‘This was the action of a Third World dictator’ [View all]

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from the Detroit Metro Times:


Right-wing power grab
‘This was the action of a Third World dictator’

By Jack Lessenberry
Published: December 12, 2012


After years studying the oppressive regimes of Eastern Europe, I knew exactly what to call what happened with "Right to Work" in Lansing last week: fascism with a human face.

Or, perhaps, tyranny without a tie. The way legislation was rammed through in a single day would have been admired by all of those puppet regimes that used to do Hitler's and Stalin's bidding. (Democracy? Fuck that.)

"We have had more deliberative hearings on something like a new commemorative license plate," state Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Warren) told me. Bieda, one of the state's most thoughtful and creative legislators, added, "As much as I detest the legislation, what's worse is the way they did it."

"This was the action of a Third World dictator," he said. "The governor went back on his word — this governor who was posing as a moderate. This was really a right-wing power grab." .......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://metrotimes.com/columns/right-wing-power-grab-1.1415000