Following those hearings, I think it's now clear: after decades of liberal rule and the left/liberal "long march through the institutions" the US has become a Fascist state. The liberals/leftists have captured every agency of the government, as well as every meaning-making institution in our country, and large parts of the private sector…
Following those hearings, I think it's now clear: after decades of liberal rule and the left/liberal "long march through the institutions" the US has become a Fascist state. The liberals/leftists have captured every agency of the government, as well as every meaning-making institution in our country, and large parts of the private sector. We now have private entities openly doing the government's (sometimes illegal) bidding for a favored seat at the table with those who write the laws, interpret the laws, enforce the laws, and have a monopoly on the legal use of violence. This is Fascism.
While the MSM refers to Fascism as "right-wing," as Thomas Sowell has written, it is far more accurate to say it is of the Left, serving the goals of the Left. It was created by a Socialist after all. It's defined not by "nationalism" or even authoritarianism, but by what the media and our schools would generously call "public-private partnerships." That term itself, it seems, is propaganda. Not surprising, since at the time Fascism was created, it was roundly applauded by Western media and intellectuals as the perfect "third way" between capitalism and socialism. The media and intellectuals have always loved their secular authoritarianism, no matter the name it goes by.
The Establishment elites forgot a few important items, however: we have strong States rights in the US; we still have the 2A; and we (sort of) still have the 1A, as well as a communication platform that really didn't exist until very late in the 20th century; and the judicial branch has not been completely captured.
I've debated this for years in my mind. Fascist? Communist? And I have settled on it is all a Hybrid Marxist Model. To characterize it all by singularity is a mistake. In reality it is all Marxism, and a blend of all of these labels (Socialist, Communist and Fascist) and very hard to tell where one label begins and another leaves off. I further believe that the end goal can be accurately be described as being a Communist Totalitarian Techno-State (a Techno-Tyranny for short). 1984 on steroids.
The Public/Private Partnership is certainly Fascism. But during the Covid Health Terror operation? During all the coercion and mandating, the Public/Private Partnership really began to take on the look and color of Total Communist Control. Again, where does one thing begin and the other leave off? To THEM, however, it does not matter. It is the END which counts. The Means are just the Means as qua instrumentality.
The constitutions have not been abrogated. Most of them are not the original constitutions, and there is a whole history there. But none the less, the constitutions existing have not been abrogated even though they are largely ignored. Still, we should continually refer back to them in our 'conversations' with Officialdom. And folks, it's still God-given Rights of the constitutions over Civil Right state grants under whatever illegitimate administration we are now operating under.
I read this linked to article ... and gave up mid-way. The analysis does not seem to help me in the understanding of realpolitik as practiced in the complexity of the real world. But thanks anyway.
Hi Dave, thank you for your reply and comment. You stated.. .
".. and gave up mid-way. The analysis does not seem to help me in the understanding of realpolitik as practiced..."
Well I do understand and agree, as the first half is identifying the universal essence of the problem irrespective of any political solutions. There is a reason 100 percent of every culture, every society has failed, and it is not political.
From the post...
" So in this sense we see that both the desire to have power, and the desire to achieve personal gain are not inherently evil. It is the desire to exercise tyrannical power over others in connection with the desire for personal gain (even if one portends it is only for the protection of the less fortunate) that may be fundamentally immoral or dishonest, and which is often evil and destructive to a society. “This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." (Plato)"
"Almost always the manifestation of seeking power in an immoral way involves exercising a form of tyranny, however brutal or petty it may be, over someone else or some other group. Most all actions declared as illegal crimes which are common to societies, are a reflection of this fundamental abuse of power, which can manifest in either a personal or group expression." (The dark side of human nature, manifest in every culture)
Dispersed in the middle somewhere is a discussion on what system best limits this universal failure. (A return to our US foundational principles)
The second part of the post identifies some fundamental solutions that, regardless of the "social system" chosen, must happen to enable any culture to thrive.
And I agree, it is NOT an attempt to outline the many practical real-politic solutions, such as the legal system our host talks about, or election reform, or de-centralization, or state rights, or same day in person voting, etc... Instead it is an address articulating the cultural qualities and developed wisdom which are necessary if one hopes that any success derived from those real-politic enacted ideas, is to endure and thrive.
And, if you had read, you may also find that "philosophy" impractical, although I address that in the post here...
