RE: "So, to the question about what’s really behind the war Republicans are waging against American democracy, the answer is simple: rightwing billionaires who want more, more, more money and are willing to make common cause with bigots, fascists, and wannabee killers to get it."
Authoritarians "... waging war against democracy ..." becau…
RE: "So, to the question about what’s really behind the war Republicans are waging against American democracy, the answer is simple: rightwing billionaires who want more, more, more money and are willing to make common cause with bigots, fascists, and wannabee killers to get it."
Authoritarians "... waging war against democracy ..." because:
Yes, we are witnessing our version of Germany's path to fascism. We are also reliving our earlier history of attempts by oligarchs to create our form of fascism. The Confederate fascists/oligarchs went to war to protect and increase their wealth. They also propagandized their citizens into fighting their war. The Industrial fascists/oligarchs, at the start of the 20th century, tried to get retired Marine Major General Smedley Butler to lead a military coup to remove FDR, who eventually reduced their wealth and power. Now we have a new set of fascist oligarchs trying to end our form of democracy because it will reduce their wealth and power.
These authoritarian oligarchs will do what ever it takes to protect their wealth, their authoritarian power and the authoritarian economic system that has, three times now, allowed the concentration of wealth into the hands of oligarchs/fascists. To stay wealthy and powerful, they will:
- Take control of mass commercial media to promote what they want promoted and hide what they want hidden. They will use that media to keep us divided and distracted from their ultimate goal.
- With the help of a SCOTUS, buy as many politicians in all parties as they can. They own the GOP. They own a few Dems and influence many others. They will use those politicians, in their media, to help keep us divided and distracted from their ultimate goal. They will use those politicians to pass laws that protect and enhance their authoritarian power and protect the authoritarian economic systems that funds their wealth.
- End our form of democracy using their media, their politicians and their wealth from our authoritarian economic system. An economic system that has put 40% of the nation's wealth into the hands of 1% of its citizens and left only 7% of the wealth for the bottom 80% of citizens.
For more on replacing democracy with fascism, check out "How Fascism Works" by Jason Stanley:
"Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. ... He knits together reflections on history, philosophy, sociology, and critical race theory with stories from contemporary Hungary, Poland, India, Myanmar, and the United States, among other nations."
Thank you for acknowledging the truth about the right. It IS, almost exclusively, the Confederate states that are behind the push for fascism and oligarchy. Some say the Confederacy lost the war, but won the peace. That's all MAGA is to me - another new name for the Confederacy.
RE: "So, to the question about what’s really behind the war Republicans are waging against American democracy, the answer is simple: rightwing billionaires who want more, more, more money and are willing to make common cause with bigots, fascists, and wannabee killers to get it."
Authoritarians "... waging war against democracy ..." because:
Yes, we are witnessing our version of Germany's path to fascism. We are also reliving our earlier history of attempts by oligarchs to create our form of fascism. The Confederate fascists/oligarchs went to war to protect and increase their wealth. They also propagandized their citizens into fighting their war. The Industrial fascists/oligarchs, at the start of the 20th century, tried to get retired Marine Major General Smedley Butler to lead a military coup to remove FDR, who eventually reduced their wealth and power. Now we have a new set of fascist oligarchs trying to end our form of democracy because it will reduce their wealth and power.
These authoritarian oligarchs will do what ever it takes to protect their wealth, their authoritarian power and the authoritarian economic system that has, three times now, allowed the concentration of wealth into the hands of oligarchs/fascists. To stay wealthy and powerful, they will:
- Take control of mass commercial media to promote what they want promoted and hide what they want hidden. They will use that media to keep us divided and distracted from their ultimate goal.
- With the help of a SCOTUS, buy as many politicians in all parties as they can. They own the GOP. They own a few Dems and influence many others. They will use those politicians, in their media, to help keep us divided and distracted from their ultimate goal. They will use those politicians to pass laws that protect and enhance their authoritarian power and protect the authoritarian economic systems that funds their wealth.
- End our form of democracy using their media, their politicians and their wealth from our authoritarian economic system. An economic system that has put 40% of the nation's wealth into the hands of 1% of its citizens and left only 7% of the wealth for the bottom 80% of citizens.
For more on replacing democracy with fascism, check out "How Fascism Works" by Jason Stanley:
"Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. A Yale philosopher identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history. ... He knits together reflections on history, philosophy, sociology, and critical race theory with stories from contemporary Hungary, Poland, India, Myanmar, and the United States, among other nations."
https://jason-stanley.com/book/how-fascism-works/
Thank you for acknowledging the truth about the right. It IS, almost exclusively, the Confederate states that are behind the push for fascism and oligarchy. Some say the Confederacy lost the war, but won the peace. That's all MAGA is to me - another new name for the Confederacy.
Hi SuZieCoyote,
You might find this book of interest:
Heather Richardson's book How the South Won the Civil War
https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/history/about/news-and-notes/richardson-how-the-south-won-the-civil-war/_jcr_content.html
More:
https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/heather-cox-richardson-how-south-won-civil-war-review/
Thanks for the recommendation. I think I have a spare credit - hope it's on audio. LOL