This post is an outline of the threat. The broad topic: the DOCUMENTED threat to American democracy and society by elements of the Far Right. What happened, is happening, wasn’t “natural.” It was, is ORCHESTRATED by the combined money and resources of Far Right groups.
Some will automatically dismiss this as “liberal propaganda.” WRONG!!! This series will explore DOCUMENTED events and rhetoric by elements of the Far Right. In future posts, these Far Right people will often be identified by “R W s.”
A major part of the r W campaign has been to instill FEAR – through conspiracy theories, blatant FALSEHOODS, insisting 2plus 2 equals 5, twisting real facts.
Sadly, it is elements of the Far Right that have produced the suffering by the lower 90% that other Far Right elements use to “prove” their LIES. The first, greatest, LIE is that they’re “conservatives.” In reality, they’re reactionaries and authoritarians, some are fascists.
Topics pursued:
1] The January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and Congress was NOT THE FIRST SUCH PLOT. The first was the July-November, 1933 R W plot. Details revealed in McCormack-Dickstein Committee hearings begun in November, 1934; final report February 15, 1935. The hero was retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler.
2] America truly became a “democracy” post 1901. The “Progressive Era,” itself a popular revolt against the 1865-1900 corruption by R W elements, began reforms. The reforms of 1933-1965 completed much of that first effort. Many of those reforms have been attacked by R W elements ever since.
3]. AIDING THE NAZIS. “American” businesses aided the Nazis from their beginnings, during, and past /world War II. DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE. Domestic groups opposed “getting involved” against fascist aggressions of the 1930s-1940s right up to Noon, Sunday, December 7, 1941.
4] Far Right elements used U.S. government power to investigate, persecute, prosecute INNOCENT American citizens “suspected” of being “communists” and “communist dupes” in the 1940s and 1950s. Lives and careers were ruined for political gain.
5] WEAPONIZING RELIGION. From the 1930s through 2023, R W elements have WEAPONIZED RELIGION. R W elements confessed they see, ARE conducting a “religious war” against the rest of America. One political party has largely been taken over by R W zealots, insisting THEIR religious dogma be made law, an absolute and total VIOLATION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT.
6]. CORRUPTION OF THE SUREME COURT AND THE LAW. Since 1969, the Republican Party has made a DOCUMENTED goal of weaponizing the Supreme court to undo ALL post-1901 reforms they don’t like. The “court,’ especially post-2005, issued numerous decisions VIOLATING basic American principles and Constitution – virtually all servicing various R W constituencies of the Republican Party.
7]. Corporate “America” has revolted against the 1947-1973 middle class STATISTICAL golden age. Sharing America’s wealth with the lower 90% “too good a deal” for “undeserving” ordinary Americans. Ceos and other corporate/financial “geniuses” believed they “earned their wealth all by themselves,” owed nothing to America. They declared war on labor and consumers. They outsourced jobs and knowledge anywhere to avoid wages, taxes, regulations, even to a dictatorship that is America’s and the world’s #1 threat: China.
8] CRIMINAL PRESIDENCIES. Nixon, Reagan, Bush II, Trump presidencies are among THE MOST CRIMINAL in American history. DOCUMENTED by criminal indictments, guilty verdicts, prison sentences. DOCUMENTED by damage inflicted on American people, society, economy, government, law. Do the research!!!
9]. DISINFORMATION. The latest “Fox News” scandal is just one more, should convince reasonable Americans what studies have shown for 20 years: “Fox News” is a propaganda operation. Big heroes on the Far Right DOCUMENTED having told major lies – “throwing red meat” to willing listeners – and making $5-l0-30 million annually. America is “divided” because R W forces want that, make money on that, achieve goals on that. R Ws NEED “enemies.”
10]. ALTERNATIVE UNIVERSE. R-Ws have built an alternative universe of their own schools and colleges, media, industry, law, churches, even communities. Convinced they are being unjustly “persecuted” for their faith and beliefs, they have walled themselves off psychologically and physically.
