Robert Reich - 7 Signs of Tyranny

Robert Reich analyzes Donald Trump, and seven signs of tyranny:

http://www.nationofchange.org/2017/02/22/7-signs-tyranny/

 

They exaggerate their mandate to govern – claiming, for example, that they won an election by a “landslide” even after losing the popular vote. They criticize any finding that they or co-conspirators stole the election. And they repeatedly claim “massive voter fraud” in the absence of any evidence, in order to have an excuse to restrict voting by opponents in subsequent elections.

2.They turn the public against journalists or media outlets that criticize them, calling them “deceitful” and “scum,” and telling the public that the press is a “public enemy.” They hold few, if any, press conferences, and prefer to communicate with the public directly through mass rallies and unfiltered statements (or what we might now call “tweets&#8221.

3.They repeatedly lie to the public, even when confronted with the facts. Repeated enough, these lies cause some of the public to doubt the truth, and to believe fictions that support the tyrants’ goals.

4.They blame economic stresses on immigrants or racial or religious minorities, and foment public bias or even violence against them. They threaten mass deportations, “registries” of religious minorities, and the banning of refugees.

5.They attack the motives of anyone who opposes them, including judges. They attribute acts of domestic violence to “enemies within,” and use such events as excuses to beef up internal security and limit civil liberties.

6.They appoint family members to high positions of authority. They point their own personal security force rather than a security detail accountable to the public. And they put generals into top civilian posts.

7.They keep their personal finances secret, and draw no distinction between personal property and public property – profiteering from their public office.

 

I hate Trump more than anybody but this list of criteria seems to be subjectively chosen to go after Trump. Unless, of course, Reich publicized this criteria before this election.

 

I think you are absolutely correct.

 

When do we get FEMA camps?

 

Is that the picture of a tyrant or Trump? Seems custom-cut to describe him.

 

I used to respect Robert. First he said the rioters at Berkely were paid agent provacateurs, or at least suggested it, and now this? I just threw his book on Capitalism in the trash. But this bastard is a free trading globalist as most democrats are except the sanders supporters, who voted for trump.

 

I was curious about the author.. Robert Reich is an interesting guy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Reich

 

BTW, some of the best governances that ever existed were tyrannies. Cesar was a tyrant.

 

You cannot hate him more than I do....


Here is one called - 14 defining characteristics of Fascism - well before the current so-called president:
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Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections. "

 

Fake News. Tyrone Lannister, minus the wit and charm.

 

In 1992, WJBC won 43% of the popular vote. No one on the left questioned his mandate.
Your argument, thus, is driven by nothing other than partisanship.

So... dd the Russians "steal" the election through voter fraud, or not?
Sounds like you need to make up your mind.

These journalists/media outlets make their hay by supporting the narrative that Trump is a racist, sexist, fascist, anti-Semite and even Hitler, in an attempt to turn the public against Trump.
Trump ignores these people/organizations -- and you take exception to it?
Why should anyone take this hypocrisy seriously?

Good for them. How is this an issue?

This does not bother you when a Democrat does it -- why does it matter now?

Please cite anything form the Trump administration that even remotely incites violence against legal immigrants.
Please cite anything form the Trump administration that even remotely incites violence against ILLEGAL immigrants.
Please cite anything form the Trump administration that even remotely incites violence against racial or religious minorities.

This does not bother you when a Democrat does it -- why does it matter now?

So...?

So...?

Prove this.

 

who cares what this bolshevik thinks ?

 

Such BS! None of these is any indication of tyrany. The left manufactures these lies as a reaction to a President who is fighting back against a very biased press. Trumps personal finances are non of anyone's business and there is no requirement for him to release his tax statements. If the people think he is hiding something they should not vote for him. He takes that risk, but it is his to take.
This is just more left wing fake news tailored to hurt Pres Trump. It is why Pres Trump lashes out against the press as he does.

It amazes me how silent the press was when Obama was pitting race against race, class against class, and using the IRS and EPA to target conservative groups. Now that is real government tyrany on the order of some banana republics.

 

Robert Reich was a Rhodes scholar and former Labor Secretary. He makes a lot of sense. I've seen him speak and he's humble and entertaining. I'm sure he's horrified by the ogre currently residing in the White House. Ready to cut all social programs and throw an annual increase of $54 billion at the military. It's sick....

 

I was still a Republican up until 2003.. <Mod Edit-Rule 3>

 

I see you fully understand you have no reasoned response to the objections I noted.

 

This is nothing new and Robert Reich is hardly an objective source.

 

And most of this would apply, with maybe a handful of word changes, to the last administration, & a few others.

Sadly, "Tyrany" has become a buzz word for "I'm upset my political ideology isn't in power now".....

 

Trump is old, senile and lacking in education.

 

Why should anyone believe Reich he has been wrong alot.

 

Further proof that you fully understand you have no reasoned response to the objections I noted.

 

It's fun watching the left meltdown on a daily basis. Trump cheated. Trump is a bad husband. Trump didn't want to be president. Trump is a mobster. Trump is a tyrant. Trump is a martian. What a world.

 

Don't forget Trump is old, senile and lacking in education.

The left argues with deragatories and then wonder why they lose.

I wonder if they understand just how badly they alienated the blue-collar union worker.

 

Unions are figuring out that under socialism there is no future for them.