another thing that f***s me about you is that you think that your spreading democracy and peace?

Question

when the only thing your spreading are terror and hamburgers. I understand that your media is lien to you but now there's the net, you could read foreign press, but wait, you only speach one language, bad english. about the democracy your spreading, just find out how many heads of state your guvernment have overthrown, all democratically alected, the latest one is the president of venezuela. so way don't you do the world a favor and hit your heads against a wall

Answer 1

Bottom line, are the neo-cons driving this agenda neo-fascist? Dr. Lawrence Britt, a political scientist, published research on fascism [18] in which he examined the fascist regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Suharto and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each fascist State:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarceration of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists; terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military are glamorized.

5. Rampant sexism - The government of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are intertwined - Government in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation are often the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated, or are severely restricted.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassinations of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Benito Mussolini - who knew something about fascism - had a more straightforward definition: “Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.”

Abraham Lincoln stated, “I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me, and causes me to tremble for the safety of our country. Corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people, until wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the republic is destroyed.”

The small, but ruthless, group of men, the “money power” described by Lincoln, has stolen democracy from the American people. An ever-growing number of informed Americans, however, are fighting a brave, but desperate rear-guard action to retrieve that democracy. Will we give them our total support now, or simply sit back and watch as the entire planet is taken back to the dark ages? “The only thing necessary for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing.”

http://www.secularhumanism.org/

Answer 2

Unfortunately some people believe the propaganda they are subjected to, and never bother to research the Honorable Hugo Chavez.

The USA has lost it's credibility, and is losing it's stranglehold on the rest of the world.
Hugo Chavez is a clear example of what can be achieved when countries disregard their orders from Washington:-
Over 17 million people now have access to free health care and medicines for the first time.
Over 1 million people taught to read and write.
Participation encouraged for all Venezuelans in the formation, implementation, and operation of their democracy.
Venezuela has become truly, a democracy of the people, by the people and for the people, after years of US intervention and suppression.

But of course the people in power in the USA have labeled Chavez a terrorist, communist, dictator, etc. etc.

And, who could forget, Venezuela has oil, lots of oil, enough to bring prices down.

Around the world, whenever an alternative political systems have emerged they have been brutally crushed, or isolated by our ruling elites for what they call "the threat of a good example"

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0706-32.htm
http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/
http://www.vicuk.org/
http://www.embavenez-us.org/constitution/intro.htm

Answer 3

blah blah blah.. you say we only speak one language and that it is bad English. You cannot even spell in English! it is not 'lien' or 'foreign' or my favourite 'guvernment' oh@!@! and 'alected' and 'speach'!! LOL... and I won't even get started on your grammar. When you write so badly and want to make such a point, it would really be appreciated that you do so in good English and excellent grammar. If not, you are nothing - so enjoy your vent.

Answer 4

If Lebanese are responsible for Hezbollah and have to pay such a heavy casualty for it? Why should the world not hold all Americans responsible for giving birth to a monster like Bush?

I feel sorry for human Americans who have such a tough job defending a creature like him or having to apologise for him. I hope the world does not indiscriminately avenge you for present governments actions by association... the way Israel is punishing the whole population of Lebanon and Palestine. Because i have great friends among Americans and i care for them deeply. May God help you bring this embarrassment down before it stinks too much.

Answer 5

Are you actually this stupid!? Not all Americans are easily brainwashed by our biased media and politicians. I know that what America is doing worldwide (ex- foreign policy with the Middle East) will be its undoing. Read a book about the good ole' U.S.A. It was founded by terrorizing the Natives and enslaving Africans, what makes you think the U.S.A. is any different now?

Answer 6

I'm an American citizen, and i watch BBC news because all the American news channels are crap. Most people dot want to do the extra work to find other opinions because they dont want to hear the bad news or because they are too lazy and just believe the first thing they hear.

remember only 50% of the us wanted bush in in the first place. now his aproval rating is the lowest i history.

Answer 7

Great you are anti American no problem with that but... Have you ever been there? How many American products do you use in a day? (do not forget the ones invented by American technology too).


Oh and by the way I speak German, Italian Portuguese and Spanish but I'll say this in english.....
Do me a favor and shut your pie hole.

Answer 8

I am just glad you have the opportunity to vent your frustrations in a public forum. Because if you were in pre Saddam Iraq venting he would have had you tortured and killed, if in Iran you would be stoned to death, so even tho you hate us. you have to thank us for your right to do exactly what you are doing. Enjoy.

Answer 9

sounds like someone is a dumb a!ss, and it's not me. to spread peace throughout the world there has to be war to erradicate the people causing strife. do u have anything better to do than bash america?

Answer 10

Wow!! You sure talk a lot of crap...Go F U C K YOURSELF!!!!!!

Answer 11

Thats what their poisoned lying media says and of course they believe it .
In Arabic : the sheep follow the shepherd