In 1946, in the shadow of the carillon tower on the campus of the University of Chicago, an economist by the name of Milton Friedman began teaching economics to some of the brightest students in the country. His particular approach to economics was by and large what might be called neo-classical liberalism. It is a [...]
Entries Tagged as 'wars and militarism'
The Danger of a Nazi America
April 26th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Culture, Democracy, General, Human Rights, Politics, Populism, wars and militarism
A lot of Right Wing radio commentators toss around the word “Nazi” these days and it seems that many of them have no idea what they are talking about. Of all absurd things, they call the President a Nazi at times when they are really getting loony. President Barack Obama is a man whom many [...]
Tags: avoiding a return to Fascism·Fascism·Fascism in America·Nazi·Nazi political philosophy·Nazis in America·Republican Neo-Fascists·Republicans as Neo-Fascists·the characteristics of Fascism
Fascism, Neo-Fascism, Nazis…and Republicans
March 21st, 2012 · 4 Comments · Culture, Politics, Populism, wars and militarism
Only a small percentage of the population under the age of 35 is Republican. Why do you think that is? Well, we will explain and you will see why and learn why you should encourage every Republican you know to read up on what the Republicans have in store for you as citizens. For some [...]
Romney Lies about the President
February 5th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Culture, Health Care, Politics, Populism, Social Security, taxes, wars and militarism
There is a point beyond which credulity will not go. You can lie to some of the people, as Lincoln said, all of the time, or all of the people some of the time. But over a longer period, people will discover the truth. As an aside, this is what happened in 2010. The people [...]
Tags: Corporatism·health care lobby·lobbyists·Neoconservative obstruction·Neoconservative propaganda·Obamacare·Politics·Right Wing Propaganda·unions
Grover Norquist: Lobbyist for the Rich
December 7th, 2011 · Comments Off · Lobbying, Politics, Populism, taxes, The Budget, wars and militarism
Grover Norquist is without question the kind of nerd that most working-class Democrats and Liberals like to attack. He comes from an affluent Republican family, grew up in the household of a corporate executive for Polaroid corporation, and has Harvard and Harvard Business School certifications indicating that he completed both required courses of study. He [...]
Tags: Americans for Tax Reform·balancing the budget on the backs of the poor.·deficits·Grover Norquist·national debt·tea party
Are the Republicans Really Fascists? A Comparison.
October 6th, 2011 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, Economics, Labor, Politics, Populism, Science & Technology, Wall Street, wars and militarism
Anyone can call someone else a name. People call others Fascists or Nazis all the time on the Internet. People who have these little backwoods militia are often called Nazi-wannabees or actually in some cases call themselves Nazis. But the fact is that the term “Fascist” has a specific meaning. While Nazis were Fascists, many [...]
Tags: Are Republicans Fascists·Fascism·Fascism and Republicans·Fascism and the GOP·Fascism and the Neocons·Fascism and the Tea Party
The Palin Ascendency
July 18th, 2011 · Comments Off · Lobbying, Media, Politics, wars and militarism
When Sarah Palin was selected as the Vice Presidential candidate in 2008 to run with John McCain, she seemed a nice, relatively simple woman with a family and at least the minimal amount of intelligence necessary to run a small community–not an insignificant thing. She had been mayor of a small community, Wasilla, Alaska. She [...]
Tags: Republican candidates·Right Wing Propaganda·Sarah Palin·the Koch Family and Palin·the Palins·the Tea Party and Sarah Palin
Let’s Talk About the National Budget.
May 21st, 2011 · Comments Off · Corporations and Industry, energy, jobs, Politics, taxes, Wall Street, wars and militarism
Phony baloney. Just like Walker in Wisconsin, the talk about “austerity” is a bunch of rich white men talking bull shit about what needs to be done. We don’t need austerity. Not the kind the Republicans are talking about. We need prosperity. You see, the problem with the United States right now is that we [...]
