Fascism and the Neo-ConOne of the problems, when discussing politics with individuals today, is that the GOP and the Neo-Con Fascist movement get confused. Just because a person claims to be a Republican, many GOP members feel a need to defend their actions and positions. Sadly, with the introduction of Ronald Reagan and his introducing us to many of the leading Neo-Cons of today, such as Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld, the GOP was hi-jacked by the fascist movement that haunts us today. I thought I would start with a definition of Fascism, with a capital F. I took this from Wikipedia at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FascismFascism is an
authoritarian nationalist ideology focused on solving economic, political, and social problems that its supporters see as causing national decline or decadence. Fascists aim to create a
single-party state in which the government is led by a dictator who seeks unity by requiring individuals to subordinate self-interest to the
collective interest of the nation, a
race or even a social class. Fascist movements promote violent conflict between nations, political factions, and races as part of a
social Darwinist view that conflict between these groups is natural and a part of evolution.
Fascist governments permanently forbid and suppress all criticism and opposition to the government and the fascist movement. Fascist movements oppose any ideology or political system that gives direct political power to people as individuals rather than as a collective through the state
(liberalism, democracy, individualism); that is deemed detrimental to national identity and unity
(class conflict, communism, internationalism, laissez-faire capitalism); that protects and enhances the power of "weak" people rather than promoting "strong" people
(egalitarianism); that may oppose major changes to institutions and cultural values that it proposes
(conservatism) and that undermine the military strength and military ambitions of the nation
(pacifism).
Following the defeat of the
Axis powers in
World War II, the term
fascist has been used as a
pejorative word.
I have left the blue highlights from Wikipedia in this definition, so that if you are interested, you will know that you can go to the site and research these items.
It is important for us to understand the difference between the neo-con fascists and a Republican. The neo-con fascist is a Republican because he/she is a member of the GOP. They have no loyalty to the party, but only to their own dogmatic right wing, fascist beliefs. They will attack their own party members, as we see happening today, if they do not tow the line and the line to these evil doers is a fascist right wing line. In the past 8 years, this country has had to suffer as our beloved Constitution has been attacked and severely wounded. The Patriot Act, the use of warrant-less wire taps (which by name is a description of an act that is unconstitutional) and the use of torture or enhanced interrogation techniques if you prefer at just some examples of the actions of the Bush administrations attempt to dilute the Constitution so as to empower them with unspeakable powers. While these actions were happening, the neo-con fascists in the House and the Senate, which they held a majority, were protecting the administration from oversight by simply not overseeing them as well as using their majority to shut up any protest from the minority. As a reward, during the first 6 years of the Bush administration, while the Neo-Con fascist controlled Congress, Bush did not veto one bill that was put on his desk. He did, though, add hundreds of signing statements that added to the powers that he and his administration slowly stole from the people of this great country.
It is probable that many people that read this essay will think that I am being reactionary. I don’t think I am though. I am simply reporting what I observed during these past years of tyrannical, near dictatorship type rule. I will add to this essay, but I thought it may be important to get it posted on the forum so that others could comment as well as the web crawlers to pick it up. Please comment if you have any thoughts concerning the recognition of the fascist takeover of our country or if you disagree.
Mick