We should never lose sight of the fact that many of these people with fascist tendencies sincerely believe that they are acting at the direction of or on behalf of "the Lord" or God, and have forgotten that their lord said clearly that "vengeance is mine". They have no compunction about being the agent of punishment and violence because they imagine they are following scripture or god's will. The Constitution and "man's rules" or laws are secondary or irrelevant in their little minds. We are up against much more than just a bunch of testosterone-fueled egotists and power-hungry politicians. Religious fanaticism and fascism are the consequence of ignorance, fear, and insularity. Politics and law enforcement will have no effect on them.
Excellent analysis of the GOP game plan of intimidation and coercion being perpetuated at all levels in America 🇺🇸
What's the difference between this and the strong arm tactics of Mussolini and Hitler 100 years ago? 🤔
Absolutely no difference that I can see!!
Now the latest thorn is presented by the judge in Texas outlawing the abortion pills from the rest of America 🇺🇸
That's like the most gerrymandered corrupt misinterpretation of how true laws are twisted by the power hungry party hell bent on dictating how the rest of America will live. All of us must hold their feet to the fire 🔥 of accountability and stop their suppression of the will of the majority of the people.
If that's not fascism, then I don't know what is!!
Vote 🗳 blue 🗳 💙 each and every election at every level even if it takes 50 years to make America 🇺🇸 right again!!
It looks to me like the goal of the rich fascists is to turn America into a failed third world nation, while the goal of the poor fascists, is to loot enslave, torture and kill, everyone they disapprove of or don't like.
Biden has definitely dropped the ball on defending America from fascism. Everyday he should be using his bully pulpit to point out it was the right wing that wanted free trade, trickle down, union busting illegal immigrants and legal immigrants, deficit spending, overpopulation and pollution. If anybody has a right to be vengeful, it would be the left, who opposed Reaganomics.
If Biden would fire Garland and prosecute about 206 Republican lawmakers for the insurrection, I would think positively of him. Instead he just acts guilty and offers no defense, making liberals look weak. Fascists like picking on the weak. Also Biden makes no attempt to stop illegal immigration of all races which further antagonizes the right wing racists.
Wow! You left me in the dust in the first paragraph. That is an impressive recounting of the history and literature. Your grasp of that history and theory compares to Thom's phenomenal grasp and knowledge of more recent and primarily political history and theory. I had read some things about Chris Hedges and thought that he had somehow gone off the rails, but his book on War giving meaning and the one I referenced nevertheless seem still to be valid. And, Thom's point about revenge is right on the money. The Republicans are sadistic and cruel and the reasons for that will be debated for decades, at least.
Thom is there a way I can contribute to your show as well as Randi Rhodes without having any of my contribution going to DemocracyNow and Free Speech TV.
I regularly contributed to Free Speech TV, until I discovered that they, as well as the nation, were https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie. They and including the Nation, and sadly Matt Taibi, of whom I was once a fan, have exposed themselves as quasi fascists , along with Elon Musk,in support of that quasi theocratic, homophobic, misogynistic racist, fascist state of Russia, and I might as well include China.
China persecutes minorities the only one that we are aware of is the Uyghur’s. On the plus side China has debunked the notion that Capitalism and Communism are competing ideas. As Capitalism is an economic idea which thrives very well in China, and communism is a political idea which thrives very well in China and in fact has facilitated a remarkable forward leap of which America can only be jealous, building whole cities almost over night ,, while American infrastructure is decaying and has decayed, roads in disrepair, bridges falling down, and, because of political corruption and influence, homes and office buildings not built to standards.
Russia exposes the fascism of oligarchs. It is more pronounced and above board in Russia, whereas it is sublimal and hidden in America, with the oligarchs more plentiful and using the power of money to influence politics, from municipal to federal level. From city council to Congress and the Executive.
