In Defense of Corporate Personhood

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Tuesday July 31, 2007 · 8:01 AM PDT

2007/07/31 · 08:01

So, you think that eliminating corporate personhood status is the way to go, eh? Let me explain to you why it isn't a good idea. FLIP!

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Wednesday February 01, 2006 · 1:48 PM PST

2006/02/01 · 13:48

edited: Title changed per recommendation in comments. Thanks guys.

One of the hardest things for me, when I'm very passionate about a subject, is writing about it clearly. I will never capture the raw anger of other, better known contributors to this forum, because invariably my instinct to present a rational argument is overwhelming. I rant in person; but I reason in prose. Read More

I Don't Have Any Property Rights? Fuck You!

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Thursday June 23, 2005 · 12:14 PM PDT

2005/06/23 · 12:14

Boy, am I livid right now. How dare those upper crust never-worried-about-money-a-day-in-their-life SCOTUS fuckers side with the state over my individual property rights. And the liberal justices, no less!

Yes, I know. Many of you are going on and on about how this ruling was a NeoCon plot, and it's actually good for us that the desires of the state trump those of the citizen. Blah blah blitty blah, and oh yeah, FUCK YOU. If you think this ruling is so damn grand, then sign over your home to the state. Go ahead, I fucking dare you. Put up or shut up, as they say. It's for the common good. Read More

Fascism, American Style: The Gay Question

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Thursday June 09, 2005 · 2:51 PM PDT

2005/06/09 · 14:51

shamelessly whored at booman tribune too

Leave to a fellow Texan to drag me back into the fray of the Hitler/Bush comparisons. I've stayed relatively low profile of late, in part because I'm curious to see what historical connections - if any - others may make with our current state of the union, and also in part because I'm currently plowing through an old copy of "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" searching for greater details with which to continue my parallels in the Fascism, American Style series.

So, I can't say for certain which detail I was more shocked by: That Texas Governor Rick Perry would actually make a statement that gays should leave Texas if they don't like the way they're treated here, or that his words bore an echo of familiarity to the myriad of historical anecdotes that have taken up residence in my noggin. Read More

Fascism, American Style: Three Months Later

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Sunday March 06, 2005 · 10:05 AM PST

2005/03/06 · 10:05

Greetings, fellow Kossacks. How you guys been? I've been more or less lurking of late, taking of snark but not participating as much. I have tried to help out here and there by troll rating a few deserving posts into oblivion, and in some small way I feel as though I contributed to the benefit of our community as a whole.

I've noticed many memes changing on these pages over the past three months. The overall tone is decidely gloomier, and the diaries much more personal. What I can't decide is whether we are evolving as a group, or savoring the time we have left together. The cynic in me tends to think the latter, because the State of This Union is a frightful thing, the "F-word" is being spoken by people far more respectable than me with increasing frequency and less pushback, and judging by the comments I read we all have a feeling deep down in the pits of our bowels that something is coming, and it may be coming for us. Read More

Houston Chronicle Reports Gannongate, Slams Bush Administration

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Monday February 14, 2005 · 8:40 AM PST

2005/02/14 · 08:40

On 2/11/05, I sent an email to the Houston Chronicle complaining about how their Gannongate story of 2/10/05 neglected all the pertinant facts, and in a round about way called them (the Chronicle) cowards for not reporting the full story.

My letter did not get published, but in today's editorial section there is a harsh commentary - attributed to no single writer, just the paper - detailing Gannongate and accusing the Bush administration of trying to use the media as propagandists.

Nice. Read More

And the Insensitive Fcuk Award Goes to...

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Thursday December 09, 2004 · 1:12 PM PST

2004/12/09 · 13:12

None other than our very own G.W. Bush.

