Democratic Dictatorship”: The Transition towards Authoritarian Rule in America

[mitty14u2]

As must appear self-evident to both historians and astute observers by now, the United States, in its history, has had a rather facile and at times acrimonious relationship to the idea of domestic democracy (If this is not self-evident, see Noam Chomsky, Hegemony or Survival, along with Failed States. For a specific analysis of this observation applied to the USA Patriot Act, see my A User’s Guide to the USA Patriot Act). What is seldom noticed, however, is the speed with which the U.S. has moved from a liberal democracy to, at best, an authoritarian government.

http://www.globalresearch.ca/democratic-dictatorship-the-transition-towards-authoritarian-rule-in-america/5363644

If you have the time to read this, please get back to me and tell me what you think. Many articles hear are indepth with insight, do you think they are Right or left? maybe its just the way it is?

[bemildred]

1. Not the most reliable source.

But I see them here all the time.

The post refrenced seems to come from the "it is what it looks like" school of political analysis, I didn't see any obvious factual errors.

[yurbud]

3. our votes seem to determine less and less...

think of all the policies that remain unchanged regardless of which party controls the White House and/or Congress.

That doesn't mean I think we shouldn't vote, but that we should be realistic about what it accomplishes, and look for other ways to change things.

[imthevicar]

2. You can Lead a horse to water.......