Tag Archives: Individual or Systemic Causation

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.

 

Excessive Corporate Intrusion Is a Major Factor in Maximizing Inequality

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Andy Hailey

When FDR and LBJ passed laws which maximized equality by providing protections such as Social Security, the right to unionize, and medicare, corporations only saw added costs for doing business. While America helped rebuild the world after WWII, these costs … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/05/everything-you-need-to-know-about-millennials-political-views/371053/" title="Their results give us an especially illuminating window into the strategies that progressive Democratic organizations and candidates may use this fall to win support from this important electoral bloc." target="_blank">How to Win Millennials: Equality, Climate Change, and Gay Marriage</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/23804-oligarchy-as-american-as-poisoned-apple-pie" title="What the Constitution is to States, TPP is to Nations" target="_blank">Oligarchy: As American as Poisoned Apple Pie</a>
  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/tag/powell-memo/" title="Koch Brothers, ALEC, ..." target="_blank">All posts on The Powell Memo</a>
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We Are All Born Equal — Just Not With Equal Opportunity

Posted on September 29, 2013 by Andy Hailey

Progressives claiming that right-wing authoritarians are irrational is like right-wing authoritarians claiming minorities are mentally inferior to whites. They both ignore basic biology. The human brain works the exact same away in every human without physical brain damage. This is … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/ThinkingPoints_Chapter4.pdf" title="Our earliest experience with being governed is in our families" target="_blank">THE NATION AS FAMILY</a>
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Disaster Relief Is Immoral and Requires Privatization – Who Believes This and Why?

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Andy Hailey

Here is a portion of the transcript from the June 13, 2011, Republican presidential primary debate where Romney is asked about transferring disaster relief to the states – a conservative, anti-federal government idea. KING: What else, Governor Romney? You’ve been … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/global-warming-systemically-caused-hurricane-sandy-1351918218" title="Global warming systemically caused Hurricane Sandy" target="_blank">Systemic vs. Direct Causation Relative to Global Warming</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.nationofchange.org/you-re-your-own-society-1352471262" title="No man is an island, or every man for himself? Yesterday, America decided which would be its watchword." target="_blank">The On Your Own Society</a>, <a href="http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12756-the-gops-privatization-pathology" title="It's a bit of a mystery, calling more for psychological inquiry than policy analysis." target="_blank">The GOP's Privatization Pathology</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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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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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 “Bad Barrel” for All U.S. Presidents – Some Try to Resist, Authoritarians Enhance It

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Andy Hailey

What changed many of the promises of candidate Obama into either inaction or the adverse actions of President Obama? Here’s how I put it to the President recently. RE: The Obamas by Jodi Kantor Mr. President, While listening to an … Continue reading →

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America’s Growing Authoritarian Police State Revealed by Response to OWS

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Andy Hailey

In three previous articles, I have discussed the growing American police state. This police state is supported by an authoritarian worldview and is promoted by the “bad barrel” structure of today’s police departments. In a recent article by former Police … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.lucifereffect.com/" target="_blank" title="Understanding How Good People Turn Evil">The Lucifer Effect</a>, <a href="http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/" target="_blank" title="Authoritarians in American Society - Policeman are a part.">The AUthoritarians</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/program-1033-military-equipment-police-2011-12#ixzz1gIDZ7OSi" target="_blank" title="The "1033 program" that gave more than $500 million of military gear to u.s. police forces in 2011 alone">The Pentagon Is Offering Free Military Hardware To Every Police Department In The US</a>
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What’s It Take to Win in 2012? More About ‘We’

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Andy Hailey

It will take winning back the swing/independent/biconceptual/dual voters. They were influenced by the empathetic progressive messages in 2008 and by the fearful conservatives-without-conscience messages in 2010. For 2012, the progressive message should be, “The Country We Believe In.” It should … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2011/04/13/country-we-believe-improving-america-s-fiscal-future" target="_blank" title="Improving America’s Fiscal Future">The Country We Believe In</a>, <a href="http://georgelakoff.com/2011/04/17/obama-returns-to-his-moral-vision-democrats-read-carefully/" target="_blank" title="Obama Returns to His Moral Vision: Democrats Read Carefully!">Obama Returns to His Moral Vision: Democrats Read Carefully!</a>
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Violence Against Americans by Americans – Individual Action Is Only Part of the Story

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Andy Hailey

Individual actions result from the influences of many factors. This is referred to as “systemic causation.” Some factors are genetic but many are external: parents, spouses, siblings, other relatives, friends, scout leaders, religious leaders, teachers, bosses, books, movies, radio, TV, … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2011/01/09/learn-how-propaganda-works-the-giffords-shooting/" target="_blank" title="Pay attention to the narratives as they unfold and consider the significance of the agendas they support">Learn How Propaganda Works: The Giffords Shooting</a>, <a href="http://www.care2.com/causes/politics/blog/professor-receives-death-threats-after-glenn-beck-targets-her/" target="_blank" title="“Somebody tell Frances I have 5000 roundas ready">Professor Receives Death Threats After Glenn Beck Targets Her</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Turner_Diaries" target="_blank" title=" Depicts a violent revolution in the United States which leads to the overthrow of the United States federal government and to a the extermination of all Jews and non-whites.">Timothy McVeigh referenced The Turner Diaries as a source for his planning of his 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.</a>
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