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.

 

Authoritarian War on Women – Who’s Going to Stop American Authoritarianism?

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The American Warfare State Is Bringing an End to American Democracy … In my post, Authoritarian Control Requires War, a War Mentality, Enemies, and a Vivid Imagination, I listed the various, mostly real, and a few imaginary wars started by … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/blog/2012/04/19/the-war-on-women/" target="_blank" title="It is time to call out the bullies who shroud patriarchal domination of women under the guise of religious dogma and partisan politics.">The War on Women and What to Do About It</a>
  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8859-violence-usa-the-warfare-state-and-the-brutalizing-of-everyday-life" target="_blank" title="if the United States is to make a claim on democracy, it must develop a politics that views violence as a moral monstrosity and war as virulent pathology.">Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life</a>
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The Four Fundamentalisms of America’s Authoritarian State – Threats to Our Democracy

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The excerpts below are from a recent article by Henry Giroux, author of Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism, who discusses the major fundamentalisms of our growing authoritarian state. But first, my two cents: There is … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Authoritarian Strategy and How Democrats Could Lose The Presidency

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Andy Hailey

George Lakoff, professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley, has published an article called The Santorum Strategy. Here are some excerpts if you don’t have time for the whole article: …The Republican presidential campaign is about a lot more than the … Continue reading →

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Authoritarian Control Requires War, a War Mentality, Enemies, and a Vivid Imagination

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Andy Hailey

WAR … WAR … WAR … WAR I guess the authoritarian wars began in 1971 when President Nixon launched the war on drugs to combat the heroine addictions of our Vietnam veterans. This 40 year war has not been won … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Site: <a href="http://davidswanson.org/outlawry" target="_blank" title="When the World Outlawed War">How people in the United States and around the world worked to abolish war as a legitimate act of state policy and won in 1928</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/8859-violence-usa-the-warfare-state-and-the-brutalizing-of-everyday-life" target="_blank" title="if the United States is to make a claim on democracy, it must develop a politics that views violence as a moral monstrosity and war as virulent pathology.">Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life</a>
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“Double High” Authoritarian Gingrich – Reducing Checks and Balances to Support the ONE%

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Andy Hailey

A Newt 2012 Position Paper – Compiled from previous writings of and paid for by Newt Gingrich: Looks like what Newt is proposing is to reduce the power and protections of the judicial branch of our government in favor of … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/12/15/2547804/gingrich-uses-fog-of-words-to.html" title="Gingrich uses fog of words to cloud our memory" target="_blank">Language: A Key Mechanism of Control</a>
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America’s Growing Authoritarian Police State Revealed by Response to OWS

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Andy Hailey

In three previous articles, I have discussed the growing American police state. This police state is supported by an authoritarian worldview and is promoted by the “bad barrel” structure of today’s police departments. In a recent article by former Police … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.lucifereffect.com/" target="_blank" title="Understanding How Good People Turn Evil">The Lucifer Effect</a>, <a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/" target="_blank" title="Authoritarians in American Society - Policeman are a part.">The AUthoritarians</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/program-1033-military-equipment-police-2011-12#ixzz1gIDZ7OSi" target="_blank" title="The "1033 program" that gave more than $500 million of military gear to u.s. police forces in 2011 alone">The Pentagon Is Offering Free Military Hardware To Every Police Department In The US</a>
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What is of Greater Concern than the Military-industrial Complex?

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Andy Hailey

In a posting from August 2006, I provided a table on the traits of the authoritarian personalities: Leaders and Followers. This same table was reposted in a December 2010 posting about the Tea Party. In January 2009, my posting included … Continue reading →

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Rick Perry – Future Commnader-in-Chief?

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Andy Hailey

In my previous post, I stated: Domestic terrorism from the evangelical, government-is-evil, right-wing authoritarians (RWA) could start a second American Civil War … Based on the various conservative-without-conscience, authoritarian, strict-father, statements by the governor of the single-party state of Texas, … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=5536" target="_blank" title="Yes, Texas is great for corporations, but look at what’s happening to their middle class">Where are the Authoritarians Taking America – Same Place as Texas, SC, WI?</a>
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The Arab Spring and America’s Winter – Where the Authoritarians Are Taking Us, If We Let Them

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Andy Hailey

In several Arab countries, citizens have been demonstrating and demanding their authoritarian governments be replaced with a democratic form of government. In America, citizens have ceded control of their democracy to a hateful minority of right-wing authoritarians. As democracy is … Continue reading →

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We Have A REVENUE Problem – Just Look at Our History

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Andy Hailey

At the end of WWII, our national debt was almost 120 percent of our GDP, higher than today. For the 35 years after the war, we not only paid for significant infrastructure like the interstate highway system, dams for electricity, … Continue reading →

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