This is the first installment of a new weekly "Diary Whoring" segment I am entitling "This Week in Fascism" I hope to make this a highly recommended (hint! hint!) diary to highlight overlooked work by other dedicated diarists. I want everyone to understand that America will probably not become another Nazi state, But I do believe we are well on our way to a Corporate Nationalistic Anti-Communistic state that is akin to 1930's Germany and Italy and would have the potential, if left unchecked, to do more damage wordwide then any fascist state beforehand.
Much Much More below the fold. give them all a hand or at lest some mojo
F.Y.I. 1487 Undeleted diaries on DailyKos for week ending 12-11-04
167 Dairies Included in "This week in Fascism"
I am leaning toward the Weekly format to get maximum "Recommends" so we can keep this in the people's eye more often. I also only wish to do 3 days's of Prep and 3 days of responding and maybe take a day off.
It is not my belief to try to analyze the validity or worth of these diaries, just to categorize and assemble them to allow a hopefully well recommended diary as a list for these other diaries that slip past too fast to get the proper hearing and respect.
During my browsing I found 14 signs of a fascist society. It is in an article in Free Inquiry Magazine possibly from march/April 2003 (volume 23 # 2). We seem to have all the 14 principles evident in this society and they were emphasized during this election. I think this country has slowly become fascist over such a long period that no one person can be responsible for this. Our system emphasizes playing to the masses. They only have to persuade and energize 30% of the masses.
I will use these points as an outline and reference Diaries that fall into the categories. I cannot place blame for all the items listed here to any one group. I believe certain individuals and groups support individual items and ignore or are apathetic toward other items. This allows the countries move toward fascism to proceed at an accelerated pace.
1. Powerful and continuing expression of nationalism.
Under this heading if I only mentioned Rush, Sean, Bill O, Savage, and our favorite felons Ollie and G. Gordon I would not have to present any more evidence that our country is becoming dangerously nationalistic. But I also will include such things as Ignoring treaty obligations, distain for other countries and cultures, and fear mongering under the heading of "get them before they get us" mentality.
Joe Drymala over at Not Geniuses
Wading in the shallows of patriotism by dove
why do the hate us so??? by libertine
Iraq and the Moral Abyss by DowneastDem
Comrade George speaks! by youngblood kaufman
US once again rejects Kyoto Treaty by RonV
FL: The People Have Spoken, but Jeb! Knows Best by norwood
The Goebbels Diaries - "Fighting Defeatism" by youngblood kaufman
Some days, it really is the small stuff by MissAnneThrope
Non-Political Opposition and Moral Outrage by Armando
CIA urged false reporting on WMDs by Margo
AMERICAN GENOCIDE: Get used to it by John Doraemi
Lawsuit alledges CIA enforced dogma based intelligence by Luam
The Goebbels Diaries - Sham Governments and the Light of Humanity by youngblood kaufman
Denver Post Barred From Fort Carson by Irfo
C.O. declares whistleblowing Guardsman insane by MaximusNYC
Big News: Ex-CIA agent says sacked for not faking WMD by Volvo Liberal
The Goebbels Diaries - Killing Partisans and the bureaucracy by youngblood kaufman
Solidarity AND Nationalism by markymarx
Bush's Inaugural: Hypocrisy on Parade by Dump Terry McAuliffe
2. Disdain for the importance of human rights.
We shall see many examples where we place the American Right above Human Rights.
