fascism

Do It Yourself

July 1, 2010

No. I’m not talking about a do-it-yourself lobotomy. I am, however, speaking of something with about the same level of difficulty – taking control of the government away from the oligarchs, the career politicians and the corporations. That seems like a nice little project to keep us busy for a few weeks. Am I a committed [...]

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Mourning For America

August 10, 2009

America is the greatest country in the world. I grew up hearing that and I used to believe it. I still hear people saying it. Is it true? What did people mean when they made that claim? What does it mean now? Are people now just saying it out of habit? What criteria are they [...]

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Joe The Illiterate

February 24, 2009

Joe the Plumber became a media star, a foreign correspondent, a lecturer to Republican Congressmen and an expert in various other areas without ever having been a plumber, or even a Joe. Joe Scarborough became a politician and television star with no ability to communicate. Joe’s problem, one of many, is a total unfamiliarity with [...]

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Loco Motive

January 15, 2009

Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power. Benito Mussolini Once upon a time I was in politics. That was long ago, when I was young. Well, younger. I was one of four councilmen but also Mayor Pro tem and, for a period, Acting Mayor. It [...]

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Free Speech – In Remembrance

September 12, 2008

Sadly, I am old enough to remember the long ago, halcyon days when people were the only ones with the right of free speech. We reigned supreme, or thought we did. Just how much is your speech worth these days? It used to be one of our most important rights. It was a part of [...]

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