During his speech in Canada on 12/1, a short sentence uttered for comical effect has since gone on to create a firestorm on mailing lists for families of CJD victims:

Bush: "So much trade there are bound to be some disagreements. I proudly ate some Alberta beef last night and I'm still standing." (emphasis mine)

Well, George, that's because - unfortunately for US - prion diseases can take 30+ years to become obvious. And by then, it's too late.
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Wallace's Words: The Danger of American Fascism

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Wednesday December 01, 2004 · 11:38 AM PST

2004/12/01 · 11:38

This serves as a companion piece to Black Maned Pensator's Fascism arrives in America: the Elephant in the Bathtub diary entry currently on the recommended. It is the full text of Henry Wallace's speech, The Danger of American Fascism, published in the New York Times 4/9/44. I decided to go ahead an post it while the interest in the UU sermon is high. The full speech is below the fold, without any additional commentary. Read More

The Anti-Liberal Propaganda Message (or, Did you know that you're evil?)

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Sunday November 28, 2004 · 8:58 AM PST

2004/11/28 · 08:58

Previously I stated that Liberals had replaced Jews on the stage of American Fascism, a statement that I thought would garner at least a smidgen of controversy but, alas, none was to be had (which is OK btw, I'm just sayin'). But it got me thinking, and I actually started questioning my own statement - was it too extreme? I mean, to be totally honest, I live in the red state of Texas, but I can only think of one instance in the last decade that I ever felt like I was under attack for deviating from the status quo: a handwritten note on the windshield of my car responding to my Darwinian fish symbol. Further, I don't even get chided by the suburbians for wearing a pentacle when I'm running around town on the weekends. So, who am I to make such bold assertions?

Being my own harshest critic, I started digging around publications to see if there was any credibility to my own idea. Fortunately, a quick search at Google turns up enough data to suggest an evolution in the Conservative mindset, and it ain't pretty. Judge for yourself: Read More

Fascism, American Style: Anticipating the Trends

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Friday November 26, 2004 · 10:46 AM PST

2004/11/26 · 10:46

I've taken quite a bit of grief recently over my attempts to address the question of whether or not the U.S., under the steady leadership of BushCo, is devolving into a fascist state. The bulk of the criticism seems to be that 1) comparisons between Bush and Hitler are unfair, and 2) this fascism talk in general is not doing anything to "elevate the discourse" between conservatives and progressives.

I don't think there's much I can do to alleviate item #2, and to be brutally honest I don't care about pursuing a meaningful dialog with a group of Cheney Elitists who think I'm going to burn in a Sea of Hellfire for defying God's will anyway; so, what would be the point? But as for item #1, okay... maybe I can branch out a bit. So, my promise to you is that I will make efforts to draw the parallels between Bush & Mussolini, instead of Bush & Hitler, whenever it is more appropriate to do so. The bottom line to my argument is that, whether it's Busholini or Bitler, we are headed toward a Single Party Dominance model, which is the cornerstone of a fascist government. Read More

UPI: Expert's Doubt USDA's Mad Cow Results

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Thursday November 25, 2004 · 11:10 AM PST

2004/11/25 · 11:10

The highlights:

The first 2 tests for BSE were positive.

The third test was negative.

The third test was NOT a Western Blot test, which is the so-called "gold standard" test - it was an IHC. Supposedly, one of the first 2 test that came back positive was also an IHC.

IHC does yield false negatives, but I don't have the percentages handy.

The previous cases of initial "inconclusive" tests since the USDA started its (allegedly) expanded version of testing had their negatives confirmed by Western Blot, not IHC.

There is not way to guarantee that the third test was conducted on the same portion of brain tissue as the first 2 tests. BSE does not attack all brain tissue on the same schedule; it starts in one area and spreads.

The full text of the story is available below the fold. Read More

History Lesson: Fascism Then and Now

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Tuesday November 23, 2004 · 5:53 PM PST

2004/11/23 · 17:53

More than a few people around these parts have drawn parallels between the GOP's political tactics under BushCo, and the rise of the Nazi party in Germany prior to WWII. But beyond the obvious similarities - Reichstag Fire & Twin Towers, the Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of the People and State & USA Patriot Act, Dachau & Abu Ghraib - we haven't really taken the time to consider how an American form of Fascism would have to be different from its European counterparts in order to succeed.

Any faction seeking to pull off a Constitutional Coup in this country would have to come up with a new and different implementation - something never seen before in Europe (nay, the world even) and something uniquely American. Such an effort would, I think, have to require, at a minimum: Read More

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