Hm, fascists seem to be popping up in positions of authority in the oddest places.
Taking a broad view of this topic of fascist corporatist spying on the American people by the Bush gangsters since they stole our Democracy in 2000, here are a few more words:
Broaden yourself beyond bird-watching and try the exciting new hobby, fascist-watching…
In the back of the last two issues of The Bird Watcher’s Digest, there were articles that suggested the filling your car’s trunk with a variety of natural history guides, including books on variously, insects, mammals, reptiles, wild flowers, shrubs, trees and even rocks and minerals and geology. All to equip you for any natural history questions of identification or understanding which might come up on your driving bird-watching field trips. The articles were trying to broaden the horizons of many traditional bird-watchers, who often watch only birds, and ignore other life forms.
This is all well and good, but I have a modest suggestion on how bird-watchers can really broaden their horizons: by getting into the exciting new world of fascist-watching. Fascists have been springing up in 21st century America like wild mushrooms after a heavy spring rainstorm. Actually, fascist-watching is very easy; you don’t need any binoculars, spotting scopes or field guides; you don’t even have to go outdoors at all; you simply turn on your cable or satellite-fed television set and you will see many fascists, squawking and screaming, fussing and fuming, sliming and smearing, jiving and lying. These fascists can be often spotted on three major corporate propaganda channels, Fox, MSNBC and CNN, which masquerade as “news” channels. If you care to go further afield (so to speak) you may visit some of the many so-called “religious” channels, which are mostly just spewing christo-fascist intolerance and hate for any and all that don’t agree with their every pronouncement… If this doesn’t satisfy your urges for fascist-watching, you can always turn to CSPAN most any afternoon and listen to Ms. Dana Perino, the cute new blonde secretary for the fascist Liar-in-Chief, El Supremo Busho.
As you will soon discover, there are many different kinds of fascists to be seen, beard, identified on television and then added to your “life list.” Christo-fascists, fearmongering-fascists, corporatist-fascists, imperial-fascists, neocon-fascists and war-fascists. Seen ‘em, identify ‘em, collect their images, take some field notes and soon you will be an expert fascist watcher. You may even spot a clucking chickenhawk or two. Then you can give ‘em “the bird”…
Posted by james k. sayre at November 16, 2007 10:27 AMI followed the links to the document that describes the program in which we'd "need permission" from the gov't to travel. pdf file
On the one hand, apparently the 9/11 commission proposed that the TSA should take over watch-list matching from the airlines.
[b]The final report
of the National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks Upon the United States (9/11
Commission Report) recommends that
the watch list matching function
‘‘should be performed by TSA and it
should utilize the larger set of watch
lists maintained by the Federal
Government.’’ See 9/11 Commission[/b]
So aren't we supposed to be in favor of all the 9/11 commission suggestions? I never knew what they all were, so I never formed an opinion on them.
But further on, the document states what the TSA would ask for from flying passengers. They have a table that makes it look like the only thing you HAVE to provide is your full name, but the airline is supposed to ask for, and pass along to the TSA, in addition to some other things
--date of birth
--gender
--itinerary information
I find that last one pretty alarming. Big brother is watching you.
Posted by CG at November 16, 2007 10:49 AMThis thing needs an edit function.
Trying the link again:
pdf file
Hm, fascists seem to be popping up in positions of authority in the oddest places.
Didja read about the Mounties who tazored the 40 year old Polish guy at the airport after interacting with him for a minute and some seconds? He was disoriented and upset after TEN HOURS of immigration processing and apparently no one spoke his language and his mother had left since she didn't know where the hell he was. For years she'd tried to get him to visit her in Canada, the land of notoriously polite people. At least we're efficient at exporting one thing....
Posted by Sharon at November 16, 2007 11:10 AMhi paradox.
Posted by T2 at November 16, 2007 11:10 AMIt's great that you're back paradox!
Posted by Seven of Six at November 16, 2007 11:13 AMI would say that most individuals in the airport situation would cooperate because a single person is powerless against a security force of several people. Mass protests are the only effective recourse, as we are reminded by the protests in Pakistan and Burma.
Posted by at November 16, 2007 01:30 PMSorry - I forgot to include my name for the previous post
Posted by Katherine at November 16, 2007 01:33 PMSharon, not only was the Polish dude tazered but the tazering killed him.
Posted by Howd at November 16, 2007 01:39 PMThe really sad part of the Polish tourist story is that he was yelling "Nie taserski mi, brat!", which the Mounties took as an insult.
I say this taser crap has gotten out of hand.
Bring back the rubber hoses.
Welcome back, Para, I felt guilty driving the 06 Lariat F-150, so I traded it in on a new Navigator with the factory Dubs. (20 inch wheels for the urban uninformed)
It burns regular unleaded, while the Escalade burns premium only. It ain't easy being green.
Posted by TIKI AL at November 16, 2007 04:26 PMThank you, you have restored my sense of hope.
You need to go to TPM Cafe and smack down this bit of douchebaggery:
http://www.tpmcafe.com/blog/cscs/2007/nov/16/the_politics_of_apathy
Posted by You've inspired me at November 16, 2007 10:38 PMwell paradox, welcome to Amerika in the Age of Bush, where you can be a good American or a good Republican but you can't be both
Posted by gay veteran at November 17, 2007 02:14 PM