Most corruption in our lifetime...

Maybe in history.

This current batch of Republicans running the show, in all branches, have systematically weakened oversight rules/laws and allowed for the corporate takeover of our country by multi-national oil giants, big pharma, the insurance industry, etc...

Never have we experienced such a weakening of Governmental oversight.

The RW hates the government, so when they assume power, they weaken it in order to allow their corporate business friends to run rough-shod over we the people.
When government and private interests merge you get the rise of fascism. A strong word but more and more appropriate.

No question about this despicable era--the most corrupt ever.

to put people in power who hate government?

in that pie in the sky kinda way, mind you...item: the early dopes really thought 'fascism' was good idea, the idea that hundreds of individually empowered actors working together (but each in his own interest only) would result in a common strength vastly greater then the idea that governmental orders mobilizing those same actors, which is true, but the fact is we 'actors' are not empowered, and any effort to empower us runs up against the very forces that think fascism is good idea, while crushing us using every means at their disposal...it's called a conundrum....MEANWHILE, the bushmites don't want to empower society, they don't want to ban poverty, or to send our son to the stars, they just wanna punish us, for not being them, and get filthy rich too, and that's 'ratcism'

I've never seen anything like this. There was the occassional scandal with previous administrations - or at least that we heard about - but it's just wall-to-wall scandals (outrageous ones at that) with this rogue administration and these crazy ass Repugs.
It's midnight in America. :cry: :cry: :argh:

...there are still lots of people out there in TVland who support these whackos!

Probably because they know that the Bushistas are going to trigger their precious Armageddon, and then they won't have to deal with the horrible pain and suffering associated with being a middle-class white person in 21st America! OH! The horror of being well fed and well off and basically fat and happy! Better to kill everyone on the planet than to have to live with that curse!

"philathome", from another board, says it well here:


The promotion of the concept of corporatism is
replayed constantly by the economic interests
that control the media from the newspapers to the
financial shows on television. Just watch any of
the morning financial shows on Fox and you'll see
that there is no shame among the hosts and guests
in promoting the advancement of this idea to the
detriment of the rights of the rest of the
population. When they are confronted with
exposing their proximity to fascism, they resort
to saying that they are just capatalists
exercising their rights in a free market; but if
you look beyond the surface the direction is
unmistakable.



If you haven't seen it before,the 14 points of
fascism details this and several other tactics
used to direct a people toward a fascist state.
Identifying and targeting certain groups as
enemies is one of the prime examples. Hitler and
Mussolini both did it by targeting Jews,
Liberals, gays and the disabled as either enemies
of the state or weak and not worthy of aid
because they didn't contribute to the maintenance
of the states goals.
Examining the way the conservative movement is
proceeding shows that they are on the exact same
path; reducing social services for the poor and
sick, cronyism in government, proclaiming
themselves as the only ones capable of
patriotism, promoting militarism, reducing civil
rights under the guise of protecting the people
from a continuous threat; its all there. Just
listen to Hannity talk for a few minutes, if you
can stand to. He is the epitomy of fascism today
in this country.