Welcome to the Torture dome by maxschell
Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 3 by RubDMC
Starving People in Africa, TV, and Me by Anders 75
Great conservative idea: Vaporize 100 Muslim Cities by RabidNation
Story in Need of Sunlight - Orphans as Test Patients by Federalist X
Putting Gitmo and Abu Ghraib Torture in Historical Context by GreenSooner
FBI complained about Guantanamo by teacherken
Iraq and the Moral Abyss by DowneastDem
Torture Outrage on page A-18 by Ben Brackley
Officials who witnessed abuse of Iraqis were threatened by Plutonium Page
US Marine admits killing civilians by Devilstower
US forces 'hid Iraq prison abuse' by BobIngersoll
Today's Bateman cartoon: Sgt. Ford by scottbateman
Fresh Claims of Prisoner Abuse Cover-Up by nonverbalcoma
More Torture News, And More To Come from This ACLU Trove by bewert
Evidence gained by torture allowed by polsci major to be
Cold as it gets: Iraqi women and the war by Plutonium Page
More on the US Civil Rights Commission by rincewind
US Soldier Guilty of Killing Iraqi Teen (can you believe 3 years for a war crime) by Sinead
ACLU has torture proof by British Alcoholic
Sewage, Rabies and Death in Fallujah: Nightmare Accomplished by Plutonium Page
LAW SATURDAY: Gitmo Detainees Entitled to Geneva Protections? by chispa
1,000 Die Each Day -- The Population of Los Angeles, or ALL OF IRELAND, in Six Years by SusanHu
Iraq War Grief Daily Witness (photo) Day 9 by RubDMC
3. Identification of enemies/scapegoats as a unifying cause.
We shall see many examples of people or groups used as scapegoats to push certain agenda's, increase fear, justify racism, justify nationalism, and exhort divisiveness.
Court: Philly can offer gay partnership benefits by pamindurham
Lone Activist Group Submits 99.8% of FCC Complaints by Espumoso
anti-gay hate speech in NYC metro free newspaper? by agoldnyc
Fundamentalists call for Mehlman's scalp by Eternal Hope
Prayer in Schools (Athens, GA) by Redst3
What Really Happened website by Ramelle
Death of Environmentalism? or kill it to save it?? by PhillyGal
Anti-Semitism as a Part of the Hate Amendment Campaign? by msaroff
Let's not debase ourselves by appealing to stereotypes... by muertepiscina
Alabama's Return to the 'Good Ole Days' of Discrimination by princetonprogressivereview
Gays are the new Jews by revtim
4. The supremacy of the military/avid militarism.
It's all too apparent that we have achieved this goal, but this point needs to be emphasized as well.
U.S. military spending vs. other nations
The Fallujah Police State: retinal scans and a DNA database by Plutoniun Page
1984 Comes Early In Fallujah - Or Is It The Matrix? by galiel
Soldiers question Rummy by bonddad
NeoCons Target:ing SYRIA Next? by Thinking Republican
Fallujah Napalmed by ssolice
Hackworth: recruiting's tanked -- the draft's next by pamindurham
Bush manipulated NKorea intelligence like he did in Iraq: US expert by chinkoPelinke
5. Rampant Sexism.
Some suggest we are not using sexism as was done in previous Corporate Nationalistic movements, but I will try to find any examples that I can. We must remember that Fascism takes on diferent forms.
Aim High": An Air Force Academy Story by mcjoan
6. A controlled mass media.
Many say that our Media is not controlled in the sense of the Nazi Propaganda Machine, but I hope you see by the examples listed that even if it is not controlled it is at least coerced to the point where Government Propaganda is the final say in any argument no matter what facts exist to the contrary.
GOP Using Multi-Pronged Strategy by Margot
FOX to takeover RADIO! by sonandar
Briefing on Social Security by propagan
Imperial White House Press Release by Ten Buddhas
Gov't w/o Free Press or Free Press w/o Gov't? by tlaw
Missing and Presumed Dead! - News You Didn't Read.. by andir
Utter insanity from AP - Florida voter poll by superba
Soldiers' Criticism of Rumsfeld is Nothing New by DWCG
Goebbels Diaries - Controlling the News and Reducing the Problem by youngblood kaufman