"Republicans in Tennessee, preening for the cameras and high on their own white privilege self-righteousness, got their revenge yesterday. They bullied and humiliated their Democratic colleagues who were acting on behalf of that state’s schoolchildren, and expelled two “uppity” Black members." But see, they didn't 'bully' or 'humiliate' the 2 Black members; certainly, the 2 Black members didn't feel 'bullied' or 'humiliated'. They treated their expulsion as a rallying cry - they were empowered by it. Which is good! I wouldn't give these creeps the credit of 'revenge' - they are just cowards. They can't even control themselves. All anger and rage is fear-based; these creeps are just cowards, in the end. The looks on those old, white, male creepy Tennessee legislators reminded me of the looks on the faces of the whites who attacked the Civil Rights marchers on the Pettis Bridge in Selma. And we know that John Lewis, amongst many others, became a national hero.
Was really nice to see a panel of 6 or 7 dimwits on msnbc provide all-day coverage of the "indictment of Donald trump," especially when what was happening that day was his arraignment, and also especially since they had not yet seen the indictment. Nothing like all-day coverage of an indictment in which we got to see doors and guards standing around for hours. Somehow, I missed a chance to see a black limo driving and parking.
It's not like there is any news to report, if they have a chance to sit there in their fancy clothes and show pictures of trump all day, when at the same time hedge fund superstars like Barry sternlicht dominate the coverage on msnbc's sister station, cnbc, which constantly tells everyone that regulating fossil fuels or raising taxes on billionaires are bad ideas.
This was almost as lovely as seeing mild mannered reporter, Pete Williams on MSNBC a couple of years ago, talking about alito's decision in the brynovich yea case in which MSNBC did a whole splash screen, explaining how some of these az restrictions have been in place already, and the fact that Arizona is imposin All kinds of new voting restrictions was really "no big deal." After all when the Supreme Court rules that voting is no longer a fundamental right in this country after a long line of supreme court case had held that it was, what is the big deal? it's not like voting matters to anyone. What does anybody care about this stuff? It's not products like crypto and it's not consumer values. So it really doesn't belong in news coverage or in anyone's minds, according to the well-dressed pundits.
State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson should be offered the opportunity to speak in every venue. I hope Thom decides to give them a platform.
They could tell their stories along the way and transform their political careers along with Tennessee's future. The youth in that state need these two role models to keep advocating for gun control, human rights, and reproductive choice (very strict law was passed 8/25/22).
I hope they make the most of it. I hope they write a book. I hope they become candidates for higher office. Let's cheer them on and help them get a little revenge of their own. Almost everything nasty vengeful thing the Republicans do can be turned back on them. The two Justins are on their way to visit the White House---help make them golden.
The appeal of fascism to those considering themselves to be part of the elite ruling class is nothing new. People including King Edward VIII, Lyloyd George, Winston Churchill, John Maynard Keynes, and George Bernard Shaw, all thought applauded Mussolini and Adolph Hitler who provided strong control over the workers. As with the meeting of the 25 wealthiest men in Germany who provided financial support to the Nazi party and its leaders were told by Hitler - you will be the father of your own house. To this end the Nazi under Hitler quickly moved to ban all unions in Germany.
People who organized workers so that they could collectively bargain with factory owners were labeled as anarchists or terrorists and the term "communist" came to take on this meaning as well. It was OK for socialist fascism to rule countries as in this context the social welfare of the elites was enforced by government, as it is in the United States today. Public lands and airwaves are gifted to the elites and bailouts in the billions and even trillions of dollars are considered proper but not for the workers and their families.
The attack on the workers began in 1947 when both political parties pushed through the anti-union Taft Hartley Act. The Reagan Revolution was nothing more than an attack on unions by encouraging corporations to move their manufacturing operations out of the United States. Now we have most manufacturing for U.S. corporations occuring in communist China and in communist Vietnam (largest Intel chip fab outside the USA).
The pitch of high levels of hatred is poisoning our country.
Some of this , I believe is arranged for intimidation and chaos , causing more fear and distrust criss crossing the country.
The GOP game is generally distract and proceed with any number of biased attacks against anyone who cares about the general public.
As regards ‘people who are different’ , there is a full on march to destroy their privacy and their civil rights.
Only certain wealthy white folks are allowed to pursue their dreams through political and economic means.
