Would the the USA eventually become a Totalitarian society if right wing conservatism prevailed indefinitely?

Answer 1

Absolutely. And a theocratic one at that. There are enough fools who would help to make it happen or would not care. I have never seen us come anywhere near this until this past 6 and a half years.
As dangerous as Bush is, ( a non-thinking, impulsive narcissist), still American governmental institutions and the balance of powers prevents this from rapidly manifesting its self.
From his first stolen election in 2000 to today, Bush has done nothing but undermine our constitution. Using the Dept of Justice to commit election fraud indicates how badly the administration sought to gain and wield ever increasing power.
Thankfully, they lost the gavel in last November's elections.

Answer 2

Yes you are perfectly right in your opinion. USA wants to have policing in other nations. Unhappiness in USA reflect that Americans are not happy. Though few countries are poor but they are quite Democratic and happy too. It is not money that makes a person or nation happy but the moral of a person or nation that makes happy.America is not such a country Every attempt is being made by USA (America) to grab U.N.O. America is not giving annual contribution to it . The greatest mistake committed by USA after Korean attack was invading Iraq and killing Saddam. The next mistake which America is going to do is to attack on Iran. The recurring mistake which America is committing is supporting terrorist Pakistan. The America did not learn lesson from 2001 attack on Trade Center.

Answer 3

Absolutely. Look at all the hallmarks of a totalitarian state, and compare to what the conservatives try and support:

Intrusive military taking control of everything - who is in charge of our civilian spy agency? Who now has the ability to supercede posse comitasus (sp?) laws and take over National Guard units, domestically, against the wishes of governors?

The use of government and/or secret police to spy on it's citizens, creating a police state - the government already had the ability to spy on terrorist or suspected terrorist, and had a secret court to rubber stamp warrants retroactively. They have superceded that with domestic spying ON US CITIZENS, tapping phone calls, scouring library records - all of which was done with no oversight, no warrants, under complete secrecy without having to tell the suspects, ever.

This administration is completely authoritarian.

Suspension of habeus corpus, and this extra-legal military tribunal system where you are detained without legal counsel (it's not just foreign terrorists - Padilla is a US citizen), without any rights, can be held without anyone being told, then your hearings can use evidence gained through torture, and they can claim evidence is "secret" so you can be convicted using evidence that is never told to you so you can never defend against it.

Most of all, the use of fear, demogougery and scapegoating to keep the citizens in a state of alarm so they acquiesce to the stripping of their rights.

All of this is textbook totalitarianism. Respect for the Constitution? Conservatives show more respect to their toilet paper.

Answer 4

With Bush's lies and international actions it is well on it's way as it is.
Problem is, USA is so huge you don't get enough news from sources abroad. That can be blinding to one's own flaws.

If you say "we can never fall to a totalitarian government". You are foolishly naive and do not know world history. It's as simple as that.

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Answer 6

Yes, it would.

The USA is a strange country. I mean I got 'arrested' on the street in NYC cause I was drinking a beer (an unwrapped bottle.) But I could have had a gun in my pocket and that wouldn't have been a problem at all...
Is THAT freedom ?

And what about your social security system ?
And free admission in hospitals for people who don't have much money ?

Answer 7

You have that backwards.

It is left wing judges that usurp the constitutional authority of elected officials. Liberals do what they can’t do at the ballot box in the court house. Case in point: Partial Birth Abortion.

The landmark case just decided is a major victory for not only the unborn American Citizens but also for the rule of law. Liberals have been tossing the law as written aside as if it were meaningless and just making up anything they wished up.

Democracy has caught up with the Supreme Court. Bush promised he would appoint judges that would interpret the law as written and he kept that promice ( after making a initial bad choice which he quickly fixed).

Goodbye Sandra Day O'Conner, Hello Samuel Alito!

Answer 8

Since totalitarianism requires a large government controlling all aspects of society and conservatives believe in small government that stays out of your business, I confident your scenario would not happen. But thanks for asking.

Answer 9

How could it? Conservatives stand for: less government, less taxes, freedom to bear arms, personal responsibility.

With less taxes, how could a totalitarian society be funded? With the second amendment, people can assert their rights. With less Government, how would totalitarianism work? (anarchy might occur) With personal responsibility How can anarchy be an issue?

Answer 10

No, because right wing conservatives follow the Constitution of the United States and do not try to read into it what is not there.