Please folks, Wake up. The pieces of the puzzle are in place and well documented in this diary. US is ripe for a demogogue. Our denial of this possibility is their greatest tool. How much worse does it have to get, before we wake the freak up!
Who Will Be Our Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip? He/She will have to come wrapped in the American Flag, carrying the Bible, and have his/her own military. And the people will have to be desparately down and insecure.
Is the USA close to being set up for such an outcome? Jobless, homeless, poor, evacuated by wicked weather, what percentage of the beleagured populace could be fooled by a closet demogogue?
I'm referring to Lewis' It Can't Happen Here.
It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical American political novel by Sinclair Lewis published in 1935 by Doubleday, Doran. It describes the rise of a populist politician who calls his movement "patriotic" and creates his own militia (the Minute Men or "MM", paralleling Hitler's "SS") and takes unconstitutional power after winning election - mirroring what Hitler was doing in Germany at the time of writing. Its plot centers around newspaperman Doremus Jessup's belated realization of what is happening, and his subsequent struggle against the fascist regime of President Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip.
Could it happen here? The prospect is close enough to prompt the book by Joe Conason - It Can Happen Here.
So Yes! It can happen here. It almost happened here, but to his credit GW wasn't up for the full monty, much to Cheney Et Al's chagrin. WHEW! But are we out of the woods? NO! Here's why:
What is needed for such a dire outcome?
1. A majority of States under party control.
2. A professional, private army.
3. Lots of Money.
4. Surveillance technology and personnel.
5. Co-opted Supreme Court
6. And a beleagured, insecure population.
7. Corrupted elections.
Are these in place?
1. Yes. The GOP has sucessfully garnered majority state control. Even worse, these Governors seem to running a contest on who can be the most austere and/or severe.
2. Yes. There are millions of trained mercernaries owned by US Private Equity Firms. Private Equity funds took control of Dyncorp and Blackwater/Xe in 2010.
One can only shudder at the thought of this power unleashed state side. Would our own National Guard resist or join the effort to control the streets?
<> Blackwater/Xe is now owned by a Private Equity firm, purchase was assisted by The Chertoff Group, and financed by Bank of America. December, 2010.
$200,000,000 financed by Bank of America.
The Blackwater/Xe deal was assisted byThe Chertoff Group (yes, THAT Chertoff, former head of Homeland Security.
Just for fun, read The Chertoff Group's Board of Advisors. Spooky much?
<> DynCorp was sold by one Private Equity Firm to Another Private Equity firm, financed by Bank of America, Citi, Barclays, and Deutsche. Veritas sold DynCorp to Cerberus. Check. Done. April, 2010
<> Cerberbus also bought up many US gun and bullet mfgrs. and created Freedom Group, Inc.to run the gun/bullet consortium. March, 2010
Read this article: Private equity firms follow in Carlyle Group's footsteps
3. Lots of money. Oh yes.
Alec. And thanks to the GOP controlled SCOTUS, the money can now flow as freely as the Chocolate Fountain in a backyard wedding.
Citizens United cleared the path for the money fountain to flow.
4. Surveillance Capabilities. Um, sadly this has been completely accomplished.
5. Co-opted SCOTUS. Check
6. Beleagured and insecure population. Check.
7. Corrupted election process. Check. Just a couple of examples.
2000 Presidential Election Decided by SCOTUS
Ohio Voting Machines Contained Programming Error That Dropped Votes
UPDATED: Conservative Waukesha County Clerk "Finds" 7,000 Votes For Prosser
So, who will it be?
Who would be the best tool for the real power brokers, multi-nationals, to prop up?
Who will be the Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip?
Qualifications:
1. Heartless and/or easily self-justifed jail or to do way with trouble makers.
2. Narcissistic Personality
3. Experienced Governor and businessman.
4. Good looking with great hair and a good looking wife.
5. Charisma
6. Able to shed tears and appear deeply spiritual.
People really need to wake the frig up! Our denial is their greatest tool for success.
These people are playing hardball and are playing for keeps. They have worked this game plan for decades. We, the good people of the USA, are the one bane to their goals.
In the poll below, all are GOP, not all candidates are listed, some may have dropped out, some haven't declared intent. Rule: Make of Poll, Makes List.