Thats the GOP mission to make the wealthy wealthier , to distract and destroy minorities, and to live by disturbing fantasy
Of absolute power and victimhood . The alleged White Christian stalwart
Population lives to look down on , and inhibit any heathy political discourse , spreading their noxious lies.
Donald Trump continues his putrid rants about his make believe victimhood that sets his followers to buy his hatred and plans to retaliate for his imagined atrocities against his special criminal self.
Many presumably intelligent people told me that between Hillary and Trump they had little choice and might just vote for trump (in 2016). Lots of negatives can be lodged at Hillary, biden, garland etc. but Chomsky is not kidding when he states that gop is perhaps the most dangerous organization in the history of mankind.
The rule of law is not a partisan issue - Ralph Nader has spoken about how someone like Robert Taft, a top conservative member of the House throughout the 50s, would never allow anyone to ignore a congressional subpoena. The rule of law is at grave risk today, and I'm not a huge fan of any mainstream democrats either but I have to keep in mind that every time one of us stays home on Election Day, it's almost as good for gop as when we vote for republicans. So much of their strategy is to get us to dislike our own and stay home.
I remember some people in 2016 calling in to shows like Thom's saying not much difference either way and not much will change either way with trump or Hillary.
This is no longer a legitimate position unless one takes the media dopamine - the constant attempt to distract and bamboozled people is hard to resist and fight against.
And why not take a look at the latest revelations about Trump’s campaign in 2016 with Israeli agents? The news has been out for weeks. Check out Henwood’s recent “Behind the News” podcast.
No it is Patreon. I found it with google, also Thom's site, however the only option is to sign up for monthly contributions, which means automatic deductions, and I don't do those, I want control over my bank account, and automatic deductions take away that control, one of the reasons I don't sign up for streaming services. I will let Thom know and see if they have a place for one time contributions.
I support my local animal shelter with monthly contributions that I make,not an automatic
We should never lose sight of the fact that many of these people with fascist tendencies sincerely believe that they are acting at the direction of or on behalf of "the Lord" or God, and have forgotten that their lord said clearly that "vengeance is mine". They have no compunction about being the agent of punishment and violence because they imagine they are following scripture or god's will. The Constitution and "man's rules" or laws are secondary or irrelevant in their little minds. We are up against much more than just a bunch of testosterone-fueled egotists and power-hungry politicians. Religious fanaticism and fascism are the consequence of ignorance, fear, and insularity. Politics and law enforcement will have no effect on them.
Excellent analysis of the GOP game plan of intimidation and coercion being perpetuated at all levels in America 🇺🇸
What's the difference between this and the strong arm tactics of Mussolini and Hitler 100 years ago? 🤔
Absolutely no difference that I can see!!
Now the latest thorn is presented by the judge in Texas outlawing the abortion pills from the rest of America 🇺🇸
That's like the most gerrymandered corrupt misinterpretation of how true laws are twisted by the power hungry party hell bent on dictating how the rest of America will live. All of us must hold their feet to the fire 🔥 of accountability and stop their suppression of the will of the majority of the people.
If that's not fascism, then I don't know what is!!
Vote 🗳 blue 🗳 💙 each and every election at every level even if it takes 50 years to make America 🇺🇸 right again!!
Hopefully not, but it must be done regardless!!
It looks to me like the goal of the rich fascists is to turn America into a failed third world nation, while the goal of the poor fascists, is to loot enslave, torture and kill, everyone they disapprove of or don't like.
Biden has definitely dropped the ball on defending America from fascism. Everyday he should be using his bully pulpit to point out it was the right wing that wanted free trade, trickle down, union busting illegal immigrants and legal immigrants, deficit spending, overpopulation and pollution. If anybody has a right to be vengeful, it would be the left, who opposed Reaganomics.
If Biden would fire Garland and prosecute about 206 Republican lawmakers for the insurrection, I would think positively of him. Instead he just acts guilty and offers no defense, making liberals look weak. Fascists like picking on the weak. Also Biden makes no attempt to stop illegal immigration of all races which further antagonizes the right wing racists.
