The first truth is that the liberty of a democracy is not safe
if the people tolerate the growth of private power
to a point where it becomes stronger than their democratic state itself
That, in essence, is fascism
ownership of government by an individual
by a group or by any other controlling power
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"Phony patriotism is strong leverage against a population ignorant of the ways of treason by its own government. ...U.S. history is full of wars "for democracy" killing millions under the propaganda of patriotism with the majority support of the people and the full support of all but a small cadre of "elected representatives" — who are paid by the federal government, incidentally...
The most dangerous man to any government
is the man who is able to think things out for himself,
without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos.
Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion
that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable,
and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it.
And even if he is not romantic personally
he is very apt to spread discontent among those who are.
H. L. Mencken
[If] government is force, then it follows that government will use any ruse imaginable to increase its power. Increased use of government force or power could backfire unless skillfully handled and justified in the public mind. Therefore governments rarely take action unless accompanied by skillful propaganda.
If the taxpayer/voters
won’t willingly fork over monies to our elected leaders true patrons
then maybe they’ll cough up to build a performing arts center
for twice the original price tag
or fund a Ponzi scholarship scheme with the same crooked names
or a taxpayer funded ballpark to line people like Roy and Nido's pockets.
The brouhaha over certain NFL players' refusal to stand for the playing of the Star Spangled Banner has erupted anew. The reaction of most Americans — who claim to believe in the Constitution and Bill of Rights — is that this expression cannot be tolerated... it is un-American... it is "unpatriotic."
If the National Football League’s revenue
comes from television contracts, licensed paraphernalia, and ticket sales
and divided up between the teams in two conferences
and special interest and corporate contributions
are relatively divided up between two political parties
depending on who currently holds more power
do most fans and constituents tend to cheer for their team
even though the financial foundations of both systems
enrich both sides of the same businesses
who exclude all and/or most of the non-affiliated from participation?
Isn't the R and D parties really the AFC and the NFC?
But is it? Or is it not the most American of all things to resist and rebel against what we perceive as tyranny and its symbols?
Democracy has given way to kleptocracy in 'Greensboro',
and representative government has been rejected
in favor of rule by career politicians like Nancy Vaughan etc...,
corporations, thieves and those with little regard for the rights of citizens.
If we deny one — whether through intimidation and threats, monetary sanctions or government force — his rights, are we not creating a situation where rights are just privileges that can be denied on a whim?
Corruption of the political, capitalist and information systems
negatively influenced economic performance and consumer behavior
through legislation, budget appropriation, regulation and taxation
to benefit a few at the expense of many
If we support police power to invade our homes and wallets and steal our property just because government has made it "legal," are we not again conceding that rights are merely privileges?
Was it justifiable for the D's and the R's t
o promise trillions worth of unfunded benefits
like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid for future generations to pay for?
You cannot say, "I believe in the 1st Amendment, but...; I believe in the 2nd Amendment, but...; I believe in the 4th Amendment, but..."
There is no but.
Why would both parties agree along with our media establishment
to covertly confiscate present wealth
while sacrificing future economic stability without making virtually any mention of it?
And if that government making "legal" the assaults on our liberty is represented by a symbol, shouldn't we conclude that that symbol is a symbol of tyranny?
Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism,
as it is the merger of corporate and government power
Benito Mussolini
...This is the world of the American people today. Their perceptions of reality control them and they who control their perceptions control the American people.
...From pre-school up, we are taught to worship the state...
...Sporting events, political rallies and other public venues are often kicked off with the playing and/or singing of the Star Spangled Banner. Before the song begins, people are instructed to rise, men to remove their hats,and people place their hands over their hearts. They don't realize its value as a propaganda tool.
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our moneyed corporations,
which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength
and bid defiance to the laws of our country.
Thomas Jefferson
We have come to equate the flag, the pledge and the national anthem with patriotism, and patriotism with government, country and support for government, support for foreign wars and veterans. Anything less is "un-American."
Propaganda must be so popular and on such an intellectual level,
that even the most stupid of those toward whom it is directed will understand it...
