The Coming Fascist State
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their consciences.” —-C.S. Lewis
If the government gets into the business of regulating and controlling carbon emissions it will be an unparalleled concentration of power far exceeding the New Deal under Roosevelt. The government will be in complete control over what businesses and average citizens consume and produce. It is the gateway excuse to rule, regulate and control your daily life in a fashion that we have never tolerated before but are now expected to meekly accept as we attempt to bailout the bathtub with a teaspoon. Never have Americans been so willing to hand over the most fundamental financial, transportation and quality of life decisions to a central authority on such questionable grounds.
We have been brainwashed that climate change is mainly caused by human activity and that somehow carbon taxes, economic socialism, monitoring lawn mower emissions, criticizing cow flatulence and flailing away at the faceless evil that is “oil” will somehow make a difference on climate changes we are only barely beginning to understand, let alone significantly influence one way or another.
Rather disturbingly, presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama made the following statement while campaigning in Oregon.
“We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times … and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK.” “That’s not leadership,” Obama declared. “That’s not going to happen.”
I’m sorry, excuse me? I’d be happy to see him or one of his cronies point out to me where in the constitution an Obama administration has the right to tell me how much food I can feed my family, or how many miles my car must get per gallon to be legal or whether or not I can turn the air conditioner on. The soft tread of fascism is being heard behind all the “chicken little, the sky is following” environmentalist rhetoric, and those who have bought their propaganda hook, line and sinker are among the most dangerous people to be found in the political arena.
To them human beings, economies, jobs, quality of life, national allegiances, energy prices, free enterprise and other arcane notions such as liberty, freedom and the pursuit of happiness take a back seat to the theorized change in the habits of polar bears (they are increasingly rapidly, not declining but let’s not confuse an issue with the facts) and the possible inconveniencing of some caribou.
It won’t be the neocons who usher in an unprecedented wave of government taxes, regulations and controls into every aspect of American life, but the crying, fainting, ignorant masses who so blindly cry for change without understanding what kinds of change await them if their candidate is swept into office. Be careful what you wish for.
The average middle class American is the target of this new pogrom of the new millennium. Americans are routinely vilified and called lazy, wasteful, gas guzzling ingrates. Americans are somehow almost solely blamed and held responsible for the thawing of permafrost and the cause of the nightmarish embodiment of all evil called global warming simply because hard working people have the sheer audacity to heat their homes, travel to work, grab a hamburger or turn on a fan if it gets hot.
I have often stated that if true fascism ever materializes it will come from the Left, not the Right. It will not spring from Bush’s meager attempts to listen to Al-Qaeda phone calls or build bases in Iraq but from those who so vigorously proclaim that they will do whatever it takes to save the planet from ourselves no matter what the cost. The ones to watch are those who blatantly and unapologetically seek to institutionalize government authority and control over every single aspect of your life. The Green movement is really the watermelon movement; green on the outside, red on the inside, and armed with a fascist mentality when it comes to government intrusion, regulation and control over industry, business and ultimately every aspect of your daily life.
You shall know them by their words and deeds. They are the ones who cheer soon to be $5.00 a gallon gas prices and tell us that we have been spoiled for far too long. They are the ones who wring their hands and gnash their teeth over whether or not they are carbon neutral and loudly clamoring for carbon credits and consumption taxes. They lecture about flying on airplanes or daring to use the internal combustion engine to go see grandma for Thanksgiving. Their antagonism and hatred for the American way of life is palpable and omnipresent. Obama is their chance to seize power, fulfill their vision and enact their agenda. Now is their time for ‘change’. But it won’t be for the better.
Environmentalism is as much a religion as it is a scientific faith and author and columnist (not to mention Democrat and Mormon, he’s an interesting combination) Orson Scott Card makes that point well in Obama’s Real Religion
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Barack Obama’s comments, however, reveal him to be in the religious-faith category. The Environmental Puritans believe that any opposition to their dogmas is heresy, and that anything that doesn’t match their vision of how humans should live is a sin.
