FASCISM: we hear that word thrown around casually these days by our "Conservative" media and "pundits" like virtually anyone on FOX "News" and people like Limbaugh, Hannity, OReilly and the like when they criticize "The Democrats" and President Obama .... about EVERY thing.
You will also hear and see that word thrown around by elected, so-called, "Republicans".
They use this word with its 'everyday' superficial meaning: "oppressive, dictatorial control"... as exhibited by "Nazi Germany" prior to and during World War II. You know, by goose-stepping, gun-weilding, non-thinking, SS soldiers.
BUT, WHAT DOES THAT WORD REALLY mean? Check it out. Go to http://answers.com/ . Enter the word and start reading. You might have to search a bit ... till you reach the sub-topic "Holocost: Fascism" ... go to paragraph 4.
You will find that part of the ideology of fascism incorporates CORPORATISM .... YES! ... CORPORATIONS as one of two tools to "help maintain unity of the nation" .... "in a corporative state political, social and economic power is held by a group of corporations" ... "corporations plan the economy and settles differences between social classes".
YIKES! Do you recognize any of THAT going on in America RIGHT NOW?
In future postings I will refer you back to this.
(Did you know that a corporation is now deemed a "Person"? With all the rights .... AND MORE ... of a person like you? This gets really creepy and SCARY. If you want more information on this subject listen to Thom Hartmann M-F 9AM-12N pacific time online at http://www.thomhartmann.com/ or, if you are LUCKY enough, on your local Progressive radio station.)
About Me
- LanceM
- I am a person who was raised as a full-fledged "Republican"... in fact, I named my middle son (now age 29) 'Reagan'. But, within 3 years of that I began to wake up to the misrepresentations then lies and later the criminal behavior of "my" party. Eventually, I felt I had to do something to help. These 'blogs' are that attempt.