Fascism.
Fascism is a word that is regularly bandied about in the more feverish corners of American political debate. The word has devolved into a general epithet which carries no meaning other than "any political opinion with which the speaker does not agree." This is unfortunate, as Fascism does have a genuine definition, and today I have the pleasure of showing you a concrete example of it.
Fascism is not troops on parade carrying flowing banners and saluting their dictatorial leader. It is not the systematic rounding up and locking up of political opponents. It is not sexism, racism or any other "politically incorrect" thought.
Fascism IS the condition of an intertwined economy, government and industry. It is sometimes mis-labeled the "Corporatist" state. In the Fascist system, Corporations are publicly traded with shares held by private citizens or the public treasury, but the Corporations output and productivity is directed by the State. Prices, wages, output, how product is shipped, how it is packaged, all of these things may be dictated to the companies by the Government. The Government engages in regulating who may open up shop and go into business (and will no doubt shut certain players out to limit the competition for the more "supportive" and "cooperative" corporations), and will also guarantee the solvency of established firms. (See: Fannie Mae, Freddy Mac, the Bear Stearns "bailout").
Nancy Pelosi is a proper, out-and-out, card-carrying Fascist. She is the Speaker of the House, one of the most powerful elected officials in our government. She has total control over what legislation gets considered, debated, voted on and passed in the House Of Representatives.
Please keep in mind, I do not say these things about her because I have an interest in who wins the presidential election, or who ends up with control of the House and Senate this November. I do not support any candidate for any national office. I do not count myself as a member of either political party. I see both parties as equally pathetic and power-mad, and I see our Federal Government as illegitimate and immoral no matter what party is in power.
Back to Pelosi.
Nancy Pelosi recently called a summer recess for the House, shutting down debate on a proposal to remove the ban on off-shore oil drilling in this country (as if any government has the right to assume ownership of the ocean floor, but that’s another matter). Members of Congress stayed in the chamber making speeches and debating this measuer for days. Pelosi ordered the lights and C-SPAN cameras shut down.
Why? Because Pelosi cares so much about the environment that she doesn’t want us to drill for oil, she wants us to stop burning gas in our cars so we can shrink our massive carbon footprint? Because she wants a greener cleaner world?
FAIL
Pelosi wants a Greener environment all right - in her PURSE.
Nancy Pelosi purchased stock in June of 2007 in one of T. Boone Pickens’ alternative energy corporations (as part of their Initial Public Offering). T. Boone Pickens is lobbying the California and Federal governments HARD to pour a total of 10 BILLION DOLLARS in subsidies into his company for the purpose of building a wind farm. TEN BILLION DOLLARS in "free" taxpayer money (yours and mine) will serve to line Nancy Pelosi’s pocketbook. This is why she won’t consider off-shore drilling in the midst of $4 gasoline. There’s no profit in that for her. She can’t line her pockets if Exxon starts pumping oil off the California coast, gas drops to $2 a gallon and people forget about bird-killing windmills (that most experts say will never provide the amount of power that the country demands).
In case you think this is all just rumor and exaggeration, here is Pelosi’s Financial Disclosure Form. You can see the entry of "Clean Energy Fuels Corp" with a value of $100,001 - $250,000 listed on the 7th page of the PDF.
You must understand this point: By directing and steering certain proposed legislation, Nancy Pelosi will be able to enrich a publicly traded Corporation, in which SHE OWNS STOCK, with taxypayer subsidies. She will be rendering less profitable this company’s competitors by continuing to deny them access to the ocean floor. That, my friends, is actual Fascism.
To be fair to ‘ol Madame Speaker, she is not unique. This is how our government works from top to bottom. Candidates troll for contributions from local companies and make promises to protect them from tax hikes, or to erect obstacles in the way of would-be competitors trying to get into the business. Regulation, tax reform, accounting standards, liscensing, these are all ways that the government can shut the prospective competitor out. Its just rare that we find an official so high up in the hierarchy of the beast show her true colors so openly.
I know this will be hard for the environmentalists to believe. You have to free your mind. I know how you feel. I used to support Bush and the "War on Terror" (who, exactly, is "terror?") until I finally realized that all the little lies and half-truths weren’t just based on the team-sport of electoral politics. You have to consider the facts, consider who benefits, follow the money and forget that the accused is someone from "your side!" Because let me tell you, none of these elected fuckers are on our side. NONE.
Here are a few links to the story itself:
http://dontgomovement.com/2008/08/11/nancy-pelosi-invests-in-energy-scheme-and-water-grab-by-t-boone-pickens/
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/pelosis_big_wind_boondoogle_124228.htm
They're just republican bloggers and Michelle Makin right now, but this will move into the state-run media soon, I'm sure.
