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Reply #21: Fascism -- Authoritarianism -- Monarchism -- Theocracy -- (Dittoheadism) [View All]

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21. Fascism -- Authoritarianism -- Monarchism -- Theocracy -- (Dittoheadism)
Fascism -- authoritarianism -- monarchism -- theocracy -- it's all the same thing.

A belief that some minority has the right to rule the majority. It matters little if it's the true believers, a master race, a family dynasty, the chosen people, a ruling class, or the current DC/Euphemedia Analstocracy.

It's all anti-democratic, thus Anti-American*.

John Dean is tragically wrong when he says this menace is "close." This nation now lives under an appointed ruler (not an elected leader) who rules by signing statement.

This is what the stolen election of 2000 was all about. There was zero attention paid to the Will of the People of Florida and the nation. The result of the vote (not the vote count**) was well known shortly after the election when the uncounted ballots were extrapolated by precinct, and Gore won FL by tens of thousands. Any ethical, moral, real American would have conceded to Gore at that point.

The contract generally known as the US Constitution was put into breach on January 6th, 2001. This is the "original sin" that must be remedied. It is the essence of our ongoing nightmare.

It was this overruling of the will of the (former) American People that left us open to the 9-11 attack, which was a far less important event compared with the election theft. It simply allowed the 21st Century Neo-Fascists to have their "Reichstag fire" to consolitdate control.

The more important part was that the only global force for good in the past several decades -- the public opinion of the American People -- was taken out of the global, moral equation. Which is why prior to the election theft we could stop plane-crashing over the Pacific at the Millenium with help from Jordanian Intelligence, and after... well, not so much. We had lost our moral ascendency, our place as the court of last resort.

Certainly this is a "kinder, gentler" fascism. But did you expect goose-stepping, tanks in the streets and racial hate speech? It's much more efficient to simply scream "Mushroom clouds in 45 minutes!!" through every Euphemedia outlet in order to terrorize a population into compliance (20 guys with boxcutters pales in comparision, doesn't it?).

But make no mistake, it is fascism pure and simple.

It demands active opposition. Unlike their agents in congress, the American People are not impotent. We can still refuse to be complicit with the atrocities committed in our name.

But we must do so loudly -- at every opportunity, in large and small ways -- and in ways that make others uncomfortable. Yes, "Violence" is the answer.

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*"After Socialism, Fascism combats the whole complex system of democratic ideology, and repudiates it, whether in its theoretical premises or in its practical application. Fascism denies that the majority, by the simple fact that it is a majority, can direct human society" - Benito Mussolini 1932

**"Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decided everything." -- Josef Stalin (echoed by Pol Pot, Bushes, Scalia, Rehnquist, Baker, Harris, Blackwell, etc...)

