[goldstategop]

The Left blathers on and on in numerous screeds about the alleged danger of a Religious Right theocracy in America. Yet with absolutely no irony whatsoever, it ignores its own fascism and suppression of anything that remotely smacks of a Religious Right, let alone a conservative worldview. For all the Left's claim to support pluralism and diversity, it is selective on what ideas it will tolerate in its own version of America. When Chris Hedges writes about fascism, he might take the time to note just how enamored the Left is with putting religion out of mind and out of sight in this country.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Nextrush]

I could say "the sky is falling" an pretend this is Chicken Little. But, considering war was justified and promoted by the left to fight Nazis, but not Communists in the last 100 years, I'm a little more sobered.

Does this Hedges guy want to fight the "axis of evil" as in James Dobson, Pope Benedict etc? That's scary considering who our real enemies are in this world. Some want to kill us all including Hedges unless he bows to their god.

[mrmargaritaville]

The interesting thing here is that the left is constantly and continually demonizing "the religious right" just as Hitler and the nazis demonized the Jews.
The left are the fascists.

[Rumplemeyer]

Ping

[Texas Jack]

Hedges’ screed is the latest in a long, long, line of hysterical tracts denouncing what the secular left calls the Religious Right. The past year alone has seen such saliva-specked exposes of alleged Christian extremism as:

"Religion Gone Bad: Hidden Dangers of the Christian Right" by Mel White;
"Why The Christian Right Is Wrong" by Robin Meyers;
"The Left Hand of God: Taking Back Our Country from The Religious Right" by Michael Lerner;
"Theocons: Secular America Under Siege" by Damon Linker;
"American Theocracy" by Kevin Phillips;
"The Baptizing of America: The Religious Right’s Plan for The Rest of Us" by James Rudin;
"Piety and Politics: The Right Wing Assault on Religious Freedom" by the Reverend Barry Lynn;
and "Kingdom Coming: The Rise of Christian Nationalism" by Michelle Goldberg.

The objective of all of this Chicken Little squawking is to convince us that the Constitution is falling -- that conservative Christians intend to abolish the Bill of Rights, outlaw sin and replace democracy with a theocratic state that will make Calvin’s Geneva look like Hugh Hefner’s bachelor party.

I must disagree with the author's conclusion, as I noted above. I wondered why supposedly educated people would write such tripe when, in our day and time, it could be so easily refuted. Plus, why would these books merit publication. Surely they are not overtly successful business ventures; that is make a lot of money. The author supplies the real reason such books are written and published.

Such sentiments are endlessly repeated as an article of faith by politicians, journalists and entertainers.

At some point in the future, these books will be referenced as insightful scholarly works and used as justification to deprive anyone identified as part of the "Religious Right" of their Constitutional rights, even disenfranchisement, or imprisonment/death.

This is why these books are being written and published.

[sirchtruth]

When Chris Hedges writes about fascism, he might take the time to note just how enamored the Left is with putting religion out of mind and out of sight in this country.

Yeah, and they are succeeding...The dumbing down of morales and values alone is a huge sign the country is on a direct path to crumbling and the sadist part about it is we are allowing it to happen right infront of our eyes. As the CHURCH sat and did nothing during the nazi death march to slaughter 6 million Jews during WWII, it now sits in the pews complaining about all this while doing absolutely nothing about it. If this country refuses to acknowledge a Creator, a God, as one who gives the people inalieable rights, if it allows out of control, usurping judiciary to make unconstitutional law from the bench, it will be know more.

What are we going to DO about it?

[hosepipe]

Don Feder is delusional.. THERE IS NO RIGHT WING in America..

At least an organized one..

[Gritty]

Excellent article. It nicely sums up what we already know.

Fascism didn't die in the ashes of Europe. It flourishes in the dreams of the Left.

[syriacus]

Juvenile delinquents have always compared mature, responsible adults with "fascists."

[betty boop]

If Hitlerism ever comes to America, it won’t be marching with crosses and Bibles, but mouthing the platitudes of multiculturalism (cultural Marxism), while goose-stepping to the beat of Sgt. Pelosi’s PC Band.

It seems the political Left always accuses its enemies of doing what it itself is doing. Listen to their slogans about the so-called Religious Right, and you can see their own wish list/game plan.

Feder is absolutely correct to note that the worst censorship of speech and ideas in the United States emanates from the "Ivy Halls of Academe," where Leftist brown shirts are firmly in charge.

Thanks for the great post, goldstategop!

[EternalVigilance]

Christian political involvement is more than a moral imperative; it’s also a matter of survival.

Yep.