Bill O'Reilly - Spinmeister by joewlarson
O'Reilly sounding like Hitler by lemon999
when do we have a responsiblity by edrie
Media fails to test hypothesis against well-known facts by jimdscott
Yushchenko Poisoning = SwiftBoat Lies/Dan Rather meme by wonkydonkey
Christians, Atheists and the Community of Man by grannyhelen
7. Obsession with national security.
I hope to make it apparent to any observer that we have decided our National Security is more important than that of any other person, nation, region, etc
Tenet Suggests Internet Crackdown by mataliandy
Big Brother Watch: Tenet calls for killing internet freedom by Tropicana
Watch what you say and what you do! by thor
Blue Ribbon Campaign by Stephen
Dissent is a sign of Mental Illness ?!?!? by lawnorder
Urge your community to stand up against Patriot Act by bigskiphazzy
National ID cards are HERE!!! by Scott in NAZ
GOP: Let's ignite an arms race in space! by Chicago Jason
Al Qaeda to attempt major marine attack -report by jiacinto
New Police State: In Case You Missed It by Brian CB
Funniest/Lamest Homeland Security Alert ever! by papadough
Terror Target List Way Behind and `A Joke' by nonverbalcoma
`enormously expensive spy prog.' exposed by kim in philly
The Old Swiss Lady Is a Terrorist by daxie
8. Religion and ruling elite are tied together.
The previous election was the culmination of the "Religious Rights" 30+ year attempt to make this country fit their model of a "Christian Nation". From history we see that the Christian Nations were some of the worst offenders of all times. See the Later Roman Republics, The Crusades, The Spanish Inquisition, Nazi Germany, and Fascist Italy as some prime examples.
Maureen Farrell at BuzzFlash: Hitler was a good Christian too.
Fundamentalists are all the same by cls180
Mr. Bean Hates America by Furious Hal
Education Abistinence by The Mockingbird
God, American History and a 5th Grade Class + POLL by concernedamerican
Religious News Roundup--Dec. 6, 2004 by pastordan
Churches can preach politics and pay no taxes by bonddad
Early activism of an evangelical Christian church (1971-1980) by miamidoug
BECOMING A RELIGIOUS STATE by jamaican blood
Coming soon to a high school near you - Bible class by Troutfishing
9. Power of corporations protected.
We have designed corporations so that personal accountability is almost nonexistent. We have allowed corporations a free hand in formulating the laws that govern them. We have catered to the needs of the corporations to the point were healthy corporations are more important than just about everything else.
FDA for Sale by mcjoan
Business and the Environment by dmzaff
Party Donations Broken Down By Company by captainebo
4,400 get lay-off notices while exec's still get thousands of dollars in perks. by PaulinSF
Freedom of Speech Now Requires Permission From the Feds by KingOneEye
I want some appropriations, too! by vpltz
Battle for soul of the internet
by cresmer
Bush and Climate Change: Bad for Business by TheChanMan
Bush to America: Eat Shit And Die by jbarab
Drilling in ANWR warning: Huge oil spill today (plus Energy Sec. update) by VirginiaDem
'Environmental racism': hazardous waste near Native American reservations by Plutonium Page
Samuel W. Bodman a true friend of cancer by theleftnut
The Corporations Will Eat Your Soul by sonandar
10. Power of labor suppressed or eliminated.
This goes right along with corporate power. Fascism was created by Mussolini as the antithesis to Communism to the extent that the companies were more important to national health than were the rights of the people.
NLRB under Bush keeps rolling back workers' rights by IseFire
11. Disdain and suppression of intellectuals and the arts.
We can see that Intellectuals have become a feared group within our culture. They seem to fear reforms which tend to be generated by individuals who think of better ways to provide for the general welfare of the planet and its people. The fear the Artists whom they believe are trying to destroy their culture.
