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socialism are bad citing the u s s r china and cuba as examples they re all somehow inherently totalitarian oligarchies however if we follow this logic how are we to view the united states the u s is supposed to be a representative democratic republic not a corporate oligarchy fascist plutocracy this is what it has become nevertheless and it has become one of the biggest bullies in history the u s is an imperialist corporate oligarchy well on it s way to becoming totalitarian in it s own right i understand it hasn t reached that point yet it hasn t begun to wage war against its own citizens in earnest although it has been very aggressive abroad whether or not it was necessary for any reason other than profit it is also clear that the u s was never really democratic at least not for everyone it was always an imperialist bully shall we conclude that all democratic republics are inherently imperialist corporate oligarchies just because the u s is keep in mind that the soviet union and china count as democratic republics because socialism is a form of democracy they are obviously not corporate oligarchies although they are totalitarian or were in the case of the u s s r no form of democracy is inherently totalitarian if anyone wants to contest that and say that fascism is democratic too they should know that no form of government where only a few hundred people or so have most of the power is democratic far from it it is absurd to say the soviet union was fascist because there was nothing at all corporate about their system totalitarian is the correct word those who wish to change the definition of fascism should say so before they declare that certain totalitarian regimes ones founded on socialist principles were fascist otherwise a social democrat will ask them what the hell they are talking about official portrait of president fascist crony photo credit wikipedia the u s is showing signs of becoming totalitarian ronald reagan opened the way for corporate fat cats to take over and they have done a fine job of it it was quite easy to subvert the democratic process once those pesky regulations were lifted too because u s citizens had been primed for it early just ask all the people who were oppressed over here from the very beginning as far as the united states government was and many of its citizens were concerned some of those people were spoils of war now just about everyone other than our true leaders can be called a commodity yet this does not mean it is becoming socialist any more than a socialist regime becomes capitalist when it moves into totalitarianism most people who insist that socialism is synonymous with fascism will often be adamant that capitalism is synonymous with democracy which simply isn t true democracy doesn t have to be capitalist socialist communist direct representative corporatist or totalitarian it can be any of these except corporate or totalitarian this is a special case now corporatism is not necessarily totalitarian but it isn t democratic either even if a corporate state does not reach the excesses of world war ii italy it tends to make life difficult for hard working people and people who want to work and they thrive on turning those people against each other this is close enough to totalitarianism to make it a threat to democracy let s examine the definition of fascism a little closer just to be clear wikipedia has this to say hostile to liberal democracy socialism and communism fascist movements share certain common features including the veneration of the state a devotion to a strong leader and an emphasis on ultranationalism and militarism totalitarianism is an extreme form of nationalism i e nazi germany and fascism is a form of totalitarianism that caters to the will of large corporations i e their allies in italy it is hostile to socialism and communism hostile to working people and it is hostile to democracy as a whole although it isn t the only system like this this is not the only source for the definition merriam webster s does make it sound like nationalism in general but i would still argue the point and say it is just one kind of nationalism of course for one of the examples of fascism it quotes anne applebaum from the new york review of books who says on one side stood hitler fascism the myth of german supremacy on the other side stood stalin communism and the international proletarian revolution 25 oct 2007 fascism merriam webster com clearly indicating how they were both totalitarian and yet completely different in almost every other way another source is the leader of wwii italy himself mussolini edit this quote of him saying that fascism is a melding of corporate interests with the state has been disputed however he has said the socialists ask what is our program our program is to smash the heads of the socialists benito mussolini wikiquotes something that is hostile to socialism is obviously not socialism and socialism is a long way from being corporate socialism isn t the enemy it isn t inherently totalitarian a system founded on democratic principles only becomes totalitarian when the people in charge have too much power and will do anything to keep it the enemy of the people of the united states and much of the world today is corporate obsessed with profit and ownership that is fascism it is unequal unfair and very very undemocratic saying life isn t fair is also just an excuse to abdicate responsibility to the human family nature is indifferent seemingly cruel but humankind is capable of fairness and this is all the more reason to be as fair as possible in all of our interactions related articles american fascism hernespeaks wordpress com fascism is capitalism in crisis mikerivageseul wordpress com what happens when benevolent totalitarianism ceases to be benevolent cglanz wordpress com standard tagged corporatism democracy fascism ronald reagan socialism soviet union united states world war ii 5 comments 06 27 13 by sff madman the diva sultry shadow whistle a ride without sharing the diva confides casting her ballot petting her purse jeering eyes titters curt tempting cowards won t look backwards sniveling bastards greedy masters serenade death and hunger when the diva parades they turn smiles into cries peasants swear by the diva s big lie tempting cowards won t look backwards sniveling bastards sultry shadow stealing their pride only her touch ever satisfies she s so flaunted setting them high now all the people quiver and die tempting cowards won t look backwards sniveling bastards this is still a work in progress so far the