Through clever and constant application of propaganda,
people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way around,
to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise
Adolf Hitler
Beyond its patriot fervor is the almost religious fervor and religious symbolism of the American people's actions when the pledge and the national anthem begin: the ritual standing, removal of hats, placing of hands and rote recitation. In the book of Daniel, Israelites Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah (Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego) refused to worship the golden image of Nebuchadnezzar contrary to the king's decree. The king ordered them to be thrown into the furnace after it was turned up to seven times its normal temperature.
NFL player Colin Kaepernick created a stir when he refused to stand for the national anthem. He was not subsequently ordered into the furnace by the king, but he was burned symbolically by many football fans who torched their jerseys. Americans fumed that he should "leave" America if he can't support the flag and that he had disrespected the flag, the nation and veterans.
Fascism is capitalism in decay
Vladimir Lenin
...Our mother has become a witch. Yes, same symbols, same flag, same pledge of allegiance, but a decadent spirit controlling the perceptions of the American people, keeping them on the animal farm (controlling their perceptions) long enough to impoverish and enslave them.
Time and gradualism can change a system all the way from human liberty to slavery (the animal farm) over a few generations without anyone being aware except a very few, those who ask questions.
...One can love his country but hate his government and its actions. I love America but not the people who control America and its government. I love America, but its rulers are alien to individual freedom, its government now anathema to liberty.
If the flag is symbolic of government and that government lies at every turn, enslaves its people, steals from their labor... takes from them their liberty, ...and that makes war on other countries that have not threatened us, why should any acknowledge its presence with more than a sneer?
Wars are not for patriotism and "democracy," as we are propagandized. And our freedom has not been threatened by outside forces in 200 years. Wars are to kill; i.e., mass ritual murder. Additionally, big business and globalist banksters in league with Satan reap massive profits for the killing and sacrifice of young men (lambs) on all sides of combat.
If the flag is symbolic of the Constitution, that Constitution died long ago — destroyed by a crony railroad lawyer and mercantilist who made war on a sovereign people to benefit monied interests.
If the flag is symbolic of freedom, that freedom no longer exists — stolen long ago by crony corporations and globalist banksters and unaccountable oligarchical black-robed satanists and idol worshippers who usurped their authority created laws out of thin air under the guise of "interpreting the Constitution"...
The phony form of patriotism instilled within the population is strong leverage against independent thinking, keeping people ignorant of the treason by our own government.
America today is a more advanced state of fascism than World War II Germany and Italy. Fascism never identifies itself as totalitarianism. It always calls itself democracy.
Democracy is the politically correct word and cover term for modern American fascism.
American fascism has all the attributes and trappings of benevolent totalitarianism...
The word benevolent in this instance means that the general perception of the population of the American system is that it is benevolent. This is only to say that modern America is full-blown fascism with a pretty face. It is every bit as deadly to human liberty as any tyranny in history and I would add far more sinister because of its propaganda sophistication.
Any regime that can spin tons of fiat paper money with printing presses or electronically is a slave system regardless of what it calls itself or regardless of the general population's perception of it.
Our mother has been transformed into a witch no matter how much we love her."
https://personalliberty.com/the-danger-of-patriotism/
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"Characteristics of Fascism = Current United States of America;
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
4. Supremacy of the Military
6. Controlled Mass Media
7. Obsession with National Security
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
9. Corporate Power is Protected
10. Labor Power is Suppressed
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
14. Fraudulent Elections"
Dr. Lawrence Britt
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Trump and the 25th Amendment, Section 4; Great way to destabalize the country with a coup d'etat
http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2017/02/trump-and-25th-amendment-section-4.html
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are all in on supporting rigged financial markets
http://greensboroperformingarts.blogspot.com/2016/07/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-elizabeth.html
Most of what North Carolina local government, school and state employees
have been told by the News and Record about the state's pension plan
has been a lie, and they won't say they are sorry,
because their excuse is they didn't know
as they are mostly financially illiterate
and stenographers for socialist/fascist fallacies
regurgitated by 'friendly' political allies
who profit from the contributions of 'supporters'
who profit from overcharging North Carolina's pension system
just like the 'folks' who run Warren Buffett's financial businesses do.
