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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.

 

Turning Point – From Exposing the “Conservatives Without Conscience” Single-party State to an Empathetic State

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Andy Hailey

The primary effort of this blog, with the help of John Dean, Robert Altemeyer, Shadia Drury, Philip Zimbardo and many others, has been about our close call with becoming a single-party state under the likes of Karl Rove, Dick Cheney, … 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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Where Are We Going – Trends from 1994 to 2007, Are Republicans Becoming “The Masses” Needed for a Single-party State

Posted on March 31, 2007 by Andy Hailey

This is the tenth in a series about the results of the Pew Research survey, Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2007. The Pew Research subtitle for this survey was “Political Landscape More Favorable to Democrats.” Their survey showed … Continue reading →

  • Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9083513" target="_blank" title="increasing amount of support for a government-supported social safety net, Americans are less confident in the country as a whole">Americans Have Hopes, Doubts, on Safety Net</a>
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Don’t Let The Authoritarians Distract You – They Still Want a Single-Party State and All Its Trappings

Posted on November 16, 2006 by Andy Hailey

President Bush has been taking exception to our laws by using signing statements and to our Constitution by eliminating part of it. All the while, the Republican Congress has been sparing the rod and spoiling the child and letting him … Continue reading →

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South Dakota’s “JAIL for Judges” – The Authoritarian Single-Party State Needs to Control the Judiciary

Posted on October 29, 2006 by Andy Hailey

EDWARD LAZARUS summarized the situation this way: In legal circles, the issue of the moment is judicial “independence.” For many years now, right-wing conservatives [authoritarians (RWA)] have been conducting an unrelenting attack on supposedly out-of-control “activist” judges, as part of … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.no-on-e.com/truth.php" target="_blank" title="A wolf in sheep's clothing">The Truth About Amendment E</a>, <a href="http://www.justiceatstake.org/contentViewer.asp?breadCrumb=2" target="_blank" title="There are mechanisms to hold judges accountable">Why Judicial Independence Matters</a>, <a href="http://www.brennancenter.org/resources/resources_jiqanda.html" target="_blank" title="The current system provides for removal of judges without eliminating independence">Questions and Answers about Judicial Independence</a>
  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6288938" target="_blank" title="The proposal has alarmed not only judges, but also large swathes of South Dakota society.">South Dakota to Vote on Ending Judicial Protections</a>
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Bad Deeds: Texas State Rep. Larry Taylor Scores 0% on His Consumer Protection Legislation Voting Record

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Jim Vogas

  29 bills; 28 votes unfavorable to consumers; 1 vote “present, not voting” Access to the Courts – Cut off all debate and precluded any amendments on major so-called tort “reform” legislation, which further restricts citizens’ legal rights and remedies. … Continue reading →

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The Tea Party – The “Masses” for American Authoritarianism

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Andy Hailey

In 2003, Laurence W. Britt, reviewed seven national regimes which followed the “fascist or protofascist model in obtaining, expanding, and maintaining power.” From his study, he developed fourteen basic characteristics or “common threads that link them in recognizable patterns of … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="http://wp.me/pegMB-1aR" target="_blank" title="They are happy to let Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin do their thinking for them.">Analysis of the Tea Party – Loyal Right-wing Authoritarian Followers</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1903/tea-party-movement-religion-social-issues-conservative-christian" target="_blank" title="Tea Party supporters agreed with the religious right by a roughly four-to-one margin">The Tea Party, Religion and Social Issues</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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Government by the Party, for the Party, and of the Party – Part 1b, The Double High House of Delay

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Andy Hailey

Twenty years after the Republican take over of the House, it was time for Gingrich to leave and let the next aggressive authoritarian take over and continue the transformation of the House to support a single party system. According to … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.rense.com/general68/10mind.htm" target="_blank" title="I AM the federal government. ">10 Mind-Numbing Quotes By Tom Delay</a>, <a href="http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2716/" target="_blank" title="How corporate money corrupts democracy ">DeLay May Be Gone, But His Legacy Isn’t</a>
  • Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=81" target="_blank" title="The Delay Principle - Tax Cuts Outrank National Security">The Tom Delay Principle</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=69" target="_blank" title="From Baylor University to US Congressional District 22 - Tom Delay’s Dubious History">Delay's History</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=92" target="_blank" title="Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?">Authoritatian Personality Traits</a>
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Government by the Party, for the Party, and of the Party – Part 3, The Cheney Executive Branch

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Andy Hailey

In this fourth in a series of four, I start with a few quotes from John Dean about Dick Cheney, which John backs up with other details in his book, Conservatives without Conscience: Cheney is an authoritarian dominator. Dick Cheney … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.taylormarsh.com/archives_view.php?id=24433" target="_blank" title="Baseball, hotdogs, apple pie and jackbooted government thugs kicking down your door">Apple Pie Authoritarians</a>, <a href="http://www.ourfuture.org/onmessage/other_contributors/20040128_kuttner.cfm" target="_blank" title="America as a One-Party State by Robert Kuttner">Single Party Dominance</a>
  • Related NPR Stories: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5705665" target="_blank" title="mr. high and mighty, who are your sights set on now?">A Protest Anthem That Rocks and Stomps</a>
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  • Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=92" target="_blank" title="Can There Really Be Fascist People In A Democracy?">Authoritatian Personality Traits</a>
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