Fascism is not troops on parade carrying flowing banners and saluting their dictatorial leader. It is not the systematic rounding up and locking up of political opponents. It is not sexism, racism or any other "politically incorrect" thought.
Fascism IS the condition of an intertwined economy, government and industry. It is sometimes mis-labeled the "Corporatist" state. In the Fascist system, Corporations are publicly traded with shares held by private citizens or the public treasury, but the Corporations output and productivity is directed by the State. Prices, wages, output, how product is shipped, how it is packaged, all of these things may be dictated to the companies by the Government. The Government engages in regulating who may open up shop and go into business (and will no doubt shut certain players out to limit the competition for the more "supportive" and "cooperative" corporations), and will also guarantee the solvency of established firms. (See: Fannie Mae, Freddy Mac, the Bear Stearns "bailout").
Nancy Pelosi is a proper, out-and-out, card-carrying Fascist. She is the Speaker of the House, one of the most powerful elected officials in our government. She has total control over what legislation gets considered, debated, voted on and passed in the House Of Representatives.
Please keep in mind, I do not say these things about her because I have an interest in who wins the presidential election, or who ends up with control of the House and Senate this November. I do not support any candidate for any national office. I do not count myself as a member of either political party. I see both parties as equally pathetic and power-mad, and I see our Federal Government as illegitimate and immoral no matter what party is in power.
Back to Pelosi.
Nancy Pelosi recently called a summer recess for the House, shutting down debate on a proposal to remove the ban on off-shore oil drilling in this country (as if any government has the right to assume ownership of the ocean floor, but that’s another matter). Members of Congress stayed in the chamber making speeches and debating this measuer for days. Pelosi ordered the lights and C-SPAN cameras shut down.
Why? Because Pelosi cares so much about the environment that she doesn’t want us to drill for oil, she wants us to stop burning gas in our cars so we can shrink our massive carbon footprint? Because she wants a greener cleaner world?
FAIL
Pelosi wants a Greener environment all right - in her PURSE.
Nancy Pelosi purchased stock in June of 2007 in one of T. Boone Pickens’ alternative energy corporations (as part of their Initial Public Offering). T. Boone Pickens is lobbying the California and Federal governments HARD to pour a total of 10 BILLION DOLLARS in subsidies into his company for the purpose of building a wind farm. TEN BILLION DOLLARS in "free" taxpayer money (yours and mine) will serve to line Nancy Pelosi’s pocketbook. This is why she won’t consider off-shore drilling in the midst of $4 gasoline. There’s no profit in that for her. She can’t line her pockets if Exxon starts pumping oil off the California coast, gas drops to $2 a gallon and people forget about bird-killing windmills (that most experts say will never provide the amount of power that the country demands).
In case you think this is all just rumor and exaggeration, here is Pelosi’s Financial Disclosure Form. You can see the entry of "Clean Energy Fuels Corp" with a value of $100,001 - $250,000 listed on the 7th page of the PDF.
You must understand this point: By directing and steering certain proposed legislation, Nancy Pelosi will be able to enrich a publicly traded Corporation, in which SHE OWNS STOCK, with taxypayer subsidies. She will be rendering less profitable this company’s competitors by continuing to deny them access to the ocean floor. That, my friends, is actual Fascism.
To be fair to ‘ol Madame Speaker, she is not unique. This is how our government works from top to bottom. Candidates troll for contributions from local companies and make promises to protect them from tax hikes, or to erect obstacles in the way of would-be competitors trying to get into the business. Regulation, tax reform, accounting standards, liscensing, these are all ways that the government can shut the prospective competitor out. Its just rare that we find an official so high up in the hierarchy of the beast show her true colors so openly.
I know this will be hard for the environmentalists to believe. You have to free your mind. I know how you feel. I used to support Bush and the "War on Terror" (who, exactly, is "terror?") until I finally realized that all the little lies and half-truths weren’t just based on the team-sport of electoral politics. You have to consider the facts, consider who benefits, follow the money and forget that the accused is someone from "your side!" Because let me tell you, none of these elected fuckers are on our side. NONE.
Here are a few links to the story itself:
http://dontgomovement.com/2008/08/11/nancy-pelosi-invests-in-energy-scheme-and-water-grab-by-t-boone-pickens/
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08132008/postopinion/opedcolumnists/pelosis_big_wind_boondoogle_124228.htm
They're just republican bloggers and Michelle Makin right now, but this will move into the state-run media soon, I'm sure.