There will be a collapse and reset, hopefully, this nation will rise from the ashes, able to recognize commies when we see them.
“As to Jones, he shot himself.”
Would that all Democratic Marxist leaders would follow his example.
Excellent article and a perfect analogy. I was living in San Francisco when all of this happened and Jones’ automatons used to stuff his bizarre newsletter into my mailbox all the time. It always featured Jones at his “temple” surrounded by grinning Dem politicians.
After Jonestown, while there was considerable shock and horror, there was absolutely no analysis of how this had happened in plain sight, the ideas on which it was based and the complicitness of the Dem establishment. Jones was portrayed as a social crusader who just couldn’t take the pressure of fighting for the good anymore and went off the rails. And it was too bad about all those poor black people, but he really had had their best interests at heart.
Things certainly haven’t changed much.
Just listen to how Dems bristle in defense of Obama re Benghazi, it’s unreal. The political-media complex’s next move will be to not just demonize dissenters, but to criminalize them... take “old white men” for instance; they are now pariahs, upon whom any act of incivility is cheered by that same complex... a dangerous brew is being served up, and upwards to 50% of the electorate are casually sipping the bug juice... 2’nd Amendmenters, Tea Partyers and Preppers UNITE... We spit on Che, Marx and Obama... pa-tooy!
“Please read the entire article.”
Thank you, I did.
I learned some things that even now aren’t talked about.
Interesting analogy. Can you imagine the hulabaloo if even *one* district, no matter how small & insignificant, had voted 100% R? The mob would be out in force with torches & pitchforks...
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Good article - I did read the entire thing...:-)
It caused me to reflect on today’s lead editorial in the local paper, the Tulsa World. In spite of endorsing Romney, this morning they are excoriating him for pointing out the obvious: Obama bought large voting blocs with “stuff” to ensure his re-election. I expect the editorial board would suffer a mass attack of the vapors if they were to read this column with some other obvious, even harder, truths.
Didn’t Hitler at least have the decency to shoot himself?
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
IT’S FRAUD.
Please, this is FR after all.
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Thanks for posting. I remember Jonestown happening, but I thought that Jones was a messianic type who used religion and went nuts. I didn’t realize he was a self-aggrandizing socialist from the beginning. I also didn’t realize his large flock was mostly black, ruled by whites. The reason I didn’t is that most of the survivors I saw interviewed were white (which stands to reason if they were the ones handing out KoolAid for the “drill.”)
Attacking the locus of a personality cult only strengthens it. The zombies must feel the sting of responsiblity for the leader’s stupidity. This is what happened to Clintoon, his followers after 8 years developed “Clinton fatigue”, and this is from the failed tactic of only talking about the leader not his followers.
The 14 Characteristics of Fascism
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism
Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights
Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military
Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism
The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
6. Controlled Mass Media
Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security
Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined
Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected
The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed
Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed .
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections
Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
For those who don’t remember Jonestown, after they killed themselves, JIMMY CARTER ordered the bodies returned to the US, each in it’s own coffin. He wanted to give relatives a chance to bury the bodies. NO ONE came to claim them so after about six months, they were tossed into the ocean.