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Fascism the American Way

By Jason Miller

9/26/06
Relentless indoctrination by a vast corporate media complex has convinced many that the United States of America is an exceptional nation. Charged with the sacred duty of preserving Pax Americana, the United States is purported to be the embodiment of the ideals of truth, justice and liberty for all.

Before making firm intellectual commitment to such pleasant fictions, consider these questions:
Why is it that virtually every liberal or progressive proposal for socioeconomic or political change in the United States is still-born, or on the rare occasions it survives the birthing process, it is beaten into submission by a domineering patriarch? And why have virtually all crusaders for progressive causes in the “land of the free” wound up imprisoned (i.e. Eugene Debs), deported (Emma Goldman), or assassinated (MLK)?



Fascism is associated by many scholars with one or more of the following characteristics: a very high degree of nationalism, economic corporatism, a powerful, dictatorial leader who portrays the nation, state or collective as superior to the individuals or groups composing it.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, Sinclair Lewis’ prediction has come true. And despite desperate propagandistic attempts to preserve the false cloak of humanitarianism, the Bush Regime is overtly displaying the innate savagery and predatory nature of the American Empire, Inc.

In the United States’ version of a fascist state, the flag and those who mindlessly Pledge Allegiance have become nearly ubiquitous. The so-called “Patriot Act” has severely diminished civil liberties yet is widely accepted as necessary to preserve the security of “our nation”. Two consecutive elections (each of which denied US citizens the opportunity to truly influence the outcome) “catapulted” a morally and intellectually bankrupt man into the role of “leader of the free world”. Natural disasters occur and thousands of human beings are left to suffer and die. Imperial wars cost hundreds of thousands of lives, plunge the nation further into fiscal and moral bankruptcy, and strain military personnel beyond their limits. The Decider and company continue greedily consolidating power to elevate Bush to the position of a unitary executive. And thanks to the zealous efforts of the Bush Regime, the widening wealth gap and deep cuts to federal social programs are enabling some Developing Nations to surpass the United States in areas such as education and health care.

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