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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.

 

The Price of Our Freedoms – Our Children’s Lives?, Our Representative Government?

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Based on the recent writings of Professor George Lakoff and the Newtown statements from our President, I posted the following to FB to contrast the conservative without conscience (CWC) and progressive moral values on the recent shootings in Newtown, CT. … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/01/the-geography-of-gun-deaths/69354/" target="_blank" title="Factors like drug use, stress levels, and mental illness are much less significant than might be assumed">The Geography of Gun Deaths</a>, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9414540/A-history-of-mass-shootings-in-the-US-since-Columbine.html" target="_blank" title="Since 1999 - Columbine">A history of mass shootings in the US since Columbine</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/the-price-of-our-freedom_b_2314658.html" target="_blank" title="Democracy, as the president has said, begins with the people taking care of one another responsibly, importantly through government as an instrument of freedom.">The Price of Our Freedom</a>, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-lakoff/michigans-new-corporate-law_b_2292001.html" target="_blank" title="the new Michigan law is a corporate servitude law">Michigan's New Corporate Servitude Law: It Takes Away Worker Rights</a>
  • Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/12/20/167694808/assault-style-weapons-in-the-civilian-market" target="_blank" title="turn to the much bigger, much more profitable American civilian market and make a lot more money doing that.">Assault-Style Weapons In The Civilian Market</a>
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Corporate Governance of Social Security & Medicare – An Abominable Idea for Senior Welfare

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Andy Hailey

I’ve sent the following to President Obama via the White House contact web site: You might consider doing something similar to counter all the fiscal cliff fear mongering we will hear for the next several weeks. —————————————————————————————- RE: Fiscal Cliff … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/deficit-crisis-mongers-go-deep-end-1353168534" title="The real bottom line is whether the country will allow the deficit hawks to scare us into a deal that we would never make under normal circumstances. " target="_blank">The Deficit Crisis Mongers Go Off the Deep End</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12728-embrace-the-fiscal-cliff" title="... latest disinformation put out by people who agree with Grover Norquist that the real goal of politics should always and everywhere be to reduce taxes and shrink the size of government" target="_blank">Embrace the Fiscal Cliff</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/saving-planet-or-fixing-debt-1352562807" title="Imagine Japan attacked at Pearl Harbor in December of 1941 and our political leaders responded by debating the best way to deal with the deficits projected for 1960." target="_blank">Saving the Planet or Fixing the Debt</a>
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More Research Invalidates Extreme Right-wing Principle – Solely “Self-made”

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Andy Hailey

The extreme right-wing, strict father, authoritarian family model, which is represented in many ways by the Romney/Ryan twosome, includes the principle of the self-made individual – each person is totally responsible for their success. This is what George Lakoff calls … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=1846" title="The empowerment infrastructure [of our society through its government], provided by taxes, is usually taken for granted, hidden, or ignored." target="_blank">Causation – Paying Taxes Contributes to Everyone’s Success</a>
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What’s It Gonna Be: Representative Governance or Corporate Governance?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Part of President Obama’s 2012 nomination acceptance speech made reference to the different visions and choices for our future. “And on every issue, the choice you face won’t just be between two candidates or two parties. It will be a … Continue reading →

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Moral Principles – What Conservatives Know and Progressives Take for Granted

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Recent political ads lie about President Obama and his suggestions to the states on the national welfare program. As stated in a recent Truthout article, the producers of these ads are targeting “white working class voters” who harbor “deep resentment … Continue reading →

  • More ...: <a href="http://www.thelittleblueblog.org/the-little-blue-book-3/" title="THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THINKING AND TALKING DEMOCRATIC" target="_blank">The Little Blue Book</a>
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Destroying America’s Soul – The Devil’s Budget

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Andy Hailey

In his latest article, George Lakoff discusses how The Devils Budget proposed by the opponents to President Obama will eventually destroy the soul of our democracy by defunding all of its Public infrastructure: public protection, public empowerment, public education, public … Continue reading →

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Why Scott Walker Won and a Book for Future Progressive Victories

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Andy Hailey

In a recent article by George Lakoff, the author explains how Republicans won the message war and confirmed Scott Walker as the governor of Wisconsin. “Where progressives argued policy — the right to collective bargaining and the importance of public … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Authoritarian Strategy and How Democrats Could Lose The Presidency

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Andy Hailey

George Lakoff, professor of linguistics at UC Berkeley, has published an article called The Santorum Strategy. Here are some excerpts if you don’t have time for the whole article: …The Republican presidential campaign is about a lot more than the … Continue reading →

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Belief in Self-regulating Free Enterprise Based on Another Authoritarian Myth

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Andy Hailey

The 99% are suffering from the Great Recession and it will be years before we recover. At least one conservative economist is willing to admit the free enterprise system is flawed. Alan Greenspan admitted this failure while testifying to the … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Video: <a href="http://www.chaoticripple.com/2011/where-rational-choice-theory-comes-from/" target="_blank" title="In this video, I share the historic origins of rational choice theory">Where Rational Choice Theory Comes From</a>
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What is of Greater Concern than the Military-industrial Complex?

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Andy Hailey

In a posting from August 2006, I provided a table on the traits of the authoritarian personalities: Leaders and Followers. This same table was reposted in a December 2010 posting about the Tea Party. In January 2009, my posting included … Continue reading →

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