Whenever people wonder how America can be pro fascist or authoritarian, they need to think not about the white middle class changing, but the republic being racist and treating blacks this way from day one. I was reminded of this when I went to work for a major medical association in the 1990's and the black, mostly secretarial staff, we…
Whenever people wonder how America can be pro fascist or authoritarian, they need to think not about the white middle class changing, but the republic being racist and treating blacks this way from day one. I was reminded of this when I went to work for a major medical association in the 1990's and the black, mostly secretarial staff, welcomed me to what they called the plantation. The Reconstruction and the KKK, anti labor thugs under the FBI and the Palmer raids, Charles Lindbergh and Father Coughlan in the 1930's, Huey Long, the McCarthy explosions of the 1950s - all part of a fascist and authoritarian streak that never went away.
I believe you too, that there has been a growing undercurrent of supremacy getting released in this decade ( and longer)…this feeds a weird hunger for cultural hatred and violence when amplified on the internet. Jim explained this as being addictive. Here we are! The new human addiction in the population. And, these folks call themselves Christians and followers of Jesus!
I liked this JVL/ACOSTA chat and would appreciate more. This episode was yin-yang for me as far as the topics. Our demise vs maybe not….liked to learn more about these 2 hosts too.
All this calls on freedom loving Americans to work towards hardening our Constitution against fear-monger and hate-spewing politics and propaganda geared towards creating violent mob Extremism.
In order to make the first amendment stand hallowed and unsullied, we have to make a clear delineation of what is freedom of speech. And what history has taught us to know by now –what is divisive,racist, misogynist, fascist war-mongering, what foments cult and conspiracy responses to feelings of helplessness, and the engendering of reactionary violence.
Babies aren't born naturally espousing the above abhorrent mindsets. Those social diseases are created.
And we can't continue to look down on those who have been tainted by these diseases. Like any cancer present within an organism, judging, condemnation, and ignoring the source of these ills will not bring about a healing of that cancer.
On a National level, we can only transcend these long-held diseases by overcoming our punitive ways. And instead, allowing access to the broader range of possibilities for having a better life for all people.
Including the enclaves of predominantly
white persons who are purposefully kept undereducated by the extant system-i.e. Trump's comment, "I love undereducated Americans."
Of course he does, those downtrodden people are cultivated for the purposes of war on all levels.
Through education, through more responsible media, through coming up with ways to curtail the poisonous effect of outlets like the so-called "Fox News" the propaganda machine which does not deliver news we can create a fully participatory nation where deep listening to one another can only make us stronger and stronger as a people commited to evolving above the quagmire that plagues us now.
It's time for all freedom, loving believers in the rule of law to make that law reflective of a society that loves the social mechanisms that create stability, a thriving populace, which gives rise to a thriving economy, where no group of persons are held back and cultivated to feed the war machine.
Our planet is suffering from the effects of a metastasized war
Industry that is serviced by fear. And we are seeing the shadow drawing longer and darker now.
Only light can continue to contain that darkness. With courage, and a willingness to dispel our fears, from this newly elevated place, we can create new definitions for a stronger and more resilient democracy.
To make this happen, we all have one question to ask ourselves— What gifts do I have to offer towards the imperative of building resilience? Fearlessly, with compassion, and a love for freedom.
Whenever people wonder how America can be pro fascist or authoritarian, they need to think not about the white middle class changing, but the republic being racist and treating blacks this way from day one. I was reminded of this when I went to work for a major medical association in the 1990's and the black, mostly secretarial staff, welcomed me to what they called the plantation. The Reconstruction and the KKK, anti labor thugs under the FBI and the Palmer raids, Charles Lindbergh and Father Coughlan in the 1930's, Huey Long, the McCarthy explosions of the 1950s - all part of a fascist and authoritarian streak that never went away.
You are the man, Robert. Knocked that out of the park. Well said!
I believe you too, that there has been a growing undercurrent of supremacy getting released in this decade ( and longer)…this feeds a weird hunger for cultural hatred and violence when amplified on the internet. Jim explained this as being addictive. Here we are! The new human addiction in the population. And, these folks call themselves Christians and followers of Jesus!
I liked this JVL/ACOSTA chat and would appreciate more. This episode was yin-yang for me as far as the topics. Our demise vs maybe not….liked to learn more about these 2 hosts too.
Thanks Bulwark
Spot on truth.
All this calls on freedom loving Americans to work towards hardening our Constitution against fear-monger and hate-spewing politics and propaganda geared towards creating violent mob Extremism.
In order to make the first amendment stand hallowed and unsullied, we have to make a clear delineation of what is freedom of speech. And what history has taught us to know by now –what is divisive,racist, misogynist, fascist war-mongering, what foments cult and conspiracy responses to feelings of helplessness, and the engendering of reactionary violence.
Babies aren't born naturally espousing the above abhorrent mindsets. Those social diseases are created.
And we can't continue to look down on those who have been tainted by these diseases. Like any cancer present within an organism, judging, condemnation, and ignoring the source of these ills will not bring about a healing of that cancer.
On a National level, we can only transcend these long-held diseases by overcoming our punitive ways. And instead, allowing access to the broader range of possibilities for having a better life for all people.
Including the enclaves of predominantly
white persons who are purposefully kept undereducated by the extant system-i.e. Trump's comment, "I love undereducated Americans."
Of course he does, those downtrodden people are cultivated for the purposes of war on all levels.
Through education, through more responsible media, through coming up with ways to curtail the poisonous effect of outlets like the so-called "Fox News" the propaganda machine which does not deliver news we can create a fully participatory nation where deep listening to one another can only make us stronger and stronger as a people commited to evolving above the quagmire that plagues us now.
It's time for all freedom, loving believers in the rule of law to make that law reflective of a society that loves the social mechanisms that create stability, a thriving populace, which gives rise to a thriving economy, where no group of persons are held back and cultivated to feed the war machine.
Our planet is suffering from the effects of a metastasized war
Industry that is serviced by fear. And we are seeing the shadow drawing longer and darker now.
Only light can continue to contain that darkness. With courage, and a willingness to dispel our fears, from this newly elevated place, we can create new definitions for a stronger and more resilient democracy.
To make this happen, we all have one question to ask ourselves— What gifts do I have to offer towards the imperative of building resilience? Fearlessly, with compassion, and a love for freedom.
Then the "Southern Strategy", then the "Welfare Queens", then Rush Limbaugh and Fox News ... the beat goes on.