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  Fascism – American Style   By David Starr   “The great strength of the totalitarian state is that it forces those who fear it to imitate it.” –Adolph Hitler   Hitler’s remark wouldn’t be possible in the United States years ago, where the U.S. citizenry would rebel against such a state.    But considering the words and actions of the Trump regime, it’s more and more clear that Trump wants to try and impose a totalitarian state, like fascism which is corporate private monopolies aligned with government in a heavily centralized state. It can occur when there is a crisis in capitalism and leading to outright fascism.   More and more it’s being proven that Trump is employing similar words and actions Adolph Hitler used. The comparison is becoming more evident.   Los Angeles is a shocking example of ICE and LAPD thugs attacking peaceful protesters who are justifiably angered by the fascist actions, spurred on by Trump, of said thugs abducting immigran...

  Neoliberals – The Selling Out of the Democratic Party By David Starr   Historically, the Democratic Party has been known or reputed to support the interests of the working class and the poor. This is true to some degree but it is contradicted by a powerful tendency within the party that has controlled the leadership, and are currently entrenched in power: Corporate/neoliberal/Third Way Democrats.    With the election of Bill Clinton in 1992 especially, the  Democratic Party establishment  has referred to itself as “New” Democrats, where they created a “Third Way” as an attempt to put forth an “alternative” to the party’s degree of working-class roots. That is, to become more business-friendly. The result was that the party leaned to the right. The establishment became very corporatized, putting a focus on the private monopolies of capitalists.    This change in policy became  antithetical to prioritizing working class interests . While the ...

  Could Israel’s Destructive Actions Mean Its Own Self-Destruction?   By David Starr   Israel has become more unpopular worldwide considering its criminal destruction of Gaza; and military aggression against its other neighbors.    Israel, therefore, could be setting itself up for a big fall. Its fascist government has proven time and again that it is willing to employ Nazi-like tactics against Palestinians. Its supporters, many times in fits of hysteria, have further tarnished its reputation.   A Pew Research Center  survey conducted  in March 2025, for example, showed that Israeli support for the taking of Gaza has decreased. Although 42% of Israelis favor its occupation of Gaza, compared to two percent, this “view has fallen 8 percentage points since last year, from 50%.” So, even though a majority of Israelis still support occupation, there is an increase of Israelis who at the least question it.   Still, the fascist government has a larg...

  Is the U.S. Monetary Empire in its Death Throes?   By David Starr   As history has shown, and repeated, various empires have gone through a process of birth, ascendency, a “glorious” rise and peak, a decline, and a fall. Is the United States monetary empire any different? At the rate things are going in the USA and around the world, the answer is, no, it is repeating a process of previous empires.   Particularly after World War II, the USA reached new heights to become the leader of the “free” world. (Free for whom to do what?) The U.S. population enjoyed a decent standard of living, a degree of democracy, and more or less good standing worldwide, depending on what nation or bloc we’re talking about. There was, after all, the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union.   The Cold War supposedly ended with the official dissolving of the USSR in December 1991. The USA, however, not only did not dissolve, it picked up where it left off before...

  MAGA Nuttery: An Exercise in Gross Ignorance   By David Starr   Rather than “gross ignorance,” one could use the term, “utter stupidity,” in the title of this article. But the former is also appropriate for MAGA cult followers. Either way, the accusations and excuses coming from the right deserve strong criticism.   AOL  published an  article originally  from the  Atlantic  magazine which goes into the virtual hopelessness of the rhetoric of hardline MAGA followers in worshipping Trump, their “god.”    Elaine Godfrey is the author of the article, and she writes, “Earlier this month [April], after it became clear that the Trump [regime] would not be facilitating the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from a Salvadoran mega-prison, I texted a close childhood friend. He’d voted for Donald Trump in each of the past three elections, and I asked for his evaluation. ‘Trump may be taking it too far, [b]ut then again, he’s a man of action and ...

  Revolutionary Fervor in the USA? Is This for Real?   By David Starr   Something should be made clear here. What the right-wing in the USA have been attempting has been called a revolution. It certainly is not a revolution, and it’s not radical. It’s a reaction by reactionaries who want to go back to an antiquated past, however digressive and delusional that is.   According to a July 2024 article in  Politico , (originally from the  Associated Press ) before the 2024 presidential election, an  example of reaction  came from a reactionary named Kevin Roberts who is the leader of the fascistic think tank, the Heritage Foundation. From here, the term Fascist Foundation will be used.    Roberts was a guest on Nazi Steve Bannon’s  War Room  podcast. Among the incendiary remarks made by Roberts were the following: He claimed that Republicans are “in the process of taking this country back.” He also claimed that the USA is on track f...