11]. CORRUPTION OF THE TAX CODE. R-W elements have succeeded corrupting American taxes at both state and federal levels. The “business” community writes, finances, owns tax codes. It’s a MAJOR factor in post-1973 impoverishment of the lower 90%. Taxes on millionaires and corporations radically cut. DOCUMENTED evidence in pre-1979 and post-1979 tax codes, tax burdens, tax avoidance.
12]. FALSE HISTORY. R-W elements are rewriting American history so it “proves” what they want YOU to think and believe; so YOU’LL support their perverted version of 1600-2023 events. Some specialize in writing bogus “history” books. Others make careers lying about what Founding Generations thought, said, wrote, put into state and federal constitutions. They want to control the past so they can control YOUR future.
13] SABOTAGING CONGRESS AND GOVERNMENT. Congress once worked on a bipartisan basis. From 1994 election forward, beginning with the “Gingrich Revolution,” R-W elements steadily sabotaged Congress so it can’t work. Congressional budgets and staff slashed – making Congress dependent on outside sources. Observe yourself Republican comic book characters in the last 30 years!!!
14]. NATIONAL DEBT. When Reagan took office in 1981, the U.S. national debt for 1789-1980 was LESS THAN $1 TRILLION. He tripled i; Bush II added several trillions; Trump’s 2017 tax cut was passed KNOWING IT WOULD ADD TO DEBT. Democrats added debt – cleaning up inherited Republican messes. CBO projections: 2023 debt interest – $640 billion; 2023-2033 debt interest about $10.5 trillion – money wasted, YOUR taxes increased.
15]. SOCIAL SECURITY and MEDICARE. Nothing better illustrates CRUELTY and CORRUPTION of the Far Right than their attacks on, demonization of, attempts to “privatize” Social Security and Medicare, efforts to switch the narrative from TRUE cause and solution: refusal of rich to share wealth with “undeserving” lower 90% – to a manufactured “crisis”; insisting that ONLY cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits are required. Known for 40 years: the obvious and simple solution: remove the “cap” on earnings taxed for Social Security and Medicare.
In doing YOUR own research, you’ll soon discover R-W patterns” cruelty, corruption, arrogance, condescension, even hatred – for those not like them. The rich insisting they earned wealth “all by themselves,” owe nothing to YOU. Corporations insist on “market based solutions,” demanding government “get out of the way” – no matter the cost. “Religious Right” zealots insist THEY ALONE know “truth;” insist they be allowed special privileged status because of their faith. R-W legal activists insist America return to 1789 for ALL understandings of the Constitution, as if nothing happened since 1789; THEY ALONE “know” the Founders’ “original intent”!!! R-W “echo chamber” of “news” and “information” insists THEY ALONE tell Americans what is and has happened. They’ve produced a BIG LIE machine the Nazis would envy, supplying the LIES dividing America.
All of this, and much, much, more – why the Far Right is a THREAT TO AMERICA in every conceivable way. The saddest part: they’ve convinced so many good Americans their massive LIES and sabotage of government are correct.
As always – do YOUR own research [OK to begin on the I-net; use documents not doctored]. Realize that people, especially Founders said different things at different times – CONTEXT matters. What is the overall PATTERN ? How are basic American principles from the Declaration and Constitution, Amendments discussed?
then you’ll get to where I am. I didn’t grow up “hating” the Far Right. I learned about what they’d, we’re doing – how it compared to American principles, words of Lincoln and Dr. King, what life was like in 1947-73, how it compared to common decency and caring for others. THE DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE – in so many ways: the Far Right is. THE group that “hates” America. The Far Right wants to build its own version of “America” – one the American public votes against, says in poll after poll it doesn’t want.
The Far Right doesn’t care about YOU. They’re on a “sacred mission” to “correct our sins and save America>”. If they can’t “reason” [lie] with you – then force will be necessary. Some of that force illustrated by Roberts “court” decisions; some by corporations” treatment of workers, taxpayers, customers; by armed men marching to intimidate opponents; by murders and blowing up buildings; by January 6, 2021.
For people on a ‘sacred mission” – the End justifies ANY means.
With Justice For All 