Fascism, American style, is gathering force and moving toward a decisive culmination or, possibly, a muddling apotheosis.
Fascism in America is a direct result of neoliberalism in league with militarism. The deregulation of capitalism- the unleashing of corporate greed, the ascendency of the Pentagon and intelligence agencies and the venality of Big Media has led us to the reign of King Baby Trump. We deserve the crown of colossal stupidity that he so blithely wears. Our political economy for decades has carefully prepared for his seizing the throne.
Republicans and Democrats are united in their corporatism and militarism. All differences are superficial. The political class is as base as paid assassins. They are murdering America with patriotic zeal.
The only party seemingly capable of bringing us back from the brink of disaster, the Democrats, are as addicted and addled as the zombie Republicans to the heroin of faux patriotism based on military machismo and corporate profit. This includes almost everyone in Congress.
In a decisively conscious and unconscious way, American fascism is a desperate response to environmental degradation and global warming which are indicative of the utter failure of capitalism. We are now living the Great Denial, the dimly recognized horrid truth that the goddess Progress is a whore.
The great worry and tragic probability is that American fascism will only be strengthened by the economic collapse that is surely coming. King Baby Trump is the beginning, not the end, of a dynasty. And this will be true no matter which party wins the Presidency and controls the Congress.
The greatest American, Dr Martin Luther King, prophesized that America would lose its soul to economic exploitation (corporatism), racism and militarism if it did not turn to love and justice.
And this is what has happened.
hi bill.. i look forward to reading your socio-politico-cultural critiques..
this may be of interest to you..
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/18/the-case-against-civilization