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  23% of Us are Fucked Vyan  Jul-11-06 01:51 AM   #0 
   thanks for the post, I'm ordering this book ...  NVMojo   Jul-11-06 01:55 AM   #1 
   Excellent post!  Viva_La_Revolution   Jul-11-06 01:58 AM   #2 
   K&R--thanks for this. Great work.  jobycom   Jul-11-06 01:59 AM   #3 
   Happy to give this the 5th!  rumpel   Jul-11-06 02:00 AM   #4 
   Prediction for His Chimperial Majesty's poll numbers  chookie   Jul-11-06 02:01 AM   #5 
   K & R n/t  Erika   Jul-11-06 02:05 AM   #6 
   I watched that interview tonight....  Zookeeper   Jul-11-06 02:06 AM   #7 
   Dean said that the blind follower types are rarely liberals, maybe 1%  wordpix2   Jul-11-06 10:16 AM   #37 
   Because we think.......period.  ClintonTyree   Jul-11-06 02:46 PM   #62 
   Many are proud of their ignorance  Syncronaut Seven   Jul-11-06 10:29 AM   #38 
      And what's frightening is that some of these ignorant  LibDemAlways   Jul-11-06 12:11 PM   #54 
         I call 'em...  femrap   Jul-11-06 05:15 PM   #70 
   Great post  Hardhead   Jul-11-06 02:10 AM   #8 
   Most assuredly...  Vyan   Jul-11-06 02:35 AM   #16 
   Sending this to my son, getting the book -- thanks for this posting.  fearthem   Jul-11-06 02:17 AM   #9 
   Outstanding post. And a bunch of classy commenter's until I showed up;)  autorank   Jul-11-06 02:21 AM   #10 
   Yeah, that's mine - thanks n/t  Vyan   Jul-11-06 02:23 AM   #11 
   Drugs in the military? Are you kidding?  TomInTib   Jul-11-06 02:37 AM   #17 
   "Video: John Dean on Countdown for download"  bananas   Jul-11-06 02:28 AM   #12 
   Wow, another info-filled excellent post!  cry baby   Jul-11-06 02:31 AM   #13 
   BinReilly is the poster boy for this books, isn't he? nt  sfexpat2000   Jul-11-06 02:32 AM   #14 
   I'm going to order 2 copies of Dean's book  Erika   Jul-11-06 02:32 AM   #15 
   lord have mercy.  MnFats   Jul-11-06 02:38 AM   #18 
   Awesome Post  dmr   Jul-11-06 02:42 AM   #19 
   OK. That was impressive. Thank you.  swimmernsecretsea   Jul-11-06 03:42 AM   #20 
   Fascism -- Authoritarianism -- Monarchism -- Theocracy -- (Dittoheadism)  Senator   Jul-11-06 03:44 AM   #21 
   I'd rather be right than popular.  suegeo   Jul-11-06 09:34 AM   #30 
   absofuckinglutely  emald   Jul-11-06 10:39 AM   #40 
   The KO/Dean interview was utterly CHILLING - K&R  Cooley Hurd   Jul-11-06 07:30 AM   #22 
   That's quite a line-up of criminals on the book's cover.  Olney Blue   Jul-11-06 08:04 AM   #23 
   Excellent! K, R & bookmarked so I can re-read this again & again....  WePurrsevereDU Moderator   Jul-11-06 08:05 AM   #24 
   Can we consult Senator Lieberman re. this?  PaulHo   Jul-11-06 08:11 AM   #25 
   Read Vice President Wallace on American fascism...  drduffy   Jul-11-06 08:31 AM   #26 
   Excellent post  Strawman   Jul-11-06 09:49 AM   #33 
   And that's why you can expect more Tim McVeigh types if we win.  gatorboy   Jul-11-06 09:15 AM   #27 
   Its the REST OF US who are f#cked!!  paparush   Jul-11-06 09:25 AM   #28 
   I think it is a fad, This too shall pass..  oc2002   Jul-11-06 09:28 AM   #29 
   The majority might decide that the neo cons have over stayed  gatorboy   Jul-11-06 10:01 AM   #35 
   Probably a lot more than that  TheMirrorMan   Jul-11-06 09:37 AM   #31 
   The problem is that people confuse ideas with friends  cgrindley   Jul-11-06 09:47 AM   #32 
      Paradigm Syndrome!! n/t  Vyan   Jul-11-06 11:21 AM   #47 
   Bookmarked for later  Gman   Jul-11-06 10:01 AM   #34 
   Good work!!!!  RedEarth   Jul-11-06 10:10 AM   #36 
   I, also, saw this on olbermanns show  emald   Jul-11-06 10:36 AM   #39 
   Vyan, you are a clear and powerful voice of truth. Thanks. K&R  txwhitedove   Jul-11-06 10:47 AM   #41 
   No, I'm merely...  Vyan   Jul-11-06 11:22 AM   #48 
   What does it take to wake Americans up??  BrewAz   Jul-11-06 10:48 AM   #42 
   I know what it takes  Rude Horner   Jul-11-06 10:56 AM   #44 
      It is EXACTLY what it takes  ladywnch   Jul-11-06 11:56 AM   #52 
   I'm with the other 77%  Maestro   Jul-11-06 10:50 AM   #43 
   Dean might turn out to be one of the most important Americans of this era  mtnsnake   Jul-11-06 11:05 AM   #45 
   Dean is on Jon Stewart tonight  Laurab   Jul-11-06 11:10 AM   #46 
   I find it to be a very telling sign  MadHound   Jul-11-06 11:27 AM   #49 
   Military suicides  The Wizard   Jul-11-06 11:47 AM   #50 
   Authoritarianism could be hard wired in a few to make them fodder for war.  McCamy Taylor   Jul-11-06 05:22 PM   #71 
   Thanks for the info! Explains fundies, freepers and other 'morans'  TwentyFive   Jul-11-06 11:52 AM   #51 
   Barry Goldwater is likely turning in his grave.  nevergiveup   Jul-11-06 12:04 PM   #53 
   Goldwater once said  The Wizard   Jul-11-06 12:53 PM   #60 
      Which end is his ass on?  vssmith   Jul-11-06 09:24 PM   #74 
   Want to see peace in the world. Investigate, try and execute these fascist  Larry Ogg   Jul-11-06 12:18 PM   #55 
   This is the result of successfully weaving Bush into a Christ-like figure  Ian_rd   Jul-11-06 12:26 PM   #56 
   Video is now up  Vyan   Jul-11-06 12:40 PM   #57 
   And Now For a More Pessimistic View ...  jobendorfer   Jul-11-06 12:41 PM   #58 
   23% "faithful" despite all evidence. Remind you of any group?  Mugsy   Jul-11-06 12:53 PM   #59 
   if this interests you...  grasswire   Jul-11-06 12:55 PM   #61 
   I have read Hoffer's book and it is indeed fascinating  slay   Jul-11-06 03:35 PM   #66 
      don't miss the part....  grasswire   Jul-11-06 07:43 PM   #72 
   k/r nt  smartvoter   Jul-11-06 02:58 PM   #63 
   I know I am...  deaniac21   Jul-11-06 03:19 PM   #64 
   That also means Republicans need only get 28% of the rest to screw us all  slay   Jul-11-06 03:30 PM   #65 
   This is why we fight them at every turn.  speedoo   Jul-11-06 04:14 PM   #67 
   Is that study he was talking about available?  Joanne98   Jul-11-06 04:51 PM   #68 
   Neither man asked HOW 23% could take over a democracy. ELECTION FRAUD  McCamy Taylor   Jul-11-06 05:14 PM   #69 
   Conservatives without Conscience  illinoisprogressive   Jul-11-06 08:29 PM   #73 
   An interesting benchmark.  sofa king   Jul-11-06 09:24 PM   #75 
   get off the damn fence join the fight  FogerRox   Jul-11-06 10:32 PM   #76 
   I wonder what John Dean's political slant is now  tavalon   Jul-11-06 11:04 PM   #77 
   Before you fade into the abyss of the 24 hour time limit of  Justice Is Comin   Jul-12-06 12:47 AM   #78 
   23% are fucked up - all of us are fucked  TOJ   Jul-12-06 01:13 AM   #79 
   Just seen Jon Stewart's interview with Dean  nxylas   Jul-12-06 09:28 PM   #80 
   I need to join everyone at amazon  ladym55   Jul-13-06 02:01 AM   #81 
 

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