Fascism in America - Then and Now

Photo - William Randolph Hearst with fascist friends and business partners

Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power” - Benito Mussolini (Italian dictator, 1883-1945)

Remember when George W. Bush, of America's foremost fascist family, tried to sell you his twisted form of democracy under the guise of an "Ownership Society"? Here's what was said in the 30's about ownership... " The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself. That, in essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power... Among us today a concentration of private power without equal in history is growing." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

We not only defeated the fascists in Europe - we defeated them HERE AT HOME and must do so again!

Think of Governor Snyder of Michigan dissolving the entire political structure of a small town - all of whom were elected by the voters of that town. Think of those who inherited the Whirlpool Corporation, shipped all of the jobs overseas, and pay no tariffs on the products they export back into the States - BOYCOTT WHIRLPOOL! They are driving Governor Snyder's illegal takeover of an entire Michigan town (which used to have jobs at Whirlpool). Soon there will be a golf course and expensive homes for the corporate elites in Benton Harbor. Wow, private lakefront parcels on the beach that used to belong to the town's people. Look at the dirty work of Scott Walker of Wisconsin, who represents not the people of Wisconsin, but instead does the bidding of the Koch Brothers, who bought him body and soul. A free people in the state of Wisconsin are forbidden to be members of a Union? Chemicals in Lake Michigan anyone? The Tea party and the GOP are symbiotic FASCISTS.

The Republicans of the 1930's were directly involved with the German and Italian Fascists. General Electric pays no taxes in the USA like the rest of us do. Back in the 30's General Electric, a fascist corporation, openly supported the fascist movement in Europe and the United States. General Motors and IBM were solid fascists ideologically, provided massive financial support to Hitler and provided vehicles, and other necessary war supplies for his army. Our Dad's, granddads, and other family members faced Italian, German, and yes, even Japanese soldiers supplied by American and British corporations.

Fascists put money and power above people. The people are to be completely controlled and enslaved by the Corporate State. That's why no unions, no social security, no medical care and no jobs. The radical right wing fascists want Americans to be homeless, hungry, sick, weak, and afraid. The only jobs will be in the military which will be busy waging never ending wars for complete global control all over the planet. A grim future for our children and grandchildren.

Fascist corporations of the 30's include JP Morgan, DuPont, Colgate, Standard Oil, Chase National Bank, Goodyear Tire, Heinz Foods among many, many more. There are even more fascist corporations today with many of those above still working to end democracy.

Charles Lindbergh, aviator hero was deeply involved with fascist Germany. William Randolph Hearst used his publishing concerns to propagandize American fascism and make Germany and Hitler look good by not printing some of the news, or by heavily slanting it. Today, Rupert Murdoch carries on for Hearst. Racist Henry Ford, of Ford Motors and a radical, rabid fascist was special to Hitler who said of Ford, "He is my inspiration". Hitler kept a life-sized photo cardboard cut out of Mr. Ford in his office. All of America's corporate fascists talked peace to keep the US from going to war with their fascist cash cows in Europe and Asia

Corporatism or Fascism is chipping away at American Democracy every day. The Republicans and Tea Baggers are no longer hiding their fascist values. They are actively and purposely dismantling American laws and the rights of the American people. As Hitler rose to power in the 30's over 400 hundred years of German laws were gutted. Although the titles remained the same the content had been manipulated to reflect the values of Hitler and the Nazi Party or replaced entirely to restrict or remove the rights of German citizens. The co-opted German legal system formed the foundation of Hitler's fascist government and enabled Nazi aggression across Europe.

The actions of Governors Walker and Snyder and those of the radical conservative governors of several other states are part of a much bigger plan.

FASCISM MUST BE STOPPED.

ROOSEVELT AND AMERICAN WORKERS STOPPED THE FASCISTS BEFORE - WE MUST DO IT AGAIN!

