Tag Archives: Bad Barrel

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.

 

Fascist Politics for Protecting and Empowering a Demagogue

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Andy Hailey

The distinct strategies of fascist politics include: the mythic past, propaganda, anti-intellectualism, unreality, hierarchy, and victimhood. Other strategies also included are law and order, sexual anxiety, appealing to the heartland, and dismantling public welfare and unity. Below is summary of … Continue reading →

  • Supporting Articles: <a href="https://medium.com/s/story/the-confusion-is-the-point-6ab1d5a933aa" target="_blank" title="Social platforms will not provide clarity">Confustion Is the Point</a>, <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/11/the-making-of-the-fox-news-white-house?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&mbid=social_twitter&utm_brand=tny&utm_social-type=owned" tarfox news has always been partisan. but has it become propaganda>The Making of the Fox News White House</a>
  • Supporting Video: <a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/documenting-hate-new-american-nazis/A new investigation into white supremacist groups in America – in particular, a neo-Nazi group, Atomwaffen Division, that has actively recruited inside the U.S. military>Documenting Hate: New American Nazis</a>
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News Media “Bad Barrels” And the Parable of the Frog in Boiling Water

Posted on June 22, 2018 by Andy Hailey

Professor Phillip Zimbardo, who conducted the Stanford Prison experiment in his younger days and has since written about what he’s learned, The Lucifer Effect – Understanding How Good People Turn Evil, coined the phrase “bad barrel.” A bad barrel is … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/2016/11/something-stinks-when-exit-polls-and-official-counts-dont-match/" target="_blank" title="Media exit polls suggested in 2016 Democrats were going to win ...">Red-shift: Something stinks when exit polls and official counts don’t match</a>
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America’s Two Party System – The Good, Bad, and The Really Ugly

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Andy Hailey

First of all, a short summary of The Lucifer Effect. It explains how events like Mi Lai, Abu Ghraib, and The Stanford Prison Experiment turned good people evil. Part of this explanation involves “bad barrels.” A bad barrel is an … Continue reading →

  • Related WAWG Article: <a href="http://wp.me/pegMB-1Zi" title="Progressive moral values must be part of protesting and rebuilding " target="_blank">Avoiding The Right-wing Authoritarian Future – The Moral Values Way</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?tag=bad-barrel" title="Making good people evil" target="_blank">More here on bad barrels</a>
  • Supporting Articles: <a href="http://www.popularresistance.org/history-teaches-that-we-have-the-power-to-transform-the-nation-heres-how/" title="The ultimate power is with us, if we let go of fear and embrace it." target="_blank">History Teaches That We Have the Power to Transform the Nation, Here's How.</a>
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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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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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Inside the Beltway – A Bad Barrel Produces Bad Apples

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Andy Hailey

Mr. President, There was an exclusive news report on MSNBC tonight. The main point was that instead of reemphasizing what you have said in public about letting the Justice Department decide about prosecuting wrong doings of the previous administration, you … Continue reading →

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Mr. President: Put Action to Your Words – Pardon Sgt. Frederick

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Andy Hailey

RE: Recently Released Bush II Torture Memos Mr. President, I agree with not prosecuting the lower level CIA employees for their part in implementing bad policies produced by Bush II and company. These torture policies built a bad barrel that … Continue reading →

  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/Then-Pardon-The-Abu-Ghraib-by-Robert-Arend-090420-450.html" target="_blank" title="If you pardon the CIA, pardon those they ordered to torture.">Then Pardon The Abu Ghraib 11, Too, Mr. President</a>
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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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Corruption in Our Capitol – The “Bad Barrel” Seduces Others

Posted on May 29, 2007 by Andy Hailey

In an article titled In the Democratic Congress, Pork Still Gets Served, the Washington Post reported last Thursday that Congressman David R. Obey, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, “told fellow lawmakers that he intends to keep requests for earmarks … Continue reading →

  • Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2007/05/29/PM200705297.html" target="_blank" title="There's always the phone if lawmakers really need to take care of business.">'Phonemarks' replace earmarks on Capitol Hill</a>
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Corruption in Our Capitol – Bad Apples or Bad Barrel That Turns Good People Bad

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Andy Hailey

In a 2004 interview on CNN, Dr. Phil Zimbardo was commenting on situations like Abu Ghraib in Iraq and My Lai in Vietnam when he said, “what you have is powerful situational forces that get the majority to do things … Continue reading →

  • Recent NPR Story: <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10347267" target="_blank" title="Cunningham funneled tens of millions of dollars in post-9/11 contracts in exchange for millions in bribes.">Marcus Stern: On the Trail of Congressional Corruption - 35 minute interview</a>
  • Related Web Article: <a href="http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20050612-9999-1n12windfall.html" target="_blank" title="The beginning of the end for Duke Cunningham, June 12, 2005">Cunningham defends deal with defense firm's owner</a>, <a href="http://earmarks.omb.gov/" target="_blank" title="Detailed listing of 13,475 emarks for 2005 - not a complete list">Browse OMB Ermarks Database</a>
  • Related WAWG Article:: <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=97" target="_blank" title="Construction of the bad barrel begins.">The House that Newt Built</a>, <a href="https://the-wawg-blog.org/?p=96" target="_blank" title="Construction of the bad barrel continues">The Double High House of Delay</a>
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