Category Archives: Strict-father State

Nations run by a strict-father based party (political, army or dictatorship) tend to become intensely nationalistic, racist, militaristic and imperialistic. They are supported by the “masses” but not necessarily the majority of the national population.  Support for this state is enhanced by identifying an “enemy” and their “supporters”, labelling them with prejudicial adjectives and urging the “masses” to support violence against them.

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.

 

Where are the Authoritarians Taking America – Same Place as Texas, SC, WI?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Will the country default by not raising the debt limit? The consensus, which is growing but does not include the political ‘adolescents’ in the Tea Party, is no, we won’t. It’s too dangerous. The real question is why are we … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=4846" target="_blank" title="We survived the larger deficits of WWII just fine.">Fear Mongering Over Debt and Deficits – It’s Happened Before, Why Then, Why Now?</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.gao.gov/products/AIMD-96-130" title="Analysis of Actions During the 1995-1996 Crisis" target="_blank">1995-1996 Debt Crisis</a>, <a href="http://texaslsg.org/texasonthebrink/?page_id=55" target="_blank" title="A report from the Texas Legislative Study Group On the State of Our State">Texas On the Brink</a>
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Authoritarian Plan to End American Democracy – The Powell Memo

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Andy Hailey

While reading Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism by Henry Giroux, I learned about another element of America’s growing authoritarianism – The Powell Memo, by Lewis F. Powell on August 23, 1971. Mr. Giroux makes the … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://law.wlu.edu/deptimages/Powell%20Archives/PowellSCSFChamberofCommerce.pdf" target="_blank" title="the success of the Powell Memorandum today">Corporate Response to Powell Memo</a>, <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/usa/en/news-and-blogs/campaign-blog/the-lewis-powell-memo-corporate-blueprint-to-/blog/36466/" target="_blank" title="Greenpeace has the full text of the Lewis Powell Memo and analyses of impacts">The Lewis Powell Memo - Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy</a>
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The “Empathy Deficit” and the Growth of American Authoritarianism

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Andy Hailey

The following is a letter I sent to President Obama via their contact page at the White House. In 2006, you spoke about the “empathy deficit.” You said, “There’s a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. … Continue reading →

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Authoritarians – The Hyper Dead, Still Alive as Avatars of Death and Cruelty?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Listed below is a portion of the introduction for Zombie Politics and Culture in the Age of Casino Capitalism by Dr. Henry A. Giroux. This book is a good update for the authoritarianism which John Dean discussed in Conservatives Without … Continue reading →

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Senator and Congressman Paul Favor Corporate Freedom of Choice Over Citizen Freedom of Choice

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Sometimes, when either Libertarian Ron or Rand Paul are questioned on particular situations that driven by their general politics beliefs, they contradict themselves. In response to questions by Chris Mathews concerning the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Ron Paul responded, … Continue reading →

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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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Newt Gingrich – President of the United States?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Newt Gingrich is the Ayman al-Zawahiri of the Republican Party. Both are

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/newt-gingrich-greatest-rhetorical-hits" target="_blank" title="Your guide to Gingrich's greatest rhetorical hits">Newt in His Own Words: 33 Years of Bomb-Throwing</a>, <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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Congressman Ryan’s Wealth Transfer (Budget) Plan

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Andy Hailey

There are two parts to the Ryan budget plan: 1.) eliminate the costs of our safety net for those citizens not like Ryan and his fellow conservatives without conscience (CWC) and then 2.) take those savings in spending and transfer … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3452" target="_blank" title="Taken together, its proposals would produce the largest redistribution of income from the bottom to the top in modern U.S. history">Statement of Robert Greenstein, President, on Chairman Ryan’s Budget Plan</a>
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Imagine – Republicans Force a ‘Strike’ and Take The Entire Federal Government With Them?

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Andy Hailey

It appears to me, that even though the conservatives without conscience (CWCs) cannot support unions, especially public ones, they do support taking union type action – acting in unison as a group, like voting to strike. One difference between Congressional … Continue reading →

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Federal Income Taxes – Is Tax Foundation Impartial?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Andy Hailey

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “CBO data for 2007 (the most recent year available) suggest that 80 percent of U.S. households pay federal tax at a lower rate than the Tax Foundation’s estimated “average” federal tax … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.offthechartsblog.org/top-ten-tax-charts/" target="_blank" title="provide a big-picture look at the U.S. tax system">Top Ten Tax Charts</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3946" title="Figures May Mislead Policymakers, Journalists, and the Public" target="_blank">Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households’ Tax Burdens</a>, <a href="http://www.offthechartsblog.org/tax-foundation-gets-it-backwards-eitc-boosts-employment-and-work-effort/" title="EITC Boosts Employment and Work Effort" target="_blank">Tax Foundation Gets It Backwards:</a>
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