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.

 

August 2007, WAWG Index – Down 19%

Posted on August 19, 2007 by Andy Hailey

Month to Month Change In this twenty-second survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 19.2 percent from July 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 13 were down and only 1 was up. The largest decrease … Continue reading →

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The Authoritarian’s Army – Two Steps Closer To A Coup In America?

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Andy Hailey

THE END OF POSSE COMITATUS: As reported last October by Major Danby in Daily Kos, the rubber stamp 109th Congress gave President Bush the power to: – involuntarily take National Guard troops from State A and – require them to … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Site: <a href="http://www.militaryreligiousfreedom.org/Media_video/cnn_Aug/index.html" target="_blank" title="Slow loading video">Evangelicals In Charge of Our Military?</a>
  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=76" target="_blank" title="The distinction made is between those who sincerely hold to an ancient faith, and those who are deploying that faith as a political weapon">Christian is to “Christianist” as Muslim is to Islamist - Religious Believers vs Religious Political Ideologues</a>
  • Supporting Video: <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=628728631767818729&q=FDR&hl=en" target="_blank" title="The History Channel video">The Plot to Overthrow FDR</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.claytoncramer.com/amcoup.html" target="_blank" title="This appears pretty much the way it did in the November, 1995 History Today">An American Coup d'État?</a>, <a href="http://www.truth-out.org/aftermath-jesus-loves-nukes-scandal/1316010154" target="_blank" title="Schwartz said commanders and supervisors, 'must avoid the actual or apparent use of their position to promote their personal religious beliefs to their subordinates or to extend preferential treatment for any religion.'">Top Air Force Official Issues Religious Neutrality Policy</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.consortiumnews.com/2007/092607a.html" target="_blank" title="Daniel Ellsberg offers insights into the looming war with Iran and the loss of liberty in the United States">A Coup Has Occurred</a>
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Single-Party Systems – Common Goals For Authoritarians and Osama bin Laden

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Andy Hailey

The Republican Plan for Permanent Control of U.S. Karl Rove, the Authoritarian’s Architect, has already brought the authoritarian single-party state to Texas. He has also brought the national Republican Party and its authoritarian membership very close to the same goal. … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Audio Report: <a href="http://www.archive.org/details/71907ThomHartmannInterviewsPaulCraigRoberts" target="_blank" title="Air America">Audio Interview of Dr. Paul Roberts on The Authoritarian's Architect's recovery plan</a>, <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/document/rams/document.ram" target="_blank" title="BBC Audio on an article published in November 1934 in the New York Times">Planned coup in the USA in 1933 by a group of right-wing American businessmen</a>
  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=134" target="_blank" title="Did the 2006 election get their attention?">Don’t Let The Authoritarians Distract You - They Still Want a Single-Party State and all it’s trappings</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=90" target="_blank" title="How much more of this abuse can our system of government take?">Unitary Presidency, Dysfunctional Congress and Judicial Petitions - Is It to Late to Stop the Redacting of the Constitution?</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://progressive.org/mag_wx051807" target="_blank" title="The President shall lead the activities of the Federal Government for ensuring constitutional government.">Bush Anoints Himself as the Insurer of Constitutional Government in Emergency</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-l-borosage/bin-ladens-new-weapon-of_b_153216.html" target="_blank" title="If bin Laden were smart, he'd disband his terrorist cells, and instead buy ad time on radio and TV stations.">Bin Laden's New Weapon of Mass Destruction</a>
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Bad Deeds for 7-25-2007

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Jim Vogas

Gonzales Can’t Explain Why He Granted Authority to Cheney and His Chief of Staff and Counsel to Intervene in Justice Probes – Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) questioned the Attorney General about the independence of the Justice Department and communications with … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 7-17-2007

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Jim Vogas

Bill O’Reilly Smears Daily Kos and Jet Blue – Bill O’Reilly accused the well-respected liberal blog Daily Kos of being a hate-filled website and ambushed the CEO of Jet Blue airlines for sponsoring the Yearly Kos convention. O’Reilly called Daily … Continue reading →

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July 2007, WAWG Index – Down 9%

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Andy Hailey

Month to Month Change In this twenty-first survey of the web, The WAWG Index monthly average was down by 8.9 percent from June 2007. Of the fourteen categories tracked, 9 were down, 5 were up, and none was unchanged. The … Continue reading →

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Karl Rove – The Authoritarian’s Architect and “Bad Barrel” Builder Par Excellence

Posted on July 6, 2007 by Andy Hailey

Let’s start with this quote from John Dean’s Conservatives Without Conscience, “But Karl Rove has all the credentials of a right-wing authoritarian, and if he has a conscience, it has hardly been in evidence …. He is conspicuously submissive to … Continue reading →

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Bad Deeds for 6-29-2007

Posted on June 30, 2007 by Jim Vogas

Key Presidential Aides Were Often Intentionally Kept Out of the Loop by Vice President Cheney on Important Decisions – For example, President Bush’s decision to try detainees in military commissions and strip them of their due process rights was not … Continue reading →

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Rupert Murdoch, The Authoritarians Media Mogul – Promoting Truthiness and a Single-Party State

Posted on June 29, 2007 by Andy Hailey

Elsewhere in my rants and writings, I have mentioned the Weekly Standard and Bill Kristol, its neocon founder and editor. According to Right Web, the Weekly Standard is also “a magazine closely linked to the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).” To … Continue reading →

  • Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6514230" target="_blank" title="Critics are up in arms, and some book stores are refusing to stock the title.">Other Murdock Holdings Pull Back on O.J. Simpson Book</a>
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David Addington, The Authoritarian’s Lawyer – Enabling the Redacting of Our Constitution

Posted on June 28, 2007 by Andy Hailey

Dick Cheney and his staff never cease to appall us. Where is this twisted view of our Constitution coming from? How is it that no one else for over 200 years has ever conceived of such perversions? The following excerpts … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/2940" target="_blank" title="Many observers credit Cheney's staff as playing a key role in boosting the influence of the OVP">RightWeb Profile on David Addington</a>, <a href="http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=David_S._Addington" target="_blank" title="Rumsfeld-to-Cheney-to-Addington-to-Torture">Source Watch Profile</a>
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