American Fascists, Chris Hedges on The Hour (CBC)

[Swede]

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[grasswire]

1. can you provide a quick summary?

My sound card isn't working. Just a couple of sentences would be good.

[Swede]

3. Basically,Bush is a puppet of rightwing religious ideologues.

[whistle]

4. Oh, too bad, it is a great interview, here is a recent transcript

...of Chris Hedges as Amy Goodman's guest where he covered many of the same issues:

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Monday, February 19th, 2007
Chris Hedges on “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America”

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Chris Hedges's new book examines how Christian dominionists are seeking absolute power and a Christian state. According to Hedges, the movement bears a strong resemblance to the young fascist movements in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and '30s. Hedges is the former New York Times Middle East bureau chief and author of "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning."
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A new book by Chris Hedges called “American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America” investigates the highly organized and well-funded "dominionist movement." The book investigates their agenda, examines the movement's origins and motivations and uncovers its ideological underpinnings. “American Fascists” argues that dominionism seeks absolute power in a Christian state. According to Hedges, the movement bears a strong resemblance to the young fascist movements in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and '30s.
Chris Hedges was a foreign correspondent for the New York Times for many years where he won a Pulitzer Prize. He is also the author of "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" and "Losing Moses on the Freeway." Chris has a Master's degree in theology from Harvard University and is the son of a Presbyterian minister. He is currently a senior fellow at the Nation Institute - and he is here with me now in the studio.

Chris Hedges, Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent for the New York Times who has reported from more than 50 countries over the last 20 years. Chris is currently a senior fellow at the Nation Institute. He is author of "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning" and "Losing Moses on the Freeway." Chris has a master's degree in theology from Harvard University and is the son of a Presbyterian minister. His new book is "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War On America."
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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/19/1545218

[whistle]

2. Has Chris Hedges appeared on American talk shows, this took place in Canada

...I just wondered if he has been allowed to speak so openly and honestly about his views over US airwaves? A really remarkable 10 minutes where the host never once attempted to talk over his guest and the live audience remained quiet and attentive.

[Hand]

7. He was on Bill Moyers' old program...

...whose name I forget. Moyers was interviewing him about his first book, "War Is a Force that Gives us Meaning". This was in 2003, just before the invasion. That book is quite brilliant and also quite dark--as Hedges puts it, "War is necrophilia."

Moyers: If you are invited to cover a new war in Iraq, will you go?

Hedges: No. I won't be part of this any longer.

Brilliant, troubled, troubling man. :applause:

[BootinUp]

5. Excellent. I never did order the book

wanted to though.

[AX10]

6. This would never be aired in America, "the land of the free".

[libnnc]

8. Thanks for posting this

I wish we could see this on American television.