i do not write many diaries, especially after the last election. but i have to comment on a couple of things that have arisen in the last few months. to those who are still in denial regarding the emergence of totalitarianism (nee facism/stalinism) in the us i propose that we already live in the early to mid stages of a totalitarian state and that a loss in the next election will probably doom us to a very long slog and to less freedom, worsening economy and more war - the inevitable mid to long range consequences of authorianism.
just a few examples from recent headlines to exemplify this, without going into any real detail.
1. Reuters: FCC targets live news Government requesting tapes of live news programs to 'comb for dirty words.' the guys in charge want to control everything everyone does.
2. RAW STORY: Justice Department lawyer tells Congress: Bush 'always right' "the leader" is never wrong (north korea anyone?)
3. Sky News: Key UK Enron witness found dead (how often has this happened during the bushie era?)
4. Yahoo! News: Republican says US readying crackdown on leaks -they really don't want us to know what they are doing.
5. without attribution: all the recent fake terrorist threats in miami and new york and the listing of indiana as the terrorists prime target.
6. without attribution: john dean's book that directly links the current neo-con/neo-facist movement to the RNC
7. without attribution: the obvious and continued theft of elections.
there is so much more that i cant stand going through it again. we are in deep shit people and may not have until the next election.