WE CANNOT ALLOW THESE IRRESPONSIBLE, INDIFFERENT, SOCIOPATHS DESTROY DEMOCRACY AND THE ENTIRE PLANET!

Forget the Taliban over there - the Real War for "Our Freedom" is here in America.

American Democracy must be protected from the homegrown predators our midst.

..........Kitchen Window Woman..........

End Corporate Terrorism

American Democracy is on its death bed suffering from a massive infestation of the most voracious of parasites. She lay struggling for her life while a cabal of fascists devours her constitution.

"Fascism should properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini

Fascism is defined as - "any right-wing nationalist ideology or movement with an authoritarian and hierarchical structure that is fundamentally opposed to democracy and liberalism".

Please view the following video then do what you can to combat corporate terrorism. Together we can protect and heal our nation.

America's 21st Century Economic Royalists from J.M. Harrison on Vimeo.

Freedom really isn't free because it requires an informed and active citizenry to nourish, cherish, and guard it from tyrants.

End Corporate Terrorism and Tyranny.

Get out and vote against the Neo-Conservative/Tea Party FASCISTS!

...Giving up is not and option...

....Kitchen Window Woman....

The Early Signs of FASCISM - A Bush Revue

There are more than enough reasons to introduce articles of impeachment against George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney for high crimes and misdemeanors. Neither of these two men, who were appointed to office by the Supreme Court, is fit to continue to occupy the highest offices of this nation as President and Vice President respectively: for it is from these very positions of trust that they have conducted their global crime spree. Bush and Cheney are jointly responsible for the deaths of close to one million people.

I have posted Laurence W. Britt's list of the fourteen warning signs of fascism several times before. This particular list was adapted with permission by the SCW from Free Inquiry magazine which published the original article by Mr. Britt, "Fascism Anyone?" I 'm posting it as a boost to the Nationwide Impeachment Actions being taken by concerned Americans on Saturday, April 28th, 2007.

Since impeachment is in the air, I decided to adapt Britt's list a wee bit more. Under each of the fourteen listed items you will find descriptions of the special fascist favors that George, Dickie, and their playmates have done for their fellow citizens. Think of their collective behavior as a political song and dance number that has been done on all of us.

~ The Early Warning Signs of FASCISM ~

Powerful And Continuing Nationalism - Americans who ask questions, express opinions that do not agree with those of the presiding regime, and who do not support the illegal, irresponsible, global intentions of the Bush neoconservatives are labeled as traitors. Blinding flags are everywhere.

Disdain For Human Rights - Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Gonzoles resurrect the medieval practice of TORTURE, Abu Ghraib, ghost prisoners in ghost prisons, Bremer issued Order 17 in Iraq immunizing American corporate mercenaries from prosecution, Katrina neglect, continued association with and support (financial and military) of repressive regimes, military and financial support for Israel's illegal land grab and war crimes against the Palestinian people, Darfur, and more...

Identification Of Enemies As A Unifying Cause - Let's see, enemies declared by the Bush Regime.... Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Iraq???, France (remember freedom fries?), Muslims in general, the American middle class, Syria, Iran, Lebanon (because Israel said so), Liberals, Progressives, anti-war activists, and the ever-popular They, Them, and everyone who isn't Us.

Supremacy Of The Military - War for profit, war for oil, war for empire, the doings of Donald Rumsfeld, American tax dollars diverted to finance the corporate Military Industrial Security Complex while citizens go without, the weaponization of space, military recruitment on high school campuses made a condition of school funding, and Blackwater, a pricey, private corporate/religious army eating it's way through tax dollars while operating outside of American and International law.

Rampant Sexism - Rape victims in military harassed, women still not making equal wages for equal work, Christian war against homosexuals, Christians who choose not to have abortions trying to force their chosen view on others, domestic violence...

