Category Archives: Human Rights Abuse

Are human rights ignored in ‘special cases’? In the ‘war on terror’, have we given up some rights via the Patriot Act in hopes of increasing our protection from those bent on doing us harm? If we are attacked again and fear short circuits our minds, are we willing to give up more rights for the cause? Are we becoming more willing to look the other way when what used to be illegal is used against an ‘enemy’? Are citizens more willing to identify the enemy based on less and less accurate information? Will one family member turn in another as the enemy out of spite, for monetary gain, or to earn a notch on the sleeve of their national uniform? 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.

 

The “Bad Barrel” for All U.S. Presidents – Some Try to Resist, Authoritarians Enhance It

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Andy Hailey

What changed many of the promises of candidate Obama into either inaction or the adverse actions of President Obama? Here’s how I put it to the President recently. RE: The Obamas by Jodi Kantor Mr. President, While listening to an … 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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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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Republican Senators – Shameless, Spineless, or Without Conscience?

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Andy Hailey

RE: Most Republican Senators voted yesterday to pass the Paul Ryan Budget Plan for the wealthy. Tonight, I sent the following note to Texas Senator Cornyn, who voted for the plan: Transferring more wealth to the top 2 percent by … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=5126" target="_blank" title="There are two parts to the Ryan budget plan:">Congressman Ryan’s Wealth Transfer (Budget) Plan</a>
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Fear Mongering Over Debt and Deficits – It’s Happened Before, Why Then, Why Now?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Why are we, as a nation, no longer expressing concern about the employment deficit? Because the media and the politicians are all fear mongering about deficit spending, the national debt, and terminating state employees and/or their benefits to fix their … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/the-republican-strategy_b_825206.html"they hope to deflect attention from the increasing share of total income and wealth going to the richest 1 percent while the jobs and wages of everyone else languises>The Republican Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/20/AR2011022002480.html" target="_blank" title="Washington is acting as if the only real problem the United States confronts is the budget deficit">The Tea Party is winning</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/what-conservatives-really_b_825504.html" target="_blank" title="Conservatives believe in individual responsibility alone, not social responsibility.">What Conservatives Really Want</a>, <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/deficit-crisis-mongers-go-deep-end-1353168534" title="The real bottom line is whether the country will allow the deficit hawks to scare us into a deal that we would never make under normal circumstances. " target="_blank">The Deficit Crisis Mongers Go Off the Deep End</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/saving-planet-or-fixing-debt-1352562807" title="Imagine Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 and our political leaders responded by debating the best way to deal with the deficits projected for 1960." target="_blank">Saving the Planet or Fixing the Debt</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12728-embrace-the-fiscal-cliff" title="... latest disinformation put out by people who agree with Grover Norquist that the real goal of politics should always and everywhere be to reduce taxes and shrink the size of government" target="_blank">Embrace the Fiscal Cliff</a>
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Violence Against Americans by Americans – Individual Action Is Only Part of the Story

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Individual actions result from the influences of many factors. This is referred to as “systemic causation.” Some factors are genetic but many are external: parents, spouses, siblings, other relatives, friends, scout leaders, religious leaders, teachers, bosses, books, movies, radio, TV, … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2011/01/09/learn-how-propaganda-works-the-giffords-shooting/" target="_blank" title="Pay attention to the narratives as they unfold and consider the significance of the agendas they support">Learn How Propaganda Works: The Giffords Shooting</a>, <a href="http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/professor-receives-death-threats-after-glenn-beck-targets-her/" target="_blank" title="“Somebody tell Frances I have 5000 roundas ready">Professor Receives Death Threats After Glenn Beck Targets Her</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turner_Diaries" target="_blank" title=" Depicts a violent revolution in the United States which leads to the overthrow of the United States federal government and to a the extermination of all Jews and non-whites.">Timothy McVeigh referenced The Turner Diaries as a source for his planning of his 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.</a>
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Tax Breaks For The Mega and Ultra Rich – Stopping Their Takeover of Our Democracy

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Andy Hailey

An article about Congress deciding its next pay raise, had this to say about the richest 235 of them: Senators had a median reportable net worth of $1.79 million in 2008, the last year such data were available, down from … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 9-8-2010

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Confused Tea Party People – The Tea Party people say they’re angry about socialism, but maybe they’re really angry about capitalism. If there’s a sense of being looked down upon, it’s that sense of failure that’s built into a … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 9-3-2010

Posted on September 4, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Fewer Jobs, Larger Deficits if Republicans Were in Charge – According to a study in Newsweek, the things that Republicans have said they want to do won’t actually boost employment or reduce deficits. In fact, much the opposite. If … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-26-2010

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Rick Perry’s Bomb about Bombs: Perry Lies or He Doesn’t Know Where the Border Lies – In an interview about border security, Texas Gov. Rick Perry told Fox News that bombs exploded in El Paso. “You’ve got bullets hitting … Continue reading →

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