Since their vision of how humans should live is “without making any difference in how the world would be without humans,” we are all, alas, sinners. However, some are more sinful than others, and the United States is the most sinful of all…
… Still, the Environmental Puritans agree with the ayatollahs on this one point: America is the Great Satan. And Obama echoes that view when he refers to our gasoline consumption, our eating, and our air-conditioning and heating as if they were sins for which we are accountable to the rest of the world.
In the very sudden frantic hurry to somehow, someway “slow the oceans from rising” and save the glaciers we have offered complete control of our economy and way of life to a few who are dedicated to dismantling the free enterprise system, destroying the American way of life, exerting near complete control of your life from womb to the tomb while significantly lowering your standard living in a probable fruitless attempt to stem global warming that may or may not be from human activity, the retreat of the last Ice Age, the warming of the sun, or any of a number of other phenomenons.
The fact that no one is even suggesting inconveniencing the growing, polluting and oil guzzling behemoth that is China and the surrounding nations in Southeast Asia should be the most obvious of warning signs to make one pause and think about what is at stake in this ideological grab for unprecedented power in the name of ‘saving the planet’ from ourselves.
Fueling this anger, and the attempts to tax, regulate, strangle, impoverish, inconvenience and generally control the average American citizen is to me an inexplicable anger towards Americans for achieving a lifestyle and standard of living that is the envy of the world, the pinnacle of Western Civilization and the marvel of history. For some reason, the idea that the average American citizen is not living at the low standard of the average Kenyan brings out a rage that is fueling entire political and ideological movements and has engulfed an entire major US political party. It’s most potentially influential and manipulative adherent is leading in the polls and may take the helm of the most powerful nation the earth has ever seen.
Obama has gladly donned the mantle of the radical, environmentalist Left and thinks nothing of calling for radical changes in the role of government, the wholesale curtailing of basic freedoms, the dramatic restructuring of the economy while merely shrugging at how the dramatic rise in gasoline prices is shredding the lives and businesses of millions of Americans and local communities.
Raised a Muslim as a small boy, drifting aimlessly as a youth, and converting to black liberation theology Christianity as an adult, Obama had trouble finding the religion that worked for him. He seems to have finally found his true religion, the faith of environmentalism, and will not hesitate to use his role as a secular messiah to the spiritually lost masses to usher in what is in reality a fascist state.
As my oldest daughter would say, “Too bad, so sad”.
We would be far wiser to plan ahead as to what needs to be done with populations, cities and crop planting if the oceans are significantly rising and the climate is indeed shifting as is claimed. The current cry about global warming and climate change is far less about actually dealing with the situation one way or another than it is about taking away the concept of the choice of the individual and the installment of unquestionable government regulatory over every aspect of the economy, business, consumption and by extension every aspect of your daily life.
But the average person is being brainwashed to accept anything and everything because it is “for the planet” and those few who will have the courage or insight to point out the socialist and fascist character of the takeover of Western Civilization in the name of protecting the planet will be branded as selfish, ignorant, consuming, fundamentalist, knuckle dragging, archaic ingrates who have failed to see the light and are not willing to sacrifice everything on the green altar of climate change.
If Al Gore is indeed the high priest of global warming, Barack Obama is the Messiah like figure promising the masses that he will lead them into the Promised Land.
I leave you with the following quote by Charles Krauthammer:
“Environmentalists are Gaia’s priests, instructing us in her proper service and casting out those who refuse to genuflect… And having proclaimed the ultimate commandment—carbon chastity—they are preparing the supporting canonical legislation that will tell you how much you can travel, what kind of light you will read by, and at what temperature you may set your bedroom thermostat.”
