Enablers of Fascism: Fatalists, Corporatists, the Uninformed By J. F. Miglio

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August 7, 2007

Enablers of Fascism: Fatalists, Corporatists, the Uninformed

By John F. Miglio


Enablers of Fascism: Fatalists,
Corporatists, & the Uninformed


By J. F. Miglio



Americans who have enabled large corporations and corrupt politicians to turn America into a fascist state should take heed... The fascists may not be in their backyards yet, but they are getting closer each year. As I see it, the (enablers of fascism) fall into three primary categories.

Fatalists: The fatalists are the you-can't- fight-city-hall crowd. They know the system is corrupt. They know things are getting worse. They know one day the forces of fascism may hit them personally. But just like Martin Niemoller, the German minister who stood idly by as the Nazis destroyed his country, they do nothing. They don't vote, they don't speak out, and they don't protest or become politically involved.

How many Americans fall into this category? Quite a few, I would guess. We know, for example, 50 percent of Americans don't bother to vote because they are either too apathetic or too convinced that the Republican and Democratic candidates are equally corrupt. But when asked why they don't vote for a third party candidate like a Ralph Nader or become politically active and protest, they say it wouldn't make any difference, that the rich power brokers would still rig the system for their own benefit. So they are content to sit on their couches, flip to the next channel, and wait for the apocalypse.

Corporatists: These are the "Sunshine Assassins" of our country, the brainwashed, middle-income corporate soldiers who work for large companies and defend corporate America even as they lose their pensions and medical benefits, work longer and harder for the same pay, and watch their jobs get outsourced to other countries.

Nevertheless, they still believe-- with religious fervor, by golly!-- that America is the greatest country in the world. But when asked if they've ever lived in another country to test the validity of their premise, most of them respond that they haven't. And when asked if they are aware that middle-income Americans rank way down on the quality-of-life list (longevity, health care, paid time off from work, etc.) compared to the citizens of most European countries, they seem surprised.

They also seem surprised to learn that the CEOs of the companies they work for make over 500 times their salaries and are awash in tens of millions of dollars of stock options while their own salaries, adjusted for inflation, are lower than they were 30 years ago.

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One thing is for sure, we'd better not depend on the Democratic Party for action. As of this writing, they still have not started impeachment proceedings against Bush and Cheney and still have not stopped funding the U.S. occupation of Iraq-- which, regrettably, makes them the most egregious enablers of fascism of them all.





Authors Website: www.onlinereviewofbooks.com

Authors Bio: John F. Miglio is the editor of the Online Review of Books & Current Affairs and author of Sunshine Assassins, a futuristic political thriller.