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In reply to the discussion: US Congress passes authoritarian anti-protest law [View all]Uncle Joe
(65,214 posts)of the political spectrum, as a result not nearly enough focus given to the libertarian/authoritarian aspects and I do believe this is purposeful.
"Keep looking over there" at the culture wars fought between "left and right" while the corporate media continuously enables "moderate" or "centrist";" aka: right leaning or "conservative" far right wing authoritarians to power and we're headed down a surefire pathway to full blown fascism.
The belief that government should be run like a business is a De Facto frame of authoritarianism and the people need to recognize this dangerous concept; whereupon government doesn't govern or serve the people so much as rules them in the same way an employer does an employee.
You don't work for your self or the public good so much as working for the mega-corporations even if indirectly and their middle man, enforcer; that being the government.
"Why is it that crimes against the people always enjoy broad bipartisan support?"
Because the partisans, no matter which side left or right are first and foremost authoritarians.
So long as the people keep myopically fighting that liberal/conservative box, the authoritarians have won half the battle because the corporate media only need demonize the liberals or left wing for the most radical corporate supremacists to dominate.
Thanks for the thread, libmom.