If our society as a whole is as full of pseudointellectuals as I think it is we are headed for even bigger government controlling every aspect of our lives. We’ve lost our right to privacy thanks to the Bush administration and soon we will lose our right to chose our own health care provider and set our own thermostats. We are becoming the country that Ronald Reagan fought so hard to destroy and soon, after Obama is elected President, we will lose our right of free enterprise with windfall profit taxes and higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations. Who are they kidding. It will destroy an already fragile economy. When you raise taxes on WalMart they simply raise prices. Please, someone make the “I want a handout society” understand that we will pay for the tax increase on the wealthy. It is not the government’s job to redistribute wealth. Does that sound familiar? Well, it should. It’s the foundation of Communism. We need to repeal the 16th amendment and enact the Fair Tax. We need to shrink the government back down to it’s original Constitutional responsibility and let the private sector resolve the energy crisis in this country through oil exploration and alternative energy! I’m done with the Republican Democrats and the Democrat Communists. Let’s put the libertarians in power and take back our right to the pursuit of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness!!!
alanfreeman
June 23, 2008 at 12:13 am
A fascistic state will come only if we who see the danger and folly of Barack Obama and the Democrats, liberals and leftists sit idly and let them prevail.
Too many good men and women have given served their country and many have died to allow such disaster to occur.
While things may appear potentially dismal now, that will change as BHO and the DLLs continue through the next few months–and BHO’s uncontrollable and arrogant ego-driven mouth exposes him more and more as the antithesis of someone with the characterr, experience, knowledge and leadership skills needed to be America’s chief executive.
We must mobilize everyone, of any age, education, profession/vocation, religion/faith, sex, marital status and physicality to get out and cast their vote against these fascists.
CKA in Red State USA
June 23, 2008 at 12:31 am
If we don’t vote the incompetents out of office immediately, we eventually will have to
“bear arms” against the tyranny.
Hopefully they will not succeed in taking our guns away before the populace is enlightened about our grim future.
JRG
June 23, 2008 at 9:16 am
Boy… that fascist word sure is getting thrown around a lot these days. Calm down Chicken Littles, the sky is not falling. It’s just a little rain falling on your parade.
Seriously, I wished we had some real leadership too. Not a Reagan, not an Obama, not some stupid mouthpiece and surely not a puppet like GW, but real leadership. It’s not happening any time soon, and will not until the country is seriously hurting financially and people are physically hungry and hurting. I’m afraid we still have a ways to go yet. Between the two major parties, who are both jokes these days, we are not going to see any change any time in the near future, unless “we, the people” force them into going back to constitutional principles.
Change will come, but the majority of America is not ready and “hungry” enough for it yet.
Jeff
June 23, 2008 at 9:24 am
Great post Dave. I personally know a number of people who bemoan the loss of personal freedom due to the Patriot Act etc. and then in the next breath complain that we need to force people to buy cars with better gas mileage.
thompaine
June 23, 2008 at 11:22 am
Will, the people you know that bemoan the loss of freedom from the Patriot Act are slack-jawed idiots that have not had their lives altered one iota by the Act. The Bush haters love to assail the Patriot Act as if it has had any affect on them. They will then simultaneously support greater restrictions on their lives for the sake of making mother earth “safer” from themselves. As Dave so eloquently said, it is hypocritical and alarming to say the least.
E the Wise
June 23, 2008 at 11:39 am
Interesting post.
totaltransformation
June 23, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Excellent post David! Your use of the term fascism here is of course completely accurate despite any claims to the contrary.
If one would dare to edify themselves instead of wallowing look here…Why Do We Call Them ‘Democrats’? By Lance Fairchok
pg - your humble messenger
June 23, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Funny part is E (not haha funny) that they just don’t see the hypocrisy.
Nice quote PG. Especially considering the source.
thompaine
June 23, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I have not lost any “freedom” due to the patriot act or anything else Bush has facilitated. I defy any of you to name any freedoms you have lost and how that loss has manifested itself.
Robert
June 23, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Please read Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg and look at what is happening with Obama.
Obama is very, very dangerous and must be stopped.
Robert
June 23, 2008 at 2:17 pm
ESAD!!! Silly, carless, selfish fools are you to care for a few; maybe if your hand held organs were bigger you would not have the intense amount of garbage to spew.
nearlynormalized
June 23, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Bob Barr for President!
