This is where gerrymandering and taking over the court system was/is critical to the destruction of democracy. There must be a secret book of the steps fascism uses...
This is where gerrymandering and taking over the court system was/is critical to the destruction of democracy. There must be a secret book of the steps fascism uses...
My one train of thought is, this is such a huge country to try these steps of fascism. Most fascist countries are much, much smaller. To force this nation into fascism does seem to be problematic. First, we fought for our freedom from tyranny. Established on paper our goals, as we evolved, we needed to include more people into our democracy, which meant expanding rights to those previously excluded. Then we had the Civil War. Which ended with mixed results, but abolished slavery, another excluded group of people were then included (on paper). Then the industrial age emerged and badly needed workers emigrated from Europe because of work opportunities and starvation in their countries. Hence the formation of unions. The battle for democracy raged the entire time. There hasn’t been a second in our short history that aggrieved groups and individuals have plotted to steal money from taxpayers, impose upon the country their white supremacists views, and always claim to be the victim of democracy. They have always been here. We have always overcome them at the ballot box. Until Nixon. A grave mistake was made when Ford, a gaffe of a POTUS, pardoned Nixon. Which lead to Reagan, Bush, and finally Trump. When Biden clearly one the election in 2020, Trump couldn’t control his criminal behavior. It’s there for all of us to see the GOP is burning hot as it implodes. The crazy is getting crazier. Their intentions are there laid bare.
Now, vote them out. All of them. That’s how this works. Gerrymander away. If no one votes for you, you’re still the loser. All the machinations that have been created to assure one party always wins has vulnerabilities. This business of turning over to a sleight of electors if the election results aren’t in favor of the party in power, can be overturned is the next hurdle. Whew! That was a lot!
Found also the great discussion between Bill Moyers and the two authors (Hacker and Pierson). I'll read their books to catch up "On Winner-Take-All Politics"
My original thinking was probably more along what Bannon would provide in his anarchist university (which GOP appears to be building in DC). But this early inflection point from a future Supreme is very information. Thanks much.
Yes, correct. It's all there. Please do share it all. This is significant American history, insidious as it is. The sky has been falling for a very long time. We gotta start screaming, "Hey! Homey don't play that game!"
You might try Powell Memo Bill Moyers on Bing or Google. As I recall, from a long time ago, it had a copy of the original Memo, handwritten. Go figure. Those links have been lost from my computer, sadly.
If you find it before I do, please do add the link. Thank you.
This is where gerrymandering and taking over the court system was/is critical to the destruction of democracy. There must be a secret book of the steps fascism uses...
My one train of thought is, this is such a huge country to try these steps of fascism. Most fascist countries are much, much smaller. To force this nation into fascism does seem to be problematic. First, we fought for our freedom from tyranny. Established on paper our goals, as we evolved, we needed to include more people into our democracy, which meant expanding rights to those previously excluded. Then we had the Civil War. Which ended with mixed results, but abolished slavery, another excluded group of people were then included (on paper). Then the industrial age emerged and badly needed workers emigrated from Europe because of work opportunities and starvation in their countries. Hence the formation of unions. The battle for democracy raged the entire time. There hasn’t been a second in our short history that aggrieved groups and individuals have plotted to steal money from taxpayers, impose upon the country their white supremacists views, and always claim to be the victim of democracy. They have always been here. We have always overcome them at the ballot box. Until Nixon. A grave mistake was made when Ford, a gaffe of a POTUS, pardoned Nixon. Which lead to Reagan, Bush, and finally Trump. When Biden clearly one the election in 2020, Trump couldn’t control his criminal behavior. It’s there for all of us to see the GOP is burning hot as it implodes. The crazy is getting crazier. Their intentions are there laid bare.
Now, vote them out. All of them. That’s how this works. Gerrymander away. If no one votes for you, you’re still the loser. All the machinations that have been created to assure one party always wins has vulnerabilities. This business of turning over to a sleight of electors if the election results aren’t in favor of the party in power, can be overturned is the next hurdle. Whew! That was a lot!
There is. It's called the Powell Memo, circa 1972
Thank you ! Required reading unless you are blocked in an anti-woke state ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_F._Powell_Jr.
https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/powellmemo/1/
Once upon a time I found a link to a Bill Moyers program and he interviewed a couple of folks who wrote a book about the Powell Memo.
Love Bill Moyers and miss him a lot.
Thanks for your contribution!
Wow. A link would be wonderful to hear the interview.
Dear Thom L., I found this. https://billmoyers.com/content/the-powell-memo-a-call-to-arms-for-corporations/2/
It's a start.
Thanks @Van Gogh !
Found also the great discussion between Bill Moyers and the two authors (Hacker and Pierson). I'll read their books to catch up "On Winner-Take-All Politics"
A pointer to the actual Powell memo: https://billmoyers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Lewis-Powell-Memo.pdf
My original thinking was probably more along what Bannon would provide in his anarchist university (which GOP appears to be building in DC). But this early inflection point from a future Supreme is very information. Thanks much.
https://theauthoritarians.org
"They Thought They Were Free: The German, 1933-1945. Milton Mayer, 1955.
Yes, correct. It's all there. Please do share it all. This is significant American history, insidious as it is. The sky has been falling for a very long time. We gotta start screaming, "Hey! Homey don't play that game!"
You might try Powell Memo Bill Moyers on Bing or Google. As I recall, from a long time ago, it had a copy of the original Memo, handwritten. Go figure. Those links have been lost from my computer, sadly.
If you find it before I do, please do add the link. Thank you.