Fascism and America Today by Aldo Vidali

[reprehensor]

Fascism & America Today

by Aldo Vidali

Monday, March 12, 2001 (gore2004us.com via APJP) -- I was raised in fascist Italy until age 17 and will never forget the ugliness of totalitarian control over people's lives. After two years in Brazil, I came to America in 1949 and wept when I saw the Statue of Liberty.

Today, in horror, I see all the unmistakable signs of a new wave of fascism, cleverly concealed behind pseudo-patriotic, Christian rhetoric.

To believe that the separation of powers will always protect the American people from tyranny or to deny the very possibility of fascism coming to power in the United States amounts politically to one and the same thing. By ignoring the covert nature of fascism, the will to fight against it is inevitably undermined.

Fascism came to power first in Italy in 1922 and soon Hitler, in great admiration of Mussolini, established Nazism in Germany. The Republican Florida coup used methods remarkably similar to both, including the corruption of the highest authorities in our nation.

America is now threatened by colossal multinational corporations. The new Republicans, having been bribed with an ocean of money, are at the service of these supranational powers and promote the deceitful view of their masters: that the federal Government is tyrannical and counter to the goals and ideals of "freedom-loving people." The new "compassionate-conservatives," i.e., the extreme right wing Republicans, promote greater state autonomy and fewer federal laws. They want us to forget that WE THE PEOPLE established a Constitution to protect our lives from foreign and internal enemies.

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[indepat]

1. The $64 question is: Who are the internal enemies of this Republic,

our Constitution, we the people?

[moobu2]

2. The religious right is behind the new fascist/neoconservitive movement

If you haven't already read this, you should. This is a must read piece if you're interested in the least about the religious right/fascist take over of America. They're called the Dominionists.. This is the introduction to the piece written by Katherine Yurica, an expert who's studied the behind the scenes rise to power of the various Characters and what their methods and motives are....if you don't have time to read it, save it for later and spread the word..
introduction:
"How George W. Bush became the head of the new American Dominionist Church/State
by Katherine Yurica

Most Americans have been aware that religious right Republicans have become extremely active politically in the last twenty years. But because we're Americans and we're mostly tolerant of other people's religious beliefs, their rise to power hasn't really troubled us. We should be troubled. There is now overwhelming evidence that conservative Christians set out to overthrow the government of the United States, dispense with our democracy, and institute in its place, a government ruled by Old Testament laws--including an expanded litany of death penalties. This article is not a conspiracy theory. It contains the legal elements required for the prosecution of any criminal or civil conspiracy in our nation. The proof is in this article. Dont miss this one."
http://www.yuricareport.com/Dominionism/TheDespoilingOfAmerica.htm

[GliderGuider]

5. I found out about Katherine Yurica a couple of months ago

She is onto something truly terrifying. The Constitution Restoration Act kinda lets the black cat out of the bag... The Constitution Restoration Act of 2004

I'm watching all this with frank horror from Canada. Good luck ridding your nation of this cancer.

[newyawker99]

7. Hi moobu2!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Kenergy]

3. Thank you for the link

Whenever I argue with Repugs, I get the unmistakable impression
that they are just like the people in Germany who mindlessly bought Hitlers crap.
It's a scary thought, but imo, this country is headed towards
a corporate/theocratic ruled fascist state, and I don't think this is
the first time this country has faced this threat.
In 1923(?) Sinclair Lewis wrote a book titled 'It can't happen here'
which dealt with the issue we face today.
But this time, if we don't get shrub out of office, it could happen
as at least 50% of the people in this country are woefully lacking
in knowledge of history.
Perhaps I'm being pessimistic, but I fear for the future of this
country.I think we're in serious danger.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

4. Its sort of a new form of facism...

...its all about "economic freedom"...libertarian, actually.

But it is socially repressive.

Its the alliance between the religous right and the movement conservatives....

Its really not "corporate", its more like real fascism in that its grass roots, and feeds on grass roots disconent, just like the old fashioned fascism.

But its not really interested in the "corporate state", where the govt worked hand in hand with big buisness...which is called "statism" by movement conservatives and libertarians.

The new facism is more a libertarian "hand off" approach, with repression directed against people who are intreseted in unionization and regulation.

The regulation and repression happens on the social side, such as increased censorship, scapegoating/repression of gays & lesbians (the new "Jews"), and increased religiosity worked into govt.

[OneBlueSky]

6. kick . . . if only to spread the word "Christianoid" . . .

I can't think of a better, more appropriate word for the religious right wingnuts who pose as Christians but completely ignore Christian teachings . . . this is a great article that everyone should read . . .

[Fuzz]

8. Just an interesting coincidence

When I was reading that section of the piece, where it used the turm 'christianoid', my mp3 player on shuffle started playing Mongoloid by Devo. I'm not kidding. Kinda freaky. :)