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 1-24-2008

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Jim Vogas

Fox Host Makes Gay Jokes about Death of Heath Ledger – On Fox Radio, John Gibson used the occasion of the death of actor Heath Ledger to crack jokes about the actor and play clips from his most notable film, … Continue reading →

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Neocon Noble Lies – 2 Years Worth Now Documented For All to See

Posted on January 23, 2008 by Andy Hailey

From a 2005 article in Looking Glass News by John Walsh, here are some excerpts on Noble Lies as a primary tool of the neocons: All governments lie as I. F. Stone famously observed, but some governments lie more than … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=181" target="_blank" title="The neocons that President Bush has in his inner circle of friends and staff.">Bush’s Administration - Neocons Everywhere According to Bush and Rumsfeld</a>
  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18319248" target="_blank" title="e report includes an online database that allows readers to search by phrase, person and subject.">Group: 'Orchestrated Deception' by Bush on Iraq</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/15935" target="_blank" title="Many neoconservatives like Paul Wolfowitz are disciples of a philosopher who believed that the elite should use deception, religious fervor and perpetual war to control the ignorant masses.">Leo Strauss' Philosophy of Deception</a>
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Bad Deeds for 1-22-2008

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Jim Vogas

White House Threw Out Clinton E-Mail Archiving System; No Reason Given – In 1994, after a federal court ruled that the White House must preserve e-mails under the Federal Records Act, the Clinton Administration instituted a custom archiving system known … Continue reading →

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January 2008, WAWG Index – Down 40%

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Andy Hailey

Month to Month Change In this twenty-seventh survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 40.3 percent from December 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 2 were up and 12 were down. The largest decrease for … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 1-18-2008

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Jim Vogas

Mitch McConnell Calls Himself an Environmental Leader While Helping Oil and Gas Companies Generate Dirty Energy – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has received more than half a million dollars in campaign contributions from the oil and gas lobbyists who … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for: 1-17-2008

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Jim Vogas

Charity Paid US Commander $100,000 While Cutting Wounded Veterans Budget – A charity that has been accused of ripping off veterans — and donors — paid a former commander of the United States Armed Forces to endorse it, before he … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 1-16-2008

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Jim Vogas

Bill O’Reilly Gets Facts Wrong About Veterans – Last night, in reference to our nation’s homeless veterans, Bill O’Reilly said: “They may be out there, but there’s not many of them out there. Okay? … If you know where there’s … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 1-15-2008

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Jim Vogas

Romney Photo-op Was With Staffer’s Mom – Media outlets reported that Mitt Romney was the picture of empathy as he sat at the Marshall, Mich. kitchen table of 51-year-old Elizabeth Sachs, a single mother of two who lost her job … Continue reading →

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Mike Huckabee – Another Step Closer to Theocracy and Religious Dictatorship?

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Andy Hailey

As I have posted several times in this blog, the religious right, or right-wing authoritarians (RWA), are a significant voting block in this country and they want to make major changes in our laws, our government and our way of … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=388" target="_blank" title="Right-wing Authoritarians">RWAs - The Social-issue Republicans and What They Want of You</a>
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If You Are Not Going to Play By My (Corporate) Rules, I’ll Take My Toys (Business) and Leave

Posted on December 28, 2007 by Andy Hailey

In a recent posting, I pointed out that Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison was very concerned for the big oil CEOs while Congress was attempting to increase their tax burden and reduce their profit by 0.6 percent a year over three … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=389" target="_blank" title="It should be obvious that with all the power we the people have in this republic, we are also its weakest link. ">The Power of Our Republic - Are We The People Squandering It?</a>
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