Category Archives: Enemy/Scapegoat

Is ‘the enemy’ used to unify and manipulate? Are terrorists the only enemy? Who is supporting them? Is the enemy list growing? Have the monsters been set loose on Maple Street, USA? Is assumption of trustworthiness in most encounters being replaced by suspicion of everyone? Is the potential for mob rule more likely? Does the enemy include your neighbor who doesn’t agree with you? When will the enemy be tattooed with a scarlet letter? When will guilty until proven innocent become the law? When will mass graves guide our choices? How far is too far?

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.

 

Bad Deeds for 7-21-2010

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  The Myth of Republicans’ Economic Stewardship – Just days after the Washington Post documented that George W. Bush presided over the worst eight-year economic performance in the modern American presidency, the New York Times in January featured an analysis … Continue reading →

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The Changing Nature of Right-wing Authoritarian Lies – Then and Now

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Andy Hailey

One of the tools used by the right-wing authoritarian (RWA) or “Conservatives Without Conscience” (CWC) leaders (Rep. Senators, Dick Arm…, Rush Lim…, Glenn Be.., Bill O’…, Newt Ging…, Michele Bach…, Sharron Ang…, Ann Coul…,) is the Noble Lie. These lies … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-congress-did-n_b_598698.html" target="_blank" title="I've addressed this Aitken Bible lie many times before">No, Mr. Beck, Congress Did Not Print a Bible for the Use of Schools</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-john-adams-did_b_608570.html" target="_blank" title="On Beck's show, Barton also incorporated his other lie about this letter">No, Mr. Beck, John Adams Did Not Think Governments Must Be Administered by the Holy Ghost</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-rodda/no-mr-beck-jefferson-did_b_622122.html" target="_blank" title="I'm going to take on another of pseudo-historian David Barton's favorite lies">No, Mr. Beck, Jefferson Did Not Date His Documents 'In the Year of Our Lord Christ'</a>
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Bad Deeds for 6-29-2010

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republicans Are Opposing Responsible Natural Gas Operations – Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is a means of natural gas extraction employed in deep natural gas well drilling. Once a well is drilled, millions of gallons of water, sand and proprietary chemicals … Continue reading →

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Where is the Right-wing Authoritarian Triad Taking Us?

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Andy Hailey

This blog tracks where we are going by documenting the characteristic categories of the minority right-wing authoritarians (RWA) in the United States. The RWAs are part of our political system and are currently represented by the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.cceia.org/resources/transcripts/5171.html" target="_blank" title="Family values, moral values, and military values are a rather potent cocktail">The New American Militarism</a>
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Bad Deeds for 6-17-2010

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Limbaugh’s Solution to Childhood Hunger: Kids Should ‘Dumpster Dive’ – Responding to an article Wednesday at AOL.com that reports 16 million children will go hungry this summer once free or subsidized school lunches are no longer available, Limbaugh suggested: … Continue reading →

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The Problem with Illegal Immigration – Us

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Andy Hailey

The problem with illegal immigration is US consumers and employers. Consumers want cheap stuff and employers hire cheap labor to give consumers what they want. We get what we pay for, including trashy side effects in the deserts of Arizona. … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 5-19-2009

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  All-Time Hypocrisy Award Winner – Republican Rep. Mark Souder, an ardent “family values” congressman, not only had an extramarital affair with a staffer; he recorded a video with his mistress about sexual abstinence education.   Rewriting History – Social … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 5/12/2010

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republicans Plan to Protest Democratic/Labor Rally for NASA Jobs – The Galveston County Democratic Party and local labor unions have organized a rally to support NASA employees and their jobs this Friday, May 14, 7 p.m., at the Chester … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 4/27/2010

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  The Party of No … Credibility – American right-wing leaders are responding to complaints about their adherents’ insults, threats, and acts of violence by claiming that such problems occur on the left as well. Of course, they don’t dare … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 4/26/2010

Posted on April 26, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Spill, Baby, Spill; Oil May Affect Louisiana Coast – Oil is leaking from the ruptured well of a large rig that exploded, burnt and sank in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this week, the US Coast Guard said Saturday. … Continue reading →

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