Tags: austerity federal budget·budget cuts·Medicare·raising taxes on the rich·Social Security·tax cuts·taxes
On Nazis, Fascists, Neocons and Republican Governors
April 26th, 2011 · Comments Off · Human Rights, Labor, Politics, Populism, Wall Street, wars and militarism
Often in blog posts on the Internet, especially heated political arguments, people start slinging around the term “Nazi,” particularly in discussions of Neoconservative Republicans. Neocons are not “Nazis.” They are in fact “Fascists.” A fascist is one who combines the power of industry, government and the military into totalitarian…total…political control. The Nazis were a Fascist-leaning [...]
Tags: attacks on collective bargaining·attacks on labor unions·Fascist Neoconservative tactics·John Kasich·Neocon governors·Neoconservative Republicans·Republican governors·Rick Scott·Rick Snyder·Scott Walker
Americans Want Jobs, Not Cuts in Medicare or Medicaid
April 16th, 2011 · Comments Off · Capitalism, Economics, Lobbying, Politics, Populism, Wall Street, wars and militarism
Most people will tell you that they are angry with the President. They were angry with the President in 2010 when they voted for 29 Republican governors, Republican governors who—the idiots should have known—are about to destroy collective bargaining for public workers, like teachers, firefighters and police, drop millions of Americans off Medicaid, and eliminate [...]
Tags: a Populist jobs program·Democratic job creation·jobs·Neocon obstructionism·Neocon racism·Republican bigots·Republican obstructionism·Wall Street bankers
Nazi Is Not Always a Bad Word.
March 28th, 2011 · Comments Off · Politics, wars and militarism
Not if it is used as a warning. Not if it describes a group out to get you. Not if it is the truth. When would we call someone a Nazi? Well, it is done all the time by those who don’t really mean it and have no basis for saying it. But when it [...]
Tags: Nazis·Neocon Republicans·Neocon-Nazis·Neoconservatives·Republicans·tea party
Rumsfeld Running Scared
February 24th, 2011 · Comments Off · International affairs, Politics, wars and militarism
Apparently Donald Rumsfeld, looking out at the future, seeing unrest everywhere, knowing that that the world is changing, wants to deflect some of the enormous responsibility he shares for the deaths of 4,500 Americans, deaths of at least a quarter of a million Iraqis, and the displacement and ruin of several million Iraqi lives. So, [...]
Tags: Colin Powell·Donald Rumsfeld·impeach Bush·the Iraq War·war criminals
Peace and Expansion Versus War and Destitution
February 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments · Capitalism, Corporations and Industry, Economics, Politics, wars and militarism
We live in a world of political chaos. The single most important problem we face is the ascendancy of the rich. In itself, there is nothing wrong with becoming both rich and powerful, so long as society has sufficient methods and men of integrity to act as a check on that power. So now we [...]
Tags: Bill Gates·Bush and Cheney·Bush's war in Iraq·Cheney and Halliburton·Clinton era economics·Halliburton fraud·Iraq war·Liberal economic expansion·Liberal economics·war contractors
A Tale of Two Senators
January 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Economics, Politics, wars and militarism
One is tough; the other is a slug. You decide which is which. Does anyone remember the old commercial about the guy who drives the guy to the snowplow? How does the guy who runs the snowplow actually get to the snowplow? The answer in that case happened to be Volkswagon. But there is often [...]
Tags: Inspector General·Neocon Senators·Neocon tax cuts·Senator Claire McCaskill·Senator Scott Brown·spending in Afghanistan·spending in Iraq·tax cuts for the rich
The Danger of Armed Insurrection in America Today
October 21st, 2010 · Comments Off · Politics, wars and militarism
We go to work in unnerving heavy traffic, fighting to get there on time so that we won’t be one of those who is on the list for the next layoff. We come home to find out that the neighbor down the street who lost his job 9 months ago and never found another has [...]
Tags: Corporatism·Neocons·Neoconservative·Neoconservative propaganda·Politics·Right Wing·tea parties