"This philosophy of happiness, is not impractical imagination. Everybody is a philosopher in that one’s ethos, emotions and desires, are inevitably and always one’s philosophy lived. What works can rightly be called wisdom. Giving in to undisciplined unwise desires, or “getting what you want”, has ruined countless lives and cultures." (“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.” ~~George Washington) "
Following those hearings, I think it's now clear: after decades of liberal rule and the left/liberal "long march through the institutions" the US has become a Fascist state. The liberals/leftists have captured every agency of the government, as well as every meaning-making institution in our country, and large parts of the private sector. We now have private entities openly doing the government's (sometimes illegal) bidding for a favored seat at the table with those who write the laws, interpret the laws, enforce the laws, and have a monopoly on the legal use of violence. This is Fascism.
While the MSM refers to Fascism as "right-wing," as Thomas Sowell has written, it is far more accurate to say it is of the Left, serving the goals of the Left. It was created by a Socialist after all. It's defined not by "nationalism" or even authoritarianism, but by what the media and our schools would generously call "public-private partnerships." That term itself, it seems, is propaganda. Not surprising, since at the time Fascism was created, it was roundly applauded by Western media and intellectuals as the perfect "third way" between capitalism and socialism. The media and intellectuals have always loved their secular authoritarianism, no matter the name it goes by.
The Establishment elites forgot a few important items, however: we have strong States rights in the US; we still have the 2A; and we (sort of) still have the 1A, as well as a communication platform that really didn't exist until very late in the 20th century; and the judicial branch has not been completely captured.
I've debated this for years in my mind. Fascist? Communist? And I have settled on it is all a Hybrid Marxist Model. To characterize it all by singularity is a mistake. In reality it is all Marxism, and a blend of all of these labels (Socialist, Communist and Fascist) and very hard to tell where one label begins and another leaves off. I further believe that the end goal can be accurately be described as being a Communist Totalitarian Techno-State (a Techno-Tyranny for short). 1984 on steroids.
The Public/Private Partnership is certainly Fascism. But during the Covid Health Terror operation? During all the coercion and mandating, the Public/Private Partnership really began to take on the look and color of Total Communist Control. Again, where does one thing begin and the other leave off? To THEM, however, it does not matter. It is the END which counts. The Means are just the Means as qua instrumentality.
The constitutions have not been abrogated. Most of them are not the original constitutions, and there is a whole history there. But none the less, the constitutions existing have not been abrogated even though they are largely ignored. Still, we should continually refer back to them in our 'conversations' with Officialdom. And folks, it's still God-given Rights of the constitutions over Civil Right state grants under whatever illegitimate administration we are now operating under.
I like to simply as much as possible, There are statists - ever more central control, and anarchists - zero government, and everything in between.
This post somewhat covers my attempt to find the right balance, and why every culture has failed.
https://anderdaa7.substack.com/p/does-absolute-power-corrupt
I read this linked to article ... and gave up mid-way. The analysis does not seem to help me in the understanding of realpolitik as practiced in the complexity of the real world. But thanks anyway.
Hi Dave, thank you for your reply and comment. You stated.. .
".. and gave up mid-way. The analysis does not seem to help me in the understanding of realpolitik as practiced..."
Well I do understand and agree, as the first half is identifying the universal essence of the problem irrespective of any political solutions. There is a reason 100 percent of every culture, every society has failed, and it is not political.
From the post...
" So in this sense we see that both the desire to have power, and the desire to achieve personal gain are not inherently evil. It is the desire to exercise tyrannical power over others in connection with the desire for personal gain (even if one portends it is only for the protection of the less fortunate) that may be fundamentally immoral or dishonest, and which is often evil and destructive to a society. “This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector." (Plato)"
"Almost always the manifestation of seeking power in an immoral way involves exercising a form of tyranny, however brutal or petty it may be, over someone else or some other group. Most all actions declared as illegal crimes which are common to societies, are a reflection of this fundamental abuse of power, which can manifest in either a personal or group expression." (The dark side of human nature, manifest in every culture)
Dispersed in the middle somewhere is a discussion on what system best limits this universal failure. (A return to our US foundational principles)
The second part of the post identifies some fundamental solutions that, regardless of the "social system" chosen, must happen to enable any culture to thrive.
And I agree, it is NOT an attempt to outline the many practical real-politic solutions, such as the legal system our host talks about, or election reform, or de-centralization, or state rights, or same day in person voting, etc... Instead it is an address articulating the cultural qualities and developed wisdom which are necessary if one hopes that any success derived from those real-politic enacted ideas, is to endure and thrive.
And, if you had read, you may also find that "philosophy" impractical, although I address that in the post here...
"This philosophy of happiness, is not impractical imagination. Everybody is a philosopher in that one’s ethos, emotions and desires, are inevitably and always one’s philosophy lived. What works can rightly be called wisdom. Giving in to undisciplined unwise desires, or “getting what you want”, has ruined countless lives and cultures." (“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.” ~~George Washington) "
All the Best...