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destroythegop: Here it is, folks… The 2012 Republican Party...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:48:09 -0400

Here it is, folks… The 2012 Republican Party Platform: Fascism Anyone?

Fascism Anyone?

by Lawrence W. Britt

“For the purpose of this perspective, I will consider the following regimes: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Franco’s Spain, Salazar’s Portugal, Papadopoulos’s Greece, Pinochet’s Chile, and Suharto’s Indonesia. To be sure, they constitute a mixed bag of national identities, cultures, developmental levels, and history. But they all followed the fascist or protofascist model in obtaining, expanding, and maintaining power. Further, all these regimes have been overthrown, so a more or less complete picture of their basic characteristics and abuses is possible.

Analysis of these seven regimes reveals fourteen common threads that link them in recognizable patterns of national behavior and abuse of power. These [14] basic characteristics are more prevalent and intense in some regimes than in others, but they all share at least some level of similarity.”
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

The 2012 Republican Party Platform: Advicating fascism.

"Now you probably heard today there was a Supreme Court decision relating to immigration and given..."

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:44:32 -0400

“Now you probably heard today there was a Supreme Court decision relating to immigration and given the failure of the immigration policy in this country, I would have preferred to see the Supreme Court give more latitude to the states not less.”

- Romney’s official stance on today’s immigration ruling. It’s the vaguest vague that ever vagued. As usual, it’s like Mad Libs with conservatives buzzwords. “Immigration policy… more latitude to the states…” What the fuck does that even mean, Mittens.

It bears mentioning that Romney first tried to not say whether he agreed or disagreed at all - the consummate pre-flip-flopper. His initial statement just kept repeating how Obama’s immigration policy had failed. As usual, he offers no solutions.
(via stfuconservatives)
Mitt’s middle name is vague.

You guys should flood my ask box. I iz bored.

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I find people who don’t believe in evolution, despite the...

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:50:40 -0400

I find people who don’t believe in evolution, despite the eminence amount of evidence, hilarious. The one’s who believe that the earth is only 6,000 years old are even funnier!

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I hate these kinds of people……

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:41:01 -0400

I hate these kinds of people……

No matter your sexuality…you should be treated equally.

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:30:56 -0400

No matter your sexuality…you should be treated equally.

tooyoungforthelivingdead: Turkey drops anti-abortion...

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:28:44 -0400

tooyoungforthelivingdead:

Turkey drops anti-abortion legislation

Turkey’s conservative government has dropped plans for a controversial bill that would have slashed the time limit for abortions.

“The government has backed away from initial plans to curb abortion rights,” an unnamed parliamentary source told the AFP news agency on Friday.

The source said that the Islamist-rooted government would instead seek to limit the number of Caesarean sections being performed in the country.

The legislation, initially proposed by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP), would have required all abortions to take place within the first six weeks of pregnancy, down from the 10 weeks currently allowed.

Experts said the limit would have effectively outlawed abortions, since most women do not realise they are pregnant until around the sixth week of pregnancy.

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paulcurrier: From June 30th to July 4th, 2012, Occupy movement...

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:28:22 -0400

paulcurrier:

From June 30th to July 4th, 2012, Occupy movement activists and supporters will gather in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for the first Occupy National Gathering. This event is the culmination of months of organizing and consensus-building by countless activists from across the country. It has been endorsed by Occupy General Assemblies from Wall Street to Sacramento, and Austin to Kalamazoo, providing a clear example of the movement’s disparate chapters collaborating on a massive scale.

Occupy Philadelphia and the National Gathering Working Group, which initially proposed the event, invite all people to gather on Independence Mall for five days of community and movement building culminating in a massive outdoor gathering on July 4th. The main goals of the event are to strengthen our internal bonds, join together in direct actions, and engage in a transparent democratic process reflecting the values of the movement.

Activities will include:
Four days of discussions, teach-ins, political theater, and community bonding.
Protests and direct actions with Occupiers from across the movement.
Collectively crafting a Vision for a Democratic Future on July 4th.