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June 23, 2008 at 8:24 pm
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June 23, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Dave, excellent analysis written excellently. Well done. The very reason that radical environmentalism has always appealed to the Left more than the Right is because the belief system argues for a) massive governmental regulation of personal behavior, b) near-tyrannical governmental control of commerce, and c) extra-national restrictions on the United States. The Left could hardly have crafted a more cunning program had they set out to do so.
DFV the Scribe
June 23, 2008 at 9:15 pm
Thank you Mr. Warner and Mr. Veatch (and others) for your kind words. I appreciate your input and thoughts on the subject.
Dave - the Infidel Sage
June 23, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Ah ..Jeff…… had you read the book “Liberal Facism” you would understand why the word is “being thrown around alot “…. What we are all upagainst is the incementalism of the Fabian Socialist movment. Our individual liberties repersent a threat to that Fabian Movment.
History repeats itself…and we need not need any more chamberlins telling us to just “relax” or sit back..etc….
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ERIC
June 25, 2008 at 10:23 am
Dave -The infidel Sage…Great post !! G Gordon liddy read it aloud on his national Radio Program today. 06/25/2008.. to he National audience. Great job!!
ERIC
June 25, 2008 at 10:24 am
Congrats on a superb piece, Dave. Now linked on Free Republic.com
hairybeast
June 25, 2008 at 11:42 am
posted by Robert: “I have not lost any “freedom” due to the patriot act or anything else Bush has facilitated. I defy any of you to name any freedoms you have lost and how that loss has manifested itself.”
Defy? Pretty stinking arrogant, Robert. The VERY idea that our constitution, and acts protecting our liberty have been systematically changed/removed/altered/stolen by those who are supposed to be protecting “we the people” should worry ALL Americans, including you Robert and E the wise. (slack jawed was pretty funny but WRONG) You think they are listening for Bin Laden with the Patriot Act, and I say they are thinking WE are the threat. Get a clue. (As IF they need permission to control communications… something they have done for YEARSSSSSSS WITHOUT removing our rights) YOU might not feel the pain of those losses ie Patriot Act, Habeas Corpus etc…, but it is an open door for the removal of any and all of the rest of our constitutional rights and our freedom as they please. It is also a slap in the face to “we the people” who pay them, and pay them, and payyyy some more to preserve our freedom. It WILL get much worse before you pull your head out of your bum and SEE what is happening to freedom. The worse is yet to come. Believe me when I say telling you “I TOLD YOU SO when the truth finally takes your guns, tortures your children to make you will squeal on your neighbors etc… definitely will not make me feel better about our captivity from within. Our votes don’t count, “THEY” don’t care about us (they don’t care about you either, Robert or your slack jawed buddy E the wise), and you are blind. Nobody owes you ANY examples of manifestation of the losses. The loss is the fact that they CAN dismantle our freedoms we depend on with no repercussion. Stop relying on network news programs and LOOK for yourself. The info is out there. Now go ahead… don’t let me interrupt your dance lessons to the tune of the Pied Piper…Complacency will usher in the New World Order without a fight.
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June 25, 2008 at 4:44 pm
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June 25, 2008 at 7:25 pm
the US is responsible for 25% of the world’s pollution. With what percentage of the world population?
You represent everything we foreigners despise in Americans. That said, I like Americans.
Searching for Azraël
June 26, 2008 at 9:38 am
For “Pollution” read CO2 (you know, the stuff flowers and huggable trees breathe). However if you look at more recent numbers you will see that China has surpassed the USA in overall CO2 emission just recently. And the Euros – for all their smugness – seem to forget that since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997, EU emissions have risen faster than in the US.
your weak socialist nanny states, islamist fanatic coddling, lemming-style multiculturalism, self hatred and predilection for group fantasy is what causes Americans to sneer at you in contempt.
hairybeast
June 26, 2008 at 10:02 am
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