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.

 

Shelby County v Holder Ruling – Keeping Texas Red

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Here’s another message I’ve sent to the Supreme Court: On behalf of the Texas Republican Party, thank you. With our contested voter ID law and formerly illegal district maps being implemented, the Battleground Texas effort will have an even more … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Andy Hailey

While driving home from lunch today and listening to the discussion on NPR’s ‘Talk of the Nation’, the strong unreasonable comments of a caller disturbed me. This caller was stating that overruling California’s Proposition 8 was not right. Prop 8 … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=7629" target="_blank" title="Where does this anger/hatred and lack of action come from?">Teapublicans Are Punishing America for Electing a Black Man President</a>
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Media Gives Free Reign to Gut Feel While The Nation’s Needs Are Ignored

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Right-wing authoritarians (RWA) – those blocking progress in both houses of our Congress and conniving with ALEC to write oppressive state laws – are not only all about ‘me-my-mine,’ they are also ‘rugged individualists’ with no need for others who … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://occupydemocrats.com/heritage-foundation-letter-to-congress-gop-dont-legislate-just-distract-americans/" target="_blank" title="The letter, specifically addressed to House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, glorifies the negative media hype surrounding the White House">Heritage Foundation Letter to GOP: Don’t Legislate, Just Distract Americans</a>
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Teapublicans Are Punishing America for Electing a Black Man President

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Andy Hailey

As we all know, our right-wing minority controlled Congress and many right-wing state leaders have opposed every effort of President Obama. The election of a gaggle of Tea Party members to Congress in 2010 reinforced this opposition and Mitch McConnell … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/drbob/Comment%20on%20the%20Tea%20Party.pdf" target="_blank" title="Tea Party exemplifies right-wing authoritarianism">Comment on the Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/ann-coulter-gop-deserves-to-die_n_3435052.html" target="_blank" title="the only thing left for people like you and me to do, Sean, is to punish the people who destroyed America.">GOP 'Deserves To Die' If It Backs Immigration Reform</a>, <a href="http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/18587-racist-roots-of-gop-war-on-obama" title="A key point is to slash help to what the Right sees as "undeserving" Americans, especially people of color." target="_blank">Racist Roots of GOP War on Obama</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/McDonnell-Fornicator-Paper-Makes-Race-Interesting-56318427.html" target="_blank" title="The Republican Party's Vision for the Family: The Compelling Issue of the Decade">McDonnell "Fornicator" Paper Makes Race Interesting</a>
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Moral Values of the Left and Right – History Shows Which Works for All Americans

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Throughout this blog, postings have provided details about the strict father and nurturant parent worldviews. Charts in some of those postings show how the dominance of one or the other of these two worldviews affects our economy. Not only did … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/38813/george_lakoff's_freedom_frame" title="The battle to define freedom is being fought by warriors with radically different world views." target="_blank">George Lakoff's Freedom Frame</a>
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The Danger of American Fascism – Then and Now

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Back in August 2006, I wrote a post called, “Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?” I think we are much closer to knowing our answer now and President Obama’s progressive inauguration speech provided a glimpse of the beginning of the end of this corporate threat to America. Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/seven-brides-seven-corporations-1359473961" title="The extreme's of corporate governance." target="_blank">Seven Brides for Seven Corporations</a>
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Our Two Major Political Parties – The Illusion and Realities of Their Essences

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Over the years, some have said that there is little difference between our two major political parties. This is certainly a favorite characterization made by third-party members like Libertarians, who actually represent the extremes of both major parties. However, if … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?tag=john-dean" title="Those who finalized the creation of our disfunctional Congress" target="_blank">Conservatives without Conscience</a>
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Disaster Relief Is Immoral and Requires Privatization – Who Believes This and Why?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Here is a portion of the transcript from the June 13, 2011, Republican presidential primary debate where Romney is asked about transferring disaster relief to the states – a conservative, anti-federal government idea. KING: What else, Governor Romney? You’ve been … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/global-warming-systemically-caused-hurricane-sandy-1351918218" title="Global warming systemically caused Hurricane Sandy" target="_blank">Systemic vs. Direct Causation Relative to Global Warming</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/you-re-your-own-society-1352471262" title="No man is an island, or every man for himself? Yesterday, America decided which would be its watchword." target="_blank">The On Your Own Society</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12756-the-gops-privatization-pathology" title="It's a bit of a mystery, calling more for psychological inquiry than policy analysis." target="_blank">The GOP's Privatization Pathology</a>
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Why Are Some Americans More Concerned About Consuming Than Preserving Their Democracy?

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The excerpts below are from a recent article by Henry Giroux, titled “Why Don’t Americans Care About Democracy at Home?” The basic answer is “economic Darwinism,” which “promotes a politics of cruelty,” “undermines all forms of solidarity capable of challenging … Continue reading →

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More Research Invalidates Extreme Right-wing Principle – Solely “Self-made”

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The extreme right-wing, strict father, authoritarian family model, which is represented in many ways by the Romney/Ryan twosome, includes the principle of the self-made individual – each person is totally responsible for their success. This is what George Lakoff calls … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=1846" title="The empowerment infrastructure [of our society through its government], provided by taxes, is usually taken for granted, hidden, or ignored." target="_blank">Causation – Paying Taxes Contributes to Everyone’s Success</a>
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