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Code_Name_D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 01:58 AM
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The Fascism is getting harder to hide. And harder to fight.
Edited on Fri Nov-21-03 02:31 AM by Code_Name_D
You notice that in every picture of W that you see, or one of his cronies. You will always see one thing in common. A tiny flag lapel pin on the collar. Ever increasingly, this simple symbol reminds me of how the Nazis would also always were the swastika on their shoulders in the form of an arm band. And every day, the evil that is oozing from the red white and blue becomes harder to ignore.

For this simple lapel, is the cap stone for W's visit to London, and the virtual Marshal law declare to not only shelter Bush from harm, but to continue to shelter him from reality. And a more blatant display of his power is hard to envision. And alas, a display of power that gives us a shocking exposure to just how far along the road to fascism we have traveled. And all at once, the future of the world is made starkly apparent, framed in the colors the American flag. The red that shall run as human blood, white as bleached human bone, eaten away by the sand under a sterile blue sky of oblivion.

Bush and the PNACers shall never simply surrender power. Even as I write this, and even as you read my words, the republican loyalty is working day and night to insure the election for Bush. As the first elections was stolen, so to shall the next election. Indeed, the first line of defenses for the American fascism is the opposition party itself. Each day that passes, several of the Democratic candidates demonstrate their loyalty to the true powers that run this country.

And there is no failure here, that can not be ultimately cured with an assassins bullet. And American 20th century history is already littered with the blood of progressive patriots. More and more, the loyal pendants call for the hanging of the opposition. How long will it be before the minor masses head the call to violence, with the blessings of the government?

The day of the Brown shirts has come, and has passed. Soon, the oppressor shall step from the shadows, and into the light, having grown immune to it's cleansing powers. The wake of 9-11 is held in open secret, with government blatantly withholding documents from its own investigations for reasons of "privacy" and "national security." And the inhumanity found in Quantonomo, now made into military necessity by fear and venomed hatred, shall not long be contained to the few. Already, a no-fly list is being secretly informed over the airports and bus stations. The voice of opposition over radio and TV well beyond the memory of many. Propaganda has a solid hold, even over those of us who would not easily be fooled.

It shall not end here, or end soon. Soon, the draft shall be reinstated, and conscripts shall swell the ranks of the military. Reinforcements shall first fly to Afghanistan, and Iraq, to protect the interest of the powerful loyal there, to further oppress any opposition. And then, as mandated by America's weakening dollar, the Armies of America shall soon marching again into other countries. Long have they eye the wealth held within Syria and Iran. But invade they must, for as foreign investment drops, new wealth must be brought into America by other means. But this new wealth shall be short lived, and will force American armies to march further.

I then see three forks in our path. Both hold no hope for the America we once knew. Both complete the mortal wound delivered from Florida in the year 2000. Upon the hand, Bush and his polices shall fail to capture sufficient wealth to stave off disaster fiscal. The total collapse of the US dollar, ironically, may be the least painful of our options.

The second, however, is nothing short of World War. Nothing I have seen can dim this clear vision. The free nations of the world will have no choice, but to engage in armed insurrection against the new American empire. And do not underestimate their capacity to wage war against the self proclaimed most powerful military on the face of the planet. Hitler's army also held that mantel.

The first fork is the one of most horrible dimensions. For it is the path where Bush in his arrogance, would give abidance to the four horseman of the apocalypse. And already, Bush is the servant to the first, War. Can it be said that the other three, famine, pestilence, and death ever be said to be far behind.

And yet, despite such a dark future. Hope persists. This evil shall not forever grip the earth, for a brave new world shall arise, and men and women of great conviction shall stand foreword. Death holds no power over the true human of courage. For as the past shows us. A hero can be bound before the firing squad, and still fight by refusing to cry out, by refusing to surrender. And then another shall rise to take his place, and then another, and then another. Until finally full armies shall march. And the power given to us by the human heart, shall fuel the determination of resistance.

And Bush shall be crippled by his own arrogance and his own insanity. His rage shall rob him of his reason, just as his greed has already robbed him of his humanity. And the world will once again be torched by war, as those who will not bow before evil, one by one, begin to be counted.

And then, once the rot of humanity, that is the neo-conservative, has been burned by war from the face of the Earth, shall humanity once again be given a new chance to meet a new promise. Yes, as surly as I see strife and world war before us, I still see victory for the forces of goodness as well. Goodness that the US flag shall no longer be counted with, but the spirit of America shall still remain with the side of humanity against the monsters. This new hope, is also equally apparent to my vision. For it there is truly a God to be found in the heavens, than he will not abandon the good found in the hearts of men.
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JaySherman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 02:14 AM
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1. Very, very powerful. Chilling. But do some editing. NT
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 02:18 AM
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3. I see we had the same thought..
This is some of the most plausibly chilling material I've read in a long, long time.

Needs an edit, though. NOT for length, mind... just for cleanup.

"three forks" should read 'two forks', for instance; "vary grain of" really ought to say 'varied grain of'.

Just a couple suggestions- this one's a true, rare gem in the rough.

Clean it up, though. *fingers crossed*

(really, I offered to edit it, but this is his post.... it's his baby, so to speak.)
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 02:15 AM
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2. Well then.
That's... quite a post. I gotta copy it and read it at leisure; do you mind?

(I'd also like to edit it as well, if that's good with you...)
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Code_Name_D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 02:18 AM
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4. No, I do not mind.
It was something that I just spat out realy. So I didn't go over it with my usualy eye for detail. It suprizes me that you see it worth a revision.
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Occulus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 02:21 AM
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5. it surprises you?
Edited on Fri Nov-21-03 02:23 AM by kgfnally
No, truly... it's coherent, easy to read, and :scared:.