All people of good conscience who are fed up and ready to stand up for economic and social justice are invited to join us at Independence Mall. We will send the message that injustice of any kind is unacceptable. No government or corporation can ignore the will of the people any longer. We can build a better world together.

Those in Solidarity so far…

IndyOWS – Indianapolis, IN

Occupy Albany – Albany, NY

Occupy Asheville – Asheville, NC

Occupy Astoria – New York, NY

Occupy Austin – Austin, TX

Occupy Baltimore – Baltimore, MD

Occupy Baton Rouge – Baton Rouge, LA

Occupy Birmingham – Birmingham, AL

Occupy Bozeman – Bozeman, MT

Occupy Buswick – Buswick, NY

Occupy Carson City – Carson City, NV

Occupy Charleston – Charleston, SC

Occupy Chattanooga – Chattanooga, TN

Occupy Davis – Davis, CA

Occupy DC – Washington, DC

Occupy Delaware – Wilmington, DE

Occupy Elmira – Corning, NY

Occupy Erie – Erie, PA

Occupy Fort Collins – Fort Collins, CO

Occupy Harrisburg – Harrisburg, PA

Occupy Harrisonburg – Harrisonburg, VA

Occupy Hartford – Hartford, CN

Occupy Jacksonville – Jacksonville, FL

Occupy Jersey City – Jersey City, NJ

Occupy Kalamazoo – Kalamazoo, MI

Occupy Kansas City – Kansas City, MO

Occupy Lancaster – Lancaster, PA

Occupy Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV

Occupy Littleton – Littleton, CO

Occupy Maine – Portland, ME

Occupy Merced CA – Merced, CA

Occupy New Orleans – New Orleans, LA

Occupy Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA

Occupy Pikes Peak – Pikes Peak, CO

Occupy Queens – Queens, NY

Occupy Sacramento – Sacramento, CA

Occupy Salt Lake City – Salt Lake City, UT

Occupy San Antonio – San Antonio, TX

Occupy Springfield – Springfield, MO

Occupy Staten Island – Staten Island, NY

Occupy Trenton – Trenton, NJ

Occupy Tulsa – Tulsa, OK

Occupy Wall Street – New York, NY

Occupy Worcester – Worcester, MA

It’s the pirates life for me! I love you my #anonfamily.

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:29:09 -0400

It’s the pirates life for me! I love you my #anonfamily.

The evolution of imperialism.

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:27:27 -0400

The evolution of imperialism.

We need feminism because we need gender equality, for EVERYONE!

Wed, 20 Jun 2012 20:26:46 -0400

We need feminism because we need gender equality, for EVERYONE!

im-on-fire-and-born-to-run: well-loki-here: thatdudedevin: No....

Sat, 02 Jun 2012 15:03:25 -0400

im-on-fire-and-born-to-run:

well-loki-here:

thatdudedevin:

No. You had sex with a girl when you were a child. It ended in pregnancy. You are attacking the morality of a 14 year old girl who terminated a pregnancy that would have resulted in a child that neither you or her had the capacity to care for. A girl that preserved your and her own youth, and stopped a child being raised in circumstances that are not fit for any child. You really should be assessing your own morality. What kind of 14 year old boy fucks a 14 year old girl, without protection, gets her pregnant and then runs an online smear campaign against her for doing what was best for her, her family and you? What? You think you had the capacity to raise a child at age 14/15? How would you feed it or look after it? You wouldn’t. You were going to dump it on her or your own parents, live like the carefree little shit you are and occasionally play with the child when you could be bothered and think “Wow, what a good, brave young father I am.” You made the mistake, she went through the trauma of saving your youth for you. You owe her so much better than this. You absolutely disgust me. Less than forward-slash three, you’re real fucking remorseful. That’s poetry that is. You’re breaking my heart kid. That girl should have every right to decide what she wants to do to her body. The idea that you should take responsibility and give birth implies that you are responsible to this fetus and you owe it something. A pregnant person does not owe a fetus anything any more than they owe you an apology for being alive. Try again, pro lifers. Pro-Choice.

^ said it like it is. 100% right.

^^You deserve all the awards.