The problem lies not with their political “leaders”, but with the voters who keep electing them.
Wow! You left me in the dust in the first paragraph. That is an impressive recounting of the history and literature. Your grasp of that history and theory compares to Thom's phenomenal grasp and knowledge of more recent and primarily political history and theory. I had read some things about Chris Hedges and thought that he had somehow gone off the rails, but his book on War giving meaning and the one I referenced nevertheless seem still to be valid. And, Thom's point about revenge is right on the money. The Republicans are sadistic and cruel and the reasons for that will be debated for decades, at least.
Thom is there a way I can contribute to your show as well as Randi Rhodes without having any of my contribution going to DemocracyNow and Free Speech TV.
I regularly contributed to Free Speech TV, until I discovered that they, as well as the nation, were https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tankie. They and including the Nation, and sadly Matt Taibi, of whom I was once a fan, have exposed themselves as quasi fascists , along with Elon Musk,in support of that quasi theocratic, homophobic, misogynistic racist, fascist state of Russia, and I might as well include China.
China persecutes minorities the only one that we are aware of is the Uyghur’s. On the plus side China has debunked the notion that Capitalism and Communism are competing ideas. As Capitalism is an economic idea which thrives very well in China, and communism is a political idea which thrives very well in China and in fact has facilitated a remarkable forward leap of which America can only be jealous, building whole cities almost over night ,, while American infrastructure is decaying and has decayed, roads in disrepair, bridges falling down, and, because of political corruption and influence, homes and office buildings not built to standards.
Russia exposes the fascism of oligarchs. It is more pronounced and above board in Russia, whereas it is sublimal and hidden in America, with the oligarchs more plentiful and using the power of money to influence politics, from municipal to federal level. From city council to Congress and the Executive.
"Republicans in Tennessee, preening for the cameras and high on their own white privilege self-righteousness, got their revenge yesterday. They bullied and humiliated their Democratic colleagues who were acting on behalf of that state’s schoolchildren, and expelled two “uppity” Black members." But see, they didn't 'bully' or 'humiliate' the 2 Black members; certainly, the 2 Black members didn't feel 'bullied' or 'humiliated'. They treated their expulsion as a rallying cry - they were empowered by it. Which is good! I wouldn't give these creeps the credit of 'revenge' - they are just cowards. They can't even control themselves. All anger and rage is fear-based; these creeps are just cowards, in the end. The looks on those old, white, male creepy Tennessee legislators reminded me of the looks on the faces of the whites who attacked the Civil Rights marchers on the Pettis Bridge in Selma. And we know that John Lewis, amongst many others, became a national hero.
Was really nice to see a panel of 6 or 7 dimwits on msnbc provide all-day coverage of the "indictment of Donald trump," especially when what was happening that day was his arraignment, and also especially since they had not yet seen the indictment. Nothing like all-day coverage of an indictment in which we got to see doors and guards standing around for hours. Somehow, I missed a chance to see a black limo driving and parking.
It's not like there is any news to report, if they have a chance to sit there in their fancy clothes and show pictures of trump all day, when at the same time hedge fund superstars like Barry sternlicht dominate the coverage on msnbc's sister station, cnbc, which constantly tells everyone that regulating fossil fuels or raising taxes on billionaires are bad ideas.
This was almost as lovely as seeing mild mannered reporter, Pete Williams on MSNBC a couple of years ago, talking about alito's decision in the brynovich yea case in which MSNBC did a whole splash screen, explaining how some of these az restrictions have been in place already, and the fact that Arizona is imposin All kinds of new voting restrictions was really "no big deal." After all when the Supreme Court rules that voting is no longer a fundamental right in this country after a long line of supreme court case had held that it was, what is the big deal? it's not like voting matters to anyone. What does anybody care about this stuff? It's not products like crypto and it's not consumer values. So it really doesn't belong in news coverage or in anyone's minds, according to the well-dressed pundits.
Two can play....
State Reps. Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson should be offered the opportunity to speak in every venue. I hope Thom decides to give them a platform.
