Category Archives: Obsession with Punishment

Is there a police state? Has law enforcement been granted new powers that used to require court approved justification? Can they shoot first and ask questions later? Can they arrest suspects without just cause? Can they hold the ‘enemy’ incommunicado? Is it easier to overlook abuse of rights as long as the enemy is the victim? Are patriotism and fear becoming the basis of foregoing civil liberties? When will the enemy be executed in the public square? When will enemies be pitted against one another in sports arenas? When will mass executions be broadcast on government controlled mass media? 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.

 

Authoritarian Capitalism and Authoritarian Fascism

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Andy Hailey

These examples show that authoritarian capitalism can coexist with a relatively modest ideological veneer, whereas authoritarian fascism embeds a deep, often violent, mythic narrative into every aspect of governance—including the economy. Continue reading →

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  • Related Web Article: <a href="https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-could-explain-why-were-not-meeting-any-aliens-wild-study-proposes" target="_blank" alt="Is AI the Great Filter that makes advanced civilizations a low probability?">AI Could Explain Why We're Not Meeting Any Aliens, Wild Study Proposes</a>
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Charlie Kirk – Right-wing Authoritarian?

Posted on September 27, 2025 by Andy Hailey

Here is my question to Proton’s Lumo AI tool on whether Charlie Kirk is a right-wing authoritarian. Followed by its answer. Do statements spoken by Charlie Kirk show that he shares authoritarian beliefs in a social hierarchy that rewards those at the … Continue reading →

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Voters Can Empower and Protect Our Threatened Democracy

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Andy Hailey

Voters have witnessed a long history of peaceful Executive leadership change.  However, we’ve just seen, 1/6/2021, how fragile that transition can become.   In addition, steps are being taken to completely break that change process.   Continue reading →

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WAR, Civil or World, Enables Hunting Humans

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Andy Hailey

This is about the need for national efforts to stop enabling haters (individuals and political parties) from optimizing their hunting of human ‘game,’ local and international. Continue reading →

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  • Related Web Site: <a href="https://marchforourlives.com/forces/" alt="The Five Forces Fueling Gun Violence - March For Our Lives">A New Framework for Ending Gun Violence</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="https://hartmannreport.com/p/sunday-excerpt-the-hidden-history" alt="Re-interpreting the Second Amendment">The Hidden History of Guns and the 2nd Amendment</a>
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End The Authoritarian Nightmare – Cage The Rampaging Republican Elephant!!!

Posted on October 26, 2020 by Andy Hailey

The Republican Party is populated by almost all those in America who tested as highly prejudicial and authoritarian as documented in Dean’s new book. As Dean documents, They are not going away and the rest of us will need to stand up, en masse, to keep these confirmed authoritarians under control FROM THIS ELECTION FORWARD! Continue reading →

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Stopping The Authoritarian Nightmare – VOTE!

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Andy Hailey

INTRODUCTION John Dean’s newest book. Authoritarian Nightmare: Donald Trump and His Followers, details the threat of American authoritarianism. In addition, he recommends how America can stop the threat of dictatorial rule by highly prejudicial and authoritarian personalities. Forty years of … Continue reading →

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  • Supporting Video: <a href="https://freespeech.org/stories/authoritarian-nightmare-john-dean-helped-bring-down-nixon-over-watergate-he-says-trump-is-worse/" target="_blank" title="“Authoritarian Nightmare”: John Dean Helped Bring Down Nixon over Watergate. He Says Trump Is Worse - Free Speech TV" >John Dean Helped Bring Down Nixon over Watergate. He Says Trump Is Worse</a>
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Systemic Change IS Necessary for Maximizing Equality

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Andy Hailey

Right-wing authoritarianism has been corrupting our critical national systems so as to end our long-term democratic experiment to maximize equality. Citizens have suffered needlessly for decades and we must stop the authoritarian’s final push to maximize inequality in their favor. Continue reading →

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The American Revolution and Great Depression of the 21st Century

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Andy Hailey

Tens of millions of citizens have nothing left to lose! The knee of our right-wing authoritarian oppressors are on the necks of all citizens/workers. Removing that knee of our failed systems requires historically massive public action and political participation. Continue reading →

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Fascist Politics for Protecting and Empowering a Demagogue

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Andy Hailey

The distinct strategies of fascist politics include: the mythic past, propaganda, anti-intellectualism, unreality, hierarchy, and victimhood. Other strategies also included are law and order, sexual anxiety, appealing to the heartland, and dismantling public welfare and unity. Below is summary of … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="https://medium.com/s/story/the-confusion-is-the-point-6ab1d5a933aa" target="_blank" title="Social platforms will not provide clarity">Confustion Is the Point</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/11/the-making-of-the-fox-news-white-house?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=tny&utm_social-type=owned" tarfox news has always been partisan. but has it become propaganda>The Making of the Fox News White House</a>
  • Supporting Video: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/documenting-hate-new-american-nazis/A new investigation into white supremacist groups in America – in particular, a neo-Nazi group, Atomwaffen Division, that has actively recruited inside the U.S. military>Documenting Hate: New American Nazis</a>
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Privatizing Publicly Funded Resources Abuses Citizens – It Puts Profit Before People

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Andy Hailey

Putting profit before people has led to decades of poisoning our air, our water and our soil. Some of this abuse has resulted from privatization of public resources. Blind allegiance to profit has also led to torturing of gifted individuals … Continue reading →

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