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.

 

The Authoritarian’s Enabler – The Federalist Society

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Andy Hailey

In early November, 2007, I wrote, “I believe this nation will only survive as a republic by upholding all the extraordinary and very thoughtful measures our Founding Fathers of the late 1700s established in our Constitution. I also believe, as … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/12/16/113841/69/393/419638" target="_blank" title="The rhetoric does not match up with the reality">The Federalist Society's Real Judicial Agenda</a>, <a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/0003.landay.html" target="_blank" title="The Federalist Society">The Conservative Cabal That's Transforming American Law</a>, <a href="http://www.mediatransparency.org/story.php?storyID=20" target="_blank" title="Tracking the migration of sponsored conservatives into the George W. Bush administration">The Conservative Movement Moves In</a>
  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=246" target="_blank" title="GWB's administration is crawling with right-wing demagogues">The Bush Administration Aided by AEI, CSP and Pat Robertson’s Lawyers</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/dfiles/file_148.pdf" target="_blank" title="The Lawyers Who Are Shaping The Bush Administration’s Decisions On Legal Policies and Judicial Nominations">THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY - From Obscurity to Power</a>
  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://wamu.org/programs/dr/10/02/04.php#29448" target="_blank" title="The Birth of the Unitary Executive">Bomb Power: The Modern Presidency and the National Security State</a>
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December 2007, WAWG Index – Down 5%

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Andy Hailey

Month to Month Change In this twenty-sixth survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 5.0 percent from November 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 4 were up, one was unchanged and 9 were down. The … Continue reading →

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Cheney Impeachment Efforts Impeded – Media Complicity May Be Another Factor

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Andy Hailey

On Friday, Florida Representative Robert Wexler initiated an effort to start Congressional hearings on the impeachment of Dick Cheney. Part of his effort is an op ed that was sent to various national papers. However, this statement has so far … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-robert-wexler/the-case-for-impeachment-_b_76846.html?view=screen" target="_blank" title="Rep. Wexler Posts to The Huffington Post">The Case for Impeachment Hearings</a>
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Our Congress at Work – They Can’t Fix National Problems, But They Can Do This …

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Andy Shanks

Contrary to the whining of many, the United States was not founded by Christians or on Christian principles. As close as any of the Founding Fathers came to Christianity was George Washington who was a non-practicing Episcopalian. For the most … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 11-30-2007

Posted on November 30, 2007 by Jim Vogas

CNN Has Different Standards for Republican and Democratic Debate Questions – CNN Washington bureau chief David Bohrman, who’s executive producing the CNN You Tube debate, said that YouTube videos “asking the Republican candidates to defend their opposition to gay marriage … Continue reading →

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Senator Kay Bailey-Hutchison – CEOs Are Her Real Concern

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Andy Hailey

In Congress is drilling a dry hole, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison tries to scare us into supporting the poor abused CEOs of the oil industry. I couldn’t resist. I had to send her the following message via her web site. … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 11-28-2007

Posted on November 28, 2007 by Jim Vogas

Texas Oilman Was At Center of Corruption in Iraq Oil for Food Program – Texas oilman Oscar Wyatt Jr. paid millions of dollars to Iraqi officials to get an unfair share of contracts connected to the oil-for-food program, which ran … Continue reading →

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November 2007, WAWG Index – Up 4%

Posted on November 17, 2007 by Andy Hailey

Month to Month Change In this twenty-fifth survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was up by 3.9 percent from October 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 7 were up and 7 were down. The largest decrease for … Continue reading →

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The Power of Our Republic – Are We The People Squandering It?

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Andy Hailey

I believe this nation will only survive as a republic by upholding all the extraordinary and very thoughtful measures our Founding Fathers, of the late 1700s, established in our Constitution. I also believe, as they did, that “we the people” … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Separation_of_powers" target="_blank" title="The normal division of branches is into the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial.">Separation of Powers</a>, <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/2006/01/13/k-street-project/" target="_blank" title="If You Don’t Know About the K Street Project, You Don’t Know Jack">The K Street Project</a>
  • Related Web Site: <a href="http://uselectionatlas.org/" target="_blank" title="Also results for governors and senators">David Leip's Atlas of U. S. Presidential Elections</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.progressiveu.org/011043-the-unitary-executive-s-violation-of-the-separation-of-powers" target="_blank" title="The Bush administrations attempt to acquire nearly unlimited power in the Executive branch is a violation of the Constitution and of the separation of powers principle it is based upon.">The Unitary Executive’s Violation of the Separation of Powers</a>
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Right-wing Authoritarians – The Social-issue Republicans and What They Want of You

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Andy Hailey

In 2006, John Dean made the following statements about social conservatives in his book Conservatives Without Conscience: Social conservatives, whose core members are Christian conservatives, comprise the largest and most cohesive faction of conservatism. They are, by and large, typical … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=237" target="_blank" title="Conservatives Without Conscience ‘Consume Mass Quantities’ of ‘Truthiness’ from the Fox ‘Noise’ Channel and radio talk shows.">Where Are We Going - Trends from 1994 to 2007, Are Republicans Becoming “The Masses” Needed for a Single-party State</a>
  • Related Web Site: <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/religious_right/" target="_blank" title="Keep an eye on the right-wing authoritarians">Right Wing Watch</a>
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