Controlled Mass Media - Fox News, propaganda, embedded reporters in Iraq, CNN, propaganda, Al Jezeera not available in the States keeping Americans from hearing other points of view, the lies about Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman, propaganda, the American media's collective ass-kissing failure during the Bush neoconservative rush to war in Iraq. * Note - please be sure to catch Bill Moyer's Journal "Buying the War" on PBS.

Obsession With National Security - The primary excuse for the "Shock and Awe" invasion of Iraq and one of the explanations given for sending Blackwater, an expensive contingent of Mercenary killers, into the Katrina dissaster area - they certainly aren't humanitarian aid workers, fixation on the Mexican border, Duncan Hunter's expensive joke of a wall, Guantanamo, stealth kidnappings of foreign nationals, eavesdropping on fellow citizens, Rumsfeld's missile shield, and alas, adieu Habeas Corpus and Geneva Conventions...

Religion And Government Intertwined - Terry Schiavo, Jim Dobson's conference calls with White House, Erik Prince's private army of crusader mercenaries - Blackwater - receiving millions of tax dollars, Separation of Church and State pummeled, faith based charities and institutions receiving federal funds, attempts to force Christian Prayers on children in public schools, Christian prayer meetings in govermental agencies like the Pentagon and the Department of Justice, 50% of military chaplains are Evangelical Christians, and god told President George W. Bush to advance a war of aggression against Iraq.

Corporate Power Protected - No-bid, open ended contracts, Halliburton, Halliburton, Halliburton, Bechtel, KBR, Blackwater, Titan, CACI, and many more members of the Military Industrial Security Complex, Please do not forget the bankers, movers and shakers and neoconservatives who in a frenzy do feed - Bags and Bags of our money went POOF in Baghdad - it is said that the money vanished in a fog of war - must be a rich fog. It is said that we can't recover our stolen funds and that corporate profiteers can't be prosecruted during times of war because it would "endanger the troops!" Hmmmmmm...

Labor Power Supressed - There has been a revival of union busting. American industry has deserted the American people and moved offshore and overseas leaving, in some areas of the country, the military as the ONLY employer available to young people. Labor laws have been changed by steath to favor the profiteers while punishing the worker. Wanted - JOBS!

Distain For Intellectuals & The Arts - Music and Art no longer taught in American public schools - every child left behind, if George W. Bush had consulted Juan Cole, and any one of the many others who are experts on the Middle East - there would be no war, Bush dumped CIA and State Department experts - embraced naive neoconservative ideologues like Paul Wolfowitz and Douglas Feith, findings of Iraq Study group rejected - Robert Kagan's surge implemented...

Obsession With Crime & Punishment - Secret prisons in third world countries, Rambo-styled police forces and swat teams trained by Blackwater, swat teams in black, America - the land of prisons, citizens harassed for bumper stickers and tee shirts that denounce Bush, draconian sentences for minor crimes...

Rampant Cronyism & Corruption - Tom DeLay, Randy "Duke" Cunningham, Halliburtion, Jack Abramoff, Karl Rove, L. Paul Bremer III, Donald Rumsfeld, Elliot Abrams, no-bid, open ended contracts, Swift Boater Sam Fox made Ambassador to Belgium, John Bolton made US Ambassador to United Nations, Paul Wolfowitz appointed to head World Bank, KBR, I. "Scooter" Libby and many more...

Fraudulent Elections - Hanging chads - no recount, boxes of votes found in Florida swamps, GORE WON in 2000, Supreme Court oversteps authority and appoints Bush and Cheney to office, Diebold Election Systems, Ohio, Florida, voter intimidation, voters sent to wrong polls, voting machines malfunction, overseas votes not counted, voters given wrong ballots, and on and on.....

- Please take impeachment action this weekend. My family and I are going to lend our bodies to fill in the letters that spell IMPEACH at Torrey Pines State Public Beach in La Jolla, California.

If you are in the San Diego area, see ya Saturday at Beach Impeach.

....Kitchen Window Woman....

.....Resident Scholar, API.....