Science vs. Republicans: Frist on AIDS by youpsy
Commissioners gut sci. ed. 1 hr. after swearing-in by nu
Pesky Natural History Museums Teaching Science Pissing off the Creationists by jamesp
kneeling at the lab bench by nu
Bush to Meet with Gay-Book Burying Alabaman by rrbrinker
More Red-State Values: Alabama Keeps Jim Crow On The Books by andrewsomething
Library Closure by bittergirl
The tide pulls on Salinger by http://www.dailykos.com/user/rockin in the free world
Why are libraries a good candidate for the endangered species list? by bittergirl
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) practices sensorship by jakyra
12. Obsession with crime and punishment.
Our country seems to be a contradiction in that how can the freest people in the world have the world's largest percentage of imprisoned citizens? We also have the most massive and restrictive set of laws than any other country.
Coming soon to a police department near you by PaulinSF
FL allows abuse to go on in juvenile facilities...privatization by floridagal
New York is finally very close to reforming the Rockefeller Drug Laws by nephalim
New York Passes Meaningful Drug Reform by Alex Music for America
13. Rampant cronyism and corruption.
I hope to show that this country does exhibit this feature. It seems that loyalty is rewarded more than competence. We place our "President's Lawyer" in the position of the Countries Attorney. When we reward people with power and influence based on how much they contributed to the power base's reinstatement.
GWB/Republicans plan massive tax increase by RHB
"C" IS FOR COOKIE by hognachi1
The Empire of Sleaze by converger
Former Chair of the RNC to head VA by Bendygirl
Meet Your New Energy Secretary: Samuel W. Bodman, Human Rights Violator? by AzulitaSola
The Madness of King George by btyarbro
Ronnie Earle vs. Delay (who wins poll) by krazypuppy
Bush's Reconstruction of Iraq Proceeding On Track by azindy
Ohio Election Investigation Thwarted by Surprise Blackwell Order by Renee in Ohio
The End of Outrage by Armando
14. Fraudulent elections.
This election seems to emphasize that election fraud has always existed in this country. We hope that there is less organized and massive fraud then many people our assuming. I will use this section to point to reported instances of election fraud.
FBI raid? Voter fraud in E. St. Louis?? by Plutoniun Page
Howard Dean's candidate reverses on paper ballots. Palm Beach County, Florida" by Eric J in MN an equal time for Democrats diary.
Dispatch confirms : Voting machines went unused in Franklin Co Ohio by Hypothetically Speaking
Global Exchange: You call this democracy? by RoxanneJ
FBI Investigates Florida Vote Hacking. by Eternal Hope
21 voting machines 'disappear' in Broward County on 11/2 by Plutonium Page"
Recount anomaly? Miami Herald results revisited by pvjeff
Steve Rosenthal is wrong; unfortunately uses dubious exit poll results too by eriposte
AZ Dems say GOP made deceptive calls by spiderleaf
The Columbus Dispatch: 39 voting machine unused, 17 never activated at inner-city precincts by chinkoPelinke
Here are some articles on a way to fight back.
Liberalism vs. fundamentalism: a defining struggle by MaximusNYC
Expect a Mess While Preparing The Future by gfactor
when do we have a responsiblity by edrie
In March I turn 18. In April I win a seat on the School Board This is an enheartening story by NickCatal
ACTIVISM: 08 Minute Activist-2nd Installment by Brian Nowhere
Public School NOT Sunday School! ACT NOW! by bigskiphazzy
My Letter to My Pastor (Long) by gfactor
My Letter to Albert Mohler of the Southern Baptist Convention by pastordan
criminalize war (world-wide rule of law) by Liberation Learning
My Apologies to those who deserve to be included in this diary and were not. On the "Here are some articles on a way to fight back" I failed to include this secton untill I was going through Thursdays posts and failed to recognize those who posted prior to that time.
The Diaries listed here are not endorsed by this Diarist but are listed to allow you, the reader, to make your own determinations as to the extent in which this country has taken the wrong road toward fascism. Each week I hope to use your inputs to improve the basic arguments for my contention that this country is going along that road. I also hope that through identifying the path methods can be found to bring this to the attention of others and change our path before it is too late.