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.

 

Bad Deeds for 8-12-2010

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republicans Destroyed U.S. Economy According to Ronald Reagan’s Director of the Office of Management and Budget – David Stockman was director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Ronald Reagan. Following are excerpts from an opinion piece … Continue reading →

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2010 Midterms – Are We Going to Continue Our National Legalized Trickle-up Ponzi Scheme?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Andy Hailey

This posting was inspired by an article at Rational Revolution. It takes another look at the disproportionate shift in income to the mega and ultra rich, the disproportionate tax breaks for the mega and ultra rich, and the creation of … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.rationalrevolution.net/articles/recession_cause.htm" target="_blank" title="By - March 30, 2010">How Reagan Sowed the Seeds of America's Demise</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://pewsocialtrends.org/pubs/706/middle-class-poll" target="_blank" title="Fewer Americans now than at any time in the past half century believe they're moving forward">Inside the Middle Class: Bad Times Hit the Good Life</a>, <a href="http://www.comstockfunds.com/files/NLPP00000%5C177.pdf" target="_blank" title="Household Debt as a % of GDP">Our disposable income has also not kept pace with our expenses</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lincoln-mitchell/the-middle-class-how-we-g_b_677343.html" target="_blank" title="If the middle class in the US continues to whither away ...">The Middle Class: How We Got One and Why We Need to Keep It</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/raymond-j-learsy/decline-of-the-middle-cla_b_675022.html" target="_blank" title="And so it goes, leaving the nation with a Frankenstein system whose core objective of governance has become self preservation of power and personal influence">Decline of the Middle Class as Metaphor for the Decline of America</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/09/third-world-america-11-bo_n_672280.html" target="_blank" title="One of the characteristics of a third world country is that there is no middle class.">11 Books Predicting The Collapse Of The Middle Class</a>
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Bad Deeds for 8-10-2010

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Conservative Says Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is a Liberal Plot – The Theory of Relativity was Albert Einstein’s formulation in the early 20th century that gave rise to the famous theorem that E=mc2. But if you’re a conservative, like … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-6-2010

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republican Jobs Plan: Bigger Tax [Breaks] For The Rich – After opposing, stalling, stonewalling and filibustering almost every recession-related bill for the past year, Republican lawmakers have finally proposed a jobs plan of their own: a bigger, more expensive … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-5-2010

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Jim Vogas

A quote worth remembering in these times: “I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.” — Harry S Truman, in Look, Apr. 3, 1956   Republicans Defeat Bill to Aid 9/11 … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-4-2010

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republican Plan: Bigger Tax Cuts For the [Mega] Rich – After opposing, stalling, stonewalling and filibustering almost every recession-related bill for the past year, Republican lawmakers have finally proposed a jobs plan of their own: a bigger, more expensive … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 8-3-2010

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  In Rick Perry’s Texas, There is Only One Inspector for Every 4,586 Oil and Gas Wells – In Texas, there are 86 inspectors for 394,365 oil and gas wells, including 282,150 active wells. As of May 28, 2010, these … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-30-2010

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Republican Fiscal Policies Are a Bad Investment – According to Moody’s Analytics (hardly a left-wing group), for every dollar of government money spent on extending the Bush tax cuts, there’s only a 32-cent return on investment in terms of … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-29-2010

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Another Right-Wing [Domestic] Terrorist – On Monday, the U.S. attorney in Seattle will ask a judge to give Michael Fenter 13 years for bank robbery and a weapons offense. When Michael Fenter was arrested coming out of a Tacoma … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-28-2010

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Every Republican Senator Voted to Kill the DISCLOSE Act – Yesterday, 40 Republican senators blocked the passage of legislation that would counteract the growing influence of corporations in the wake of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision. The DISCLOSE … Continue reading →

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