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 7-27-2010

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Rick Perry’s “Shady” Acres Deal – Three years after Gov. Rick Perry’s biggest real estate score, questions persist about whether the governor benefited from favoritism, backroom dealing and influence-buying. The Dallas Morning News found evidence that Perry’s investment was … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-26-2010

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  In Rick Perry’s Texas, Only Twenty-Seven Percent of Texans Hold College Degrees – According to a recent report from the College Board, which administers the SAT and AP tests, ranks Texas 40th in the number of people ages 25 … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-23-2010

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Rick Perry Likes the Death Penalty But Doesn’t Care Much for Science or “Experts” – Cameron Todd Willingham was executed in 2004 for a fire that killed his three daughters. Prosecutors argued that Willingham deliberately set the 1991 blaze … Continue reading →

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Nothing but Shirley Sherrod in the News This Week – What’s Up with That?

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Andy Hailey

The Shirley Sherrod story started on Monday with the release of a heavily edited video about a life experience which occurred decades ago. This story was released by a right-wing authoritarian (RWA) web site known for its lies. By Wednesday … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/21/goldman-sachs-jpmorgan-ce_n_653856.html" target="_blank" title="legislation that's being called the most sweeping set of reforms to hit the financial industry since the 1930s">Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan CEOs NOT Invited To Signing Of Financial Reform Bill</a>, <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/signing-wall-street-reform-and-consumer-protection-act" target="_blank" title="sweeping reforms of our financial system since the Great Depression and the strongest consumer protections in history">Signing the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act</a>
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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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RWA Lies Got Us Into Iraq, Killed ACORN, and Almost Killed Health Care Reform – Guess What’s Next

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Andy Hailey

Fearmongering and Noble Lies are primary tools for the right-wing authoritarians (RWA). Just think back to last year and all the RWA fearmongering and lies about health care and how it barely became law. It wasn’t so much about the … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-16-2010

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Jim Vogas

  Top House Republican Wants Ban on All New Federal Regulations – House GOP Leader John Boehner said he supports a ban on all new federal regulations, after meeting Friday with business lobbyists. Boehner and Illinois Republicans Peter Roskam and … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-12-2010

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Jim Vogas

Go forth and spread the truth.   Rick Perry’s Texas is Failing Us on Child Hunger – Texas is No. 1 in child hunger. KXAS, the NBC TV affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth, says “Texas leads the nation in child hunger.” … Continue reading →

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Things May Get More Expensive – If the CWCs Get Their Way

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Andy Hailey

In a recent conservative without conscience (CWC) email (You know one of those forwarded emails with mixed font and colors, false comparisons, and statements of problems that don’t exist.), there was a list of situations where one might be asked … Continue reading →

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Powerful Nationalism and the Right-wing Authoritarians

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Andy Hailey

One of the categories for this blog is Powerful Nationalism. In a recent Pew Research survey of 1,001 adults, some measures of this powerful nationalism were captured. These metrics confirm what has been posted previously in this blog and add … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=362" target="_blank" title="National behavior and abuse of power that enable fascist or protofascist single-party systems">Lawrence Britt’s 14 Common Threads – How Far Is Too Far?</a>
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