American fascism?
Posted By: sw penn, 10/8/2021 10:09:27 AM
Fascism is a nebulous term which people throw around as a pejorative, even for minor things. When asked what they mean by fascism, they're at a loss. Like the word 'racist,' 'fascism' or 'fascist' is typically used by liberals and their ilk to smear their opponents and to cut off debates. As for those who seriously write about fascism, each seems to have their own definition. Perhaps George Orwell said it best in 1946: "The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies 'something not desirable.'"
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American fascism?
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Fascism is a nebulous term which people throw around as a pejorative, even for minor things.
When asked what they mean by fascism, they're at a loss. Like the word 'racist,' 'fascism' or 'fascist' is typically used by liberals and their ilk to smear their opponents and to cut off debates. As for those who seriously write about fascism, each seems to have their own definition. Perhaps George Orwell said it best in 1946: "The word Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies 'something not desirable.'"
Faux Capitalism
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A recent Fox News poll reported that 59% of Democrats have a favorable view of socialism compared with 49% who have a favorable view of capitalism. A few weeks ago, Nancy Pelosi, while speaking at an event in London, commented that capitalism has not served our country as well as it should.
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We have the illusion of choice when making a purchase or hiring a service, but, in fact, the choices are limited. The four largest airlines control 65% of air travel, and because one of the four usually dominates a regional hub, there is even less competition within a region.
Tucker Carlson sent the Left into a predictable frenzy of self-righteous rage this week by making a true, but politically incorrect, observation.
The invasion that is unfolding at the southern border, Carlson said, is purposeful. Joe Biden and his Democratic allies have embraced open borders because they want to change America’s racial demographics.
[snip]
“Folks like me who are Caucasian, of European descent, for the first time in 2017 we’ll be in an absolute minority in the United States of America, absolute minority,” he said. “That’s not a bad thing, that’s a source of our strength.”
Biden is not alone in his belief that white displacement is an inexorable destiny worth celebrating.
If you’ve been thinking of buying a house, you’ve probably noticed that house prices are soaring everywhere, not just in the usual preferred zip codes. You might have thought this is simply because of market deformations thanks to COVID and the lockdowns. In fact, the soaring prices reflect something much more sinister: Blackrock, an investment company is buying up housing stock, turning America into a nation of renters – that is, people with no stake in their communities or their futures. However, what’s really sinister is that it’s not just housing stock. BlackRock, along with The Vanguard Group, owns a disproportionate number of American corporations, more even than you realize.
The Tyranny of Woke Capital
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Traditional American values have long been under attack by social justice warriors, cultural Marxists advancing the insidious tenets of critical theory. Their “long march through the institutions” has infiltrated schools, universities, entertainment, the mass media, the courts, politics, and beyond. One might assume that business, adhering to the Milton Friedman doctrine of maximizing returns for shareholders, would be insulated from their malign agenda. But that assumption...
Diplomatic immunity does not extend to terrorism, and that is very bad news for Iran's embassies. On February 4, 2021, a court in Antwerp, Belgium delivered a guilty verdict with 20 years of imprisonment in the case of Assadollah Assadi, a career Iranian diplomat who plotted a bombing attack against a major gathering of Iranian opposition members in France. (Snip) There’s no doubt that this plot was ordered by Khamenei, Rouhani, Zarif, and Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi.”
A word is more than just a neutral label attached to an object; it also carries a time-hardened public attitude. The easiest way to change the attitude is to change the label; hence, I heard on NPR a mention of "sex workers." Juvenile drug-dealers — I kid you not — were called "boys who made a mistake."
What Denying Election
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Electric Vehicles Will Drive Us to Serf City
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Love them or hate them, electric vehicles (EVs) are in our future. If you doubt that, look at signs. Car companies around the world are in a mad rush to pivot to EV manufacturing. Some examples follow.
"Since March 2019, General Motors has committed to invest more than $4.5 billion in three U.S. manufacturing sites to prepare for EV-related production. The company announced it plans to release at least 20 new electric vehicles globally by 2023." This includes a monstrous Hummer
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“Minneapolis residents in some areas still recovering from rioting and unrest are forming community watch and security groups, some bearing firearms, to fight a surge of crime,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
While no one can blame the residents — in fact they should be applauded for doing what it takes to protect their own – this is, in ways I’ll explain below, not good. It is, however, a sign of things to come in countless Democrat-run cities:
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Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher is targeting a racist with more African American blood on her hands than the entire Confederate Army: Margaret Sanger. She expressed a desire to limit African American births in order to “improve” the American population, and founded Planned Parenthood to accomplish that goal:
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Has the White House dumped Kamala?
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American fascism?
American fascism?!
American fascism?!
Fascism might be a step up.
The handful of people on the boards of these funds
are controlling 90% of everything you see and hear.
People associated with Blackrock are in positions in the Whitehouse right now.
Fascism is when the government and corporations work together.
What is it called when a handful of hedge funds ARE the goverment?
Top Owners of GE
Stockholder Stake Shares owned
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 7.08% 77.6m
Fidelity Management & Research Co 4.61% 50.6m
BlackRock Fund Advisors 4.13% 45.3m
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. 3.98% 43.7m
Top Owners of News Corp
Stockholder Stake Shares owned
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 12.80% 50.m
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 11.80% 46,175,051
Independent Franchise Partners 7.76% 30.3m
BlackRock Fund Advisors 6.39% 25m
Top Owners of Disney
Vanguard Group Inc. 7.6% 137.8m
BlackRock owns 6.3% 114.6m
State Street owns 4.1% 75.0m
Top Owners of ViacomCBS Inc
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 10.20% 2,561.4m
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. 5.29% 1,327.4m
BlackRock Fund Advisors 5.02% 1,260.4m
Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP 3.38% 848.7m
Top Owners of Timer-Warner
AT&T
Top Owners of AT&T
Vanguard Group 8.4% 596.4m
BlackRock 6.9% 493.7m
State Street 4.2% 296.0m
Fascism might be a step up.
The handful of people on the boards of these funds
are controlling 90% of everything you see and hear.
People associated with Blackrock are in positions in the Whitehouse right now.
Fascism is when the government and corporations work together.
What is it called when a handful of hedge funds ARE the goverment?
Top Owners of GE
Stockholder Stake Shares owned
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 7.08% 77.6m
Fidelity Management & Research Co 4.61% 50.6m
BlackRock Fund Advisors 4.13% 45.3m
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. 3.98% 43.7m
Top Owners of News Corp
Stockholder Stake Shares owned
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 12.80% 50.m
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 11.80% 46,175,051
Independent Franchise Partners 7.76% 30.3m
BlackRock Fund Advisors 6.39% 25m
Top Owners of Disney
Vanguard Group Inc. 7.6% 137.8m
BlackRock owns 6.3% 114.6m
State Street owns 4.1% 75.0m
Top Owners of ViacomCBS Inc
The Vanguard Group, Inc. 10.20% 2,561.4m
SSgA Funds Management, Inc. 5.29% 1,327.4m
BlackRock Fund Advisors 5.02% 1,260.4m
Susquehanna Financial Group LLLP 3.38% 848.7m
Top Owners of Timer-Warner
AT&T
Top Owners of AT&T
Vanguard Group 8.4% 596.4m
BlackRock 6.9% 493.7m
State Street 4.2% 296.0m
There is no competition.
There is no Capitalism.