They could tell their stories along the way and transform their political careers along with Tennessee's future. The youth in that state need these two role models to keep advocating for gun control, human rights, and reproductive choice (very strict law was passed 8/25/22).
I hope they make the most of it. I hope they write a book. I hope they become candidates for higher office. Let's cheer them on and help them get a little revenge of their own. Almost everything nasty vengeful thing the Republicans do can be turned back on them. The two Justins are on their way to visit the White House---help make them golden.
The appeal of fascism to those considering themselves to be part of the elite ruling class is nothing new. People including King Edward VIII, Lyloyd George, Winston Churchill, John Maynard Keynes, and George Bernard Shaw, all thought applauded Mussolini and Adolph Hitler who provided strong control over the workers. As with the meeting of the 25 wealthiest men in Germany who provided financial support to the Nazi party and its leaders were told by Hitler - you will be the father of your own house. To this end the Nazi under Hitler quickly moved to ban all unions in Germany.
People who organized workers so that they could collectively bargain with factory owners were labeled as anarchists or terrorists and the term "communist" came to take on this meaning as well. It was OK for socialist fascism to rule countries as in this context the social welfare of the elites was enforced by government, as it is in the United States today. Public lands and airwaves are gifted to the elites and bailouts in the billions and even trillions of dollars are considered proper but not for the workers and their families.
The attack on the workers began in 1947 when both political parties pushed through the anti-union Taft Hartley Act. The Reagan Revolution was nothing more than an attack on unions by encouraging corporations to move their manufacturing operations out of the United States. Now we have most manufacturing for U.S. corporations occuring in communist China and in communist Vietnam (largest Intel chip fab outside the USA).
The pitch of high levels of hatred is poisoning our country.
Some of this , I believe is arranged for intimidation and chaos , causing more fear and distrust criss crossing the country.
The GOP game is generally distract and proceed with any number of biased attacks against anyone who cares about the general public.
As regards ‘people who are different’ , there is a full on march to destroy their privacy and their civil rights.
Only certain wealthy white folks are allowed to pursue their dreams through political and economic means.
Thats the GOP mission to make the wealthy wealthier , to distract and destroy minorities, and to live by disturbing fantasy
Of absolute power and victimhood . The alleged White Christian stalwart
Population lives to look down on , and inhibit any heathy political discourse , spreading their noxious lies.
Donald Trump continues his putrid rants about his make believe victimhood that sets his followers to buy his hatred and plans to retaliate for his imagined atrocities against his special criminal self.
Stay tuned, we will see what happens. It's looking better each day!
Many presumably intelligent people told me that between Hillary and Trump they had little choice and might just vote for trump (in 2016). Lots of negatives can be lodged at Hillary, biden, garland etc. but Chomsky is not kidding when he states that gop is perhaps the most dangerous organization in the history of mankind.
The rule of law is not a partisan issue - Ralph Nader has spoken about how someone like Robert Taft, a top conservative member of the House throughout the 50s, would never allow anyone to ignore a congressional subpoena. The rule of law is at grave risk today, and I'm not a huge fan of any mainstream democrats either but I have to keep in mind that every time one of us stays home on Election Day, it's almost as good for gop as when we vote for republicans. So much of their strategy is to get us to dislike our own and stay home.
I remember some people in 2016 calling in to shows like Thom's saying not much difference either way and not much will change either way with trump or Hillary.
This is no longer a legitimate position unless one takes the media dopamine - the constant attempt to distract and bamboozled people is hard to resist and fight against.
And why not take a look at the latest revelations about Trump’s campaign in 2016 with Israeli agents? The news has been out for weeks. Check out Henwood’s recent “Behind the News” podcast.
No it is Patreon. I found it with google, also Thom's site, however the only option is to sign up for monthly contributions, which means automatic deductions, and I don't do those, I want control over my bank account, and automatic deductions take away that control, one of the reasons I don't sign up for streaming services. I will let Thom know and see if they have a place for one time contributions.
I support my local animal shelter with monthly contributions that I make,not an automatic