Even worse- it's plausible. All of it could be true, none of it could be true; the 'true' truth, if you will, lies somewhere between the two extremes.

This one gives me a lot of food for thought. Good job!

edit: I'm sitting here reading as I post. I'll bookmark this thread now and edit the post some before work tomorrow. I'll PM you when it's done and paste my edit in for you.
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pretzel4gore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 09:56 AM
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6. what you forget, what everybody forgets
is that the very thing the busheviks are fighting for, they are, in effect, dooming!.......the 'smart' neocons want bushinc to fail, and almost certainly a democratic admin is going to be needed in '04 if the USA remains as a free open society, not a police state with mass murder becoming routine (for example)....it's almost funny. The real anti americans want bushinc to succeed, cheer on every lie and deceit that advances the neocon cause..... because ultimately even 'patriots' are gonna hate it!
No one can say the bush supporters WANT police swat teams watching every neighborhood; or fearing the wrath of their countrymen if them swat teams maybe switch sides....
so enjoy the spectacle
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Minstrel Boy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 10:24 AM
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7. "Resistance"
from the song by David Rovics:

You can say that all of us are traitors
Because we oppose your wars of conquest
And your scheming corporations
And all the crimes that they have not confessed
You can say that we are not patriots
Because our nation is not your empire
Because we refuse to stand idly by
As our cities are rising up in fire

And you can say that all of us are terrorists
Madmen bent on destroying all that's free
You can say that we are building weapons
As your bombers fly from sea to bloody sea
You can say you're with us or against us
And to die quietly is what we now must do
You can maintain your innocence
You can say that you are many, as you represent the few

But there will always be resistance
The next battle will always be near
As long as you have everything
There will be those who have nothing to fear
And little by little, or maybe all at once you will lose
Because our future is not yours to choose
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YNGW Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 10:32 AM
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8. comment
Good material.

:tinfoilhat:

faffgtfu
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ComerPerro Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 10:38 AM
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9. This is a little bleak for a Friday, is it not?
But then again, had I read this on a Monday, I think I would have called in sick all week...

Great post. Well written. Very chilling, but I have to say that I agree with you.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 11:01 AM
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10. Most are blissfully unaware of the creeping Iron Heel.
What's really shocking is when you realize how readily America can be turned into a Police State. Local cops don't have to buy into the ideology, they're just following orders...

Nice essay.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 11:16 AM
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11. Excellent essay, Code Name D
How long shall this semi-pleasant twilight last?

Remember, the average Imperial Roman Citizen didn't do too badly (relatively speaking) under Augustus, and again under Tiberius (whom I think our own Chimpy McCokespoon* is the analogue of).

But Augustus and Tiberius inevitably lead to Caligula and Nero.

With the Imperial Family having to acquiesce (on the surface at least) to the dictates of the defunct Constitution and Bill of Rights, this means that our Bush Emperors will only serve 8 years (to be replaced by another Bush of course) withe the occassional Raygun-like puppet...Emperor-to-be Ahnold fits the bill PERFECTLY...to deflect the growing knowledge that Amerika is a hereditary Empire.

One thing is certain, provided these Totalitarian shadows remain unaltered by the future...

THESE are the Good Old Days.

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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 11:19 AM
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12. Oh, and the Nazis were also big on the flag lapel.
It is a crying shame to see the glorious flag of the Old American Republic abused by the Imperials.

They should at least have the decency to change the blue field of stars to black, thus denoting the change into Imperial Amerika.

But of course, they can never do that, at least until the reign of Emperor George P. Caligula when it won't matter because the last generations raised under the Old Republic will be dying off and the rest will be Imperial Subjects who've never known anything else...
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NoKingGeorge Donating Member (442 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 11:21 AM
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13. Defeatist attitude.
Could you write as eloquently of the other course? Would love to see you write about aWols reelction numbers, he got 97% of the repub vote last time and we still beat him (needed a SC crime to get installed).What new group will he bring? The farmers? not with Chiana about to hurt them. The military? Mid-size businesses? No , with Chenney dodging legal bullets, Rummy on the last leg of sanity, the party split between warmongers, fundies, and republicans, this cabal is going to serving time while the rest of the world helps America recover.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 11:37 AM
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14. I pray you are right, NKG
But, with the manual disenfranchisement methodologies pioneered by the Busheviks in 2000 and 2002 (also performed in plain sight, as if they knew no one could stop them or make their whispers rise above the shrieking of the Party-Loyal Right-Wing Sub-Media and the Corporate TV Pravda that has nearly become it's appendage) combined with the installation of Touchscreen "Voting" machines that neither provide a paper trail and are by law uninspectable by government agencies, many of whom have already been turned into Imperial footstools...

...it is tough to see how you could be right.

in spite of this, I vow NEVER to give up! I will work, wrtie, donate, volunteer, and do whatever I can to insure the defeat of the Imperial Family in 2004!

It is permissible to feel defeatist. If you read about how George Washington felt in 1780, he was feeling pretty low and defeatist himself (he kept it from his troops, but as leader his sitaution was different from us the footsoldiers sharing our doubts, but also our resiliency). But within one year, he had won.
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 12:03 PM
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15. Of course it is permissible
to feel defeatist! Thank you for saying that. We all are riding this particular roller coaster. I go from feeling that we can't lose to knowing we can't win. I find that new optimisim or at least a renewed desire to fight often arises out of my most defeated moments.
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MuseRider Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-21-03 12:06 PM
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16. That is some post!
Lots to think about. At the moment I am feeling like this is the absolute truth, it is done. This will pass again and return. Thanks, a thought provoking and chilling post.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-22-03 02:22 AM
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17. kick
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-22-03 02:40 AM
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18. It would be better
to unite all factions against the neocons now than to allow them to gain any more power and prevent the inevitable tragedies that would result.

Mass unity is the key.
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