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Category Archives: Fascism
President Bait and Vice President Switch
By ann summers we may be seeing the rise of a particular strategy on the right—sometimes gripping part of the GOP, and sometimes all of it—that can be traced back to that noted conservative Vladimir Lenin. I speak of “heightening … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Congress, Conspiracy, Constitutional Law, Corruption, Courts, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, History, Jurisprudence, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Russia, Society, Treason, United States
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, coup d'etat, Donald Trump, elections, History, Media, Politics, trumprussia
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So many Trump mistakes, so little time left
By ann summers Joshua Green’s book Devils Bargain contains a hypothetical about Bannon’s failure to drive yet another wedge in the Democrats is a bit fantastic because the havoc aimed at immigration was always a much easier lift at the … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Congress, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, Immigrants, Media, Political Science, Politics, Society, United States
Tagged Donald Trump, GOP, Media, Politics, Steve Bannon, White House
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Ann Coulter has Berkeley speech canceled and claims “censorship” but as always it’s about the money
By ann summers Crowd hisses at Ivanka Trump in Berlin after suggesting her father is âÂÂa tremendous champion of supporting familiesâ https://t.co/S5zZYiS48epic.twitter.com/OzmQiuMk75 â CNN International (@cnni) April 25, 2017 Fascinating fascism in the society of the spectacle … Much … Continue reading
Posted in alternative facts, California, Courts, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Free Speech, Government, History, Immigrants, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Society, United States
Tagged Ann Coulter, Berkeley, California, Conspiracy Theories, DeVos, Donald Trump, Free Speech, Koch Brothers, Politics, UC Berkeley, YAF
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Propaganda 200: In Summation, Gist The Whitewashing Power Of Editing
by GENE HOWINGTON “The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one’s real and one’s declared aims, one turns as it were instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish spurting out … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Fascism, Foreign Policy, George W. Bush, Hypocrisy, Imperialism, Justice, Oligarchy, Politics, Propaganda, United Kingdom, United States, War
Tagged Cover-up, Iraq Invasion, Sir John Chilicot, Whitewash
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a Moat of their Own: Bannonism’s neo-reactionaries & other new-age fascists
By ann summers Under Bannon’s influence, the Trump administration is shaping up to be much more ideologically extreme than many people were expecting. “[Bannon] has spectacularly grand ambitions, to transform our country and its place in the world,” … … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Celebrity, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, History, Immigrants, Libertarians, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged bannon, Donald Trump, Media, neoreaction, Politics
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Bannonism is not quite the “deconstruction of the administrative state”
CPAC attendees trolled into waving Russia flags during Trump’s speech “I have so much power just in my voice. I keep saying the word and they’ll be bankrupt.” POTUS explaining his revenge against news outlets. — Rogue POTUS Staff … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, American History, Economics, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government, Government Propaganda, Immigrants, Media, Organized Crime, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Presidents, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged bannon, deconstruction, Donald Trump, Media, Politics
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Lord Dampnut is an actual enemy of the people, now and forever
By ann summers “Today, enemy of the people is still deployed. But mostly, you hear it from dictators. (Heads of former Soviet countries are particularly fond of the construction. Old dog, new tricks, etc.) It’s never before been uttered … Continue reading
Are you “Ready to die” for Lord Dampnut’s place in hysteria
By ann summers In an age of snow-machines, would you die for a “walrus leading a dog sled team” Floating around the office today. pic.twitter.com/Koe40zYGoH â Rogue POTUS Staff (@RoguePOTUSStaff) February 6, 2017 Everyone has quickly realized that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, alternative facts, Celebrity, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, Government Propaganda, Immigration, Media, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Propaganda, Terrorism, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Journalism, Media, Politics, White House
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Police infiltrated by RWNJs … It’s worse when we discover the paranoids are really after us
By ann summers What has long been accused and now manifest in a variety of agencies, incidents, and even specific actions comes to light in a classified FBI study obtained by The Intercept. President Trump has inherited a vast … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Conspiracy, Corruption, Crime, DHS, Fascism, FBI, Government, Immigrants, Immigration, Jurisprudence, Law Enforcement, Media, Nazis/Nazism, Police, Political Science, Politics, Presidential Elections, Prison, Propaganda, Racism, Society, State Government, States, Terrorism, Terrorists, Uncategorized, United States, War on "Terror"
Tagged bannon, Conspiracy Theories, FBI, Media, Politics, Terrorism, Terrorists, trump, White Supremacists
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Bannon/Trump’s Make America crypto-fascist (Again) … #MAGA just like the 1930s
By ann summers What are the directions for the disinformation campaigns of the now post-truth Trump regime that will repress populations by means of contradictory rationalizations or outright lies. So much traditional ethnic hatred, so little time. Modernity’s issues … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Election, Anti-Semitism, Civil Liberties, Communism, Democracy, Fascism, Fascists/Corporatists, History, Uncategorized, War on "Terror"
Tagged Conspiracy Theories, Donald Trump, Media, Politics
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