The Threat of Localized Fascism

[the48er]

As right-wing bellicosity of many kinds grows steadily worse, one wonders where it's leading. The thug right's hatred -- of not just Obama but us as well -- is evident. Rush and his ilk have sown the seeds of nightmares for decades. And we know for certain that the thug right is armed to the teeth.

I usually find tin hattery -- conspiracy theorizing, extreme paranoia ... whatever -- to be really repugnant. At least a few threads of reason will remain to hold the social fabric together, I'm inclined to suppose. Now, though, as the economy continues to worsen, millions of increasingly desperate "low-information voters" will be increasingly vulnerable to the demagoguery of the Sarah Palins and Michelle Bachmanns of the world. It's easy to imagine pockets or regions fooling around, as times get increasingly tough, with various forms of neo-fascism. Consider the Klan between the wars -- especially in the in the 1920s. The KKK was then the main arbiter of what took place in virtually all spheres of life in many communities, counties and at least one state.

History is littered with examples of societies that went 'round the bend and did really bad things to one group or another, and one often wonders whether the targets of warped violence might have avoided problems if they'd exercised minimal foresight. For example, if you've been thinking about moving to a bluer locale, maybe there's no time like the present. We did, and we're much, much happier as a result. Life is soooo much better now that we're surrounded by, for the most part, passably sane people rather than by horrible, right-wing thugs. Other simple, reasonable precautions? If only on general principles, everyone should have a current passport. And it's always a good time to take rational, appropriate measures to secure your home, family and possessions.

It appears that the right-wing bellicosity is going to get get steadily worse and scarier for the next two weeks. But at the end of it all, maybe Obama will win big and the thug right will cooperatively and nonviolently accept the result. At the risk of seeming idiotically optimistic, I'll confess that despite everything, that's actually what I expect to happen.

But if things go in other directions, I intend to be as prepared as I reasonably can to take rational and appropriate countermeasures.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. if Democratic party hadn't won in 2006 things would be further down the road

HE HAVE TO WIN THIS ELECTION big!

[pocoloco]

2. Please give us a heads up on what the

"rational and appropriate countermeasures" might be so that we may also prepare for the worst.

[the48er]

3. I Thought I Alluded To Three Specifics

Beyond those, I wouldn't know.

[143tbone]

4. I ,too, moved to a bluer area .

And it added immensely to my happiness.It became unbearable to be so surrounded by people that I was disgusted with. My passport got renewed a few days ago, also.
I dug up the rest of my backyard and am planning on spending the winter to get the soil as amended as possible.
I have been ordering in bulk from my local coop. I am buying a winter CSA (community saupported agriculture) from a local farmer today.
A friend of mine is updating her skills in ham radio.
I took money out of the stock market.
I'm scoping out a particular town in Canada and trying to establish contacts.
I could probably add to this list of how I'm getting prepared, but you get the gist.