working from within the rigged system not worth the effort to re-rig it? … Continue reading →

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