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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.

 

Understanding Your Right-Wing Authoritarian Neighbors And Why You Can’t Re-wire Their Minds

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Andy Hailey

Based on the work of others, primarily Professor George Lakoff, an expert in cognitive linguistics – how the brain uses and responds to language, here is what I’ve come to understand about those who support people like racist, misogynist, DJT … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~ altemey/drbob/Comment%20on% 20the%20Tea%20Party.pdf" target="_blank" title="These are some of the DJT supporters">The Authoritarian Tea Party</a>, <a href="https://georgelakoff.com/2016/03/02/why-trump/" target="_blank" title="His appeal to differing conservative groups.">Why Trump?</a>
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Winning in Politics – Inspiring Your Supporters to Vote

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Andy Hailey

Know Your Values and Frame the Debate Communicating Our American Values and Vision Why You Can’t Understand 21st Century American Politics with an 18th Century Brain The essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic The above list provides the subtitles … Continue reading →

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Supressing Hope Is Futile – Integrity, Moral Values, and Insurrectional Democracy

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Andy Hailey

Externalizing hope will defeat the casino capitalism of the authoritarian right. Here are three requirements for getting there: 1. Progressives who deny their core values, lose, and can’t inspire the underpaid, overworked, debt ridden, and generally oppressed to take action. … Continue reading →

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Contested Concepts – The “O” Word

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Andy Hailey

The following quote is from a blog posting by Marc Farinella : “Two final points from Lakoff; here’s the first: Don’t be fooled by contested concepts,which are abstract ideals such as fairness, justice, caring, equality, and liberty that appear to … Continue reading →

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Supporters of DOMA, Prop 8, and Texas Special Session SB 5 – How Their Authoritarian World View Can Predict Their Actions

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Andy Hailey

While driving home from lunch today and listening to the discussion on NPR’s ‘Talk of the Nation’, the strong unreasonable comments of a caller disturbed me. This caller was stating that overruling California’s Proposition 8 was not right. Prop 8 … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=7629" target="_blank" title="Where does this anger/hatred and lack of action come from?">Teapublicans Are Punishing America for Electing a Black Man President</a>
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Media Gives Free Reign to Gut Feel While The Nation’s Needs Are Ignored

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Right-wing authoritarians (RWA) – those blocking progress in both houses of our Congress and conniving with ALEC to write oppressive state laws – are not only all about ‘me-my-mine,’ they are also ‘rugged individualists’ with no need for others who … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://occupydemocrats.com/heritage-foundation-letter-to-congress-gop-dont-legislate-just-distract-americans/" target="_blank" title="The letter, specifically addressed to House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, glorifies the negative media hype surrounding the White House">Heritage Foundation Letter to GOP: Don’t Legislate, Just Distract Americans</a>
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Avoiding The Right-wing Authoritarian Future – The Moral Values Way

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Andy Hailey

(Unless otherwise noted, this posting includes extensive excerpts from Appendix VII, The New Patriotism, of the The 15% Solution, by ‘Jonathan Westminster,’ which is a penname for Steven Jonas. The second edition of this book that was just published, does … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=7291" title="Imagine if the House of Representatives was dissolved and replaced by a Council of America’s most powerful CEOs" target="_blank">The Danger of American Fascism – Then and Now</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=92" title="John Dean Exposes The Authoritarians that Are Leading the Way" target="_blank">“Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?”</a>
  • More ...: <a href="http://www.puntopress.com/jonas-the-15-solution-hits-main-distribution/" target="_blank" title="How the Republican Religious Right Took COntrol of the US, 1981-2022">The 15% Solution, second edition</a>
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Teapublicans Are Punishing America for Electing a Black Man President

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Andy Hailey

As we all know, our right-wing minority controlled Congress and many right-wing state leaders have opposed every effort of President Obama. The election of a gaggle of Tea Party members to Congress in 2010 reinforced this opposition and Mitch McConnell … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/drbob/Comment%20on%20the%20Tea%20Party.pdf" target="_blank" title="Tea Party exemplifies right-wing authoritarianism">Comment on the Tea Party Movement</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/13/ann-coulter-gop-deserves-to-die_n_3435052.html" target="_blank" title="the only thing left for people like you and me to do, Sean, is to punish the people who destroyed America.">GOP 'Deserves To Die' If It Backs Immigration Reform</a>, <a href="http://readersupportednews.org/opinion2/277-75/18587-racist-roots-of-gop-war-on-obama" title="A key point is to slash help to what the Right sees as "undeserving" Americans, especially people of color." target="_blank">Racist Roots of GOP War on Obama</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/McDonnell-Fornicator-Paper-Makes-Race-Interesting-56318427.html" target="_blank" title="The Republican Party's Vision for the Family: The Compelling Issue of the Decade">McDonnell "Fornicator" Paper Makes Race Interesting</a>
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Moral Values of the Left and Right – History Shows Which Works for All Americans

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Throughout this blog, postings have provided details about the strict father and nurturant parent worldviews. Charts in some of those postings show how the dominance of one or the other of these two worldviews affects our economy. Not only did … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/38813/george_lakoff's_freedom_frame" title="The battle to define freedom is being fought by warriors with radically different world views." target="_blank">George Lakoff's Freedom Frame</a>
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Corporate Governance Erodes Democracy As Education is Privatized

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Corporate governance destroys democracy by replacing accountability to citizens with accountability to a few major stockholders and boards of directors who want reduced costs and increased profits. This change in accountability means moral values, such as protecting and empowering/educating citizens, … Continue reading →

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