one person to look at it hasn t recognized it it s an allusion to another work anyone know what it is once someone brings it up or i get tired of waiting i will update this post with the answer i think it s unclear what the diva represents too and it needs clarification can anyone figure it out i probably gave it away though english logo of black sabbath reunion photo credit wikipedia gah i can t help myself except for adding some punctuation and removing caps it follows the wizard by black sabbath i give in too easily someone might have seen it anyway i hope you enjoyed my tribute i m telling you i have a thing for this style of writing i hope it s clear that the only reason money has feminine attributes in this piece is because the sniveling bastards see it that way of course i m sure there are plenty of women who love money just as much related articles us war on syria is all about money presstv com we have had to struggle with the old enemies of peace business and financial monopoly speculation reckless banking class antagonism sectionalism war profiteering ziadkabdelnour wordpress com black sabbath s tony iommi likely facing cancer battle for remainder of his life noisecreep com black sabbath tears it up brandflakesforbreakfast com standard tagged bailout big lie black sabbath fascism greed heavy metal money ozzy osbourne poetry songs the wizard tribute to black sabbath united states war pigs war profiteers 4 comments 06 26 13 by sff madman fix the fool on the playground in the gym or the locker room the cruel kids play target practice with the nerd they know they re the cool kids pinch the beat whip his dignity they re the best at that too and when they go home they ll laugh about it at the pool kids stand together lean against the lockers leer at the girls make sure even the teachers know they re the cream they rule kids follow him through the hall corner him in the stall fix him thinks he s smart thinks he s better than them but he s a fool kids one day he ll remember crushing flowers reaping virtue and want to blame his defects on them those other school kids excuses excuses a shield for his own abuses and to forget he ll do enough drugs to drool kids get up get up four eyes before bitterness strangles you drop the sack on your back and stop being such a fool kid i wrote this for my poetry class too back in 2011 i ve been thinking about possibly working with the point of view but still haven t figured out a way to do it that satisfies me for the moment i m going with italics i wanted to wait for a while before posting this since dilliproduct had posted a ghazal earlier she hasn t posted anything else since so i will go with it however hers is a wonderful read a very thoughtful visualization of the life of a full time college student and all the work and pressure that entails if you read it i am sure you will not regret it it s called all nighter related articles patricia smith breaks down hip hop ghazal diligentcandy com standard tagged arts bullies ghazal literature poetry 2 comments 06 24 13 by sff madman to a rocket in the empty sky you for my inspiration you through inertial wind and fire above the zone the edge of the atmosphere you in your rumbling blast your exhausted fuel steaming sonic boom compulsive your sleek and phallic surface shielding lead on a sword of steel your unwanted sections ejected and rejected pods still tumbling lonely in the void through air or space shoot high shoot far when the fire dies you still fly hope for the future reaching for knowledge and glory penetrating the stars for once you contemplate the multiverse just as i envision you sun storm radiating plasma flares and photon spray until your plunging burning head swells and vibrates until your steamy shell cools in the sea mechanical monster scream in my dreams of your chaos foretold from the moon to neptune with atom splitting silence inflating bursting like creation you will rise above your own restraints start surfing from world to world instead of just from here to orbit and back again every time but even as you are full of passion undaunted by escape velocity streak through blackness unbound by philosophy this is one i wrote for class an allusion to walt whitman s to a locomotive in winter i m not really a fan of whitman but i saw something in that particular poem that inspired me related 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public vs private paradigm and the book publisher teleread com the alliance of independent authors a q a with orna ross marketingartonline com standard 2 comments 06 22 13 by sff madman thoughts on writing and publishing back in college i met a guy named ricky it s time to kick myself because i can t remember his last name but i remember talking to him about many things especially about fiction and the kinds of writing we like one thing he said that stood out to me was i think there s a place for that kind of writing too robert heinlein l sprague de camp and isaac asimov philadelphia navy yard 1944 photo credit wikipedia this was in reference to my comments about i robot by isaac asimov i enjoyed the movie because it was more character oriented there s plenty to like in the book too if you want to explore philosophic questions about robotics and other scientific ideas the book isn t about character i ve thought about what rick said and i agree it goes beyond that however as much as i want to publish something with a big house i find many of the contemporary standards stifling to the creative process don t get me wrong subjecting your writing to peer review especially when reviewed by people with knowledge of the publishing industry is a great way to improve your skill i want everything i write even these posts to be the best i can do drafts get posted but i spend time revising them for a while too publishers have their reasons for raising the bar so high their editors have to sort through hundreds perhaps thousands of manuscripts many people want to get into the writing game these days editors simply do not have the time to read them all and the publishers are the ones footing the bill so they have to resort to drastic measures to eliminate as many manuscripts as possible from their lists good writing will sometimes get past them just because they don t publish something doesn t mean people won t read it there are some literary elitists who will insist they won t read it for things i would consider minor i have read enough contemporary novels that do what we are told not to do on the first page too especially in science fiction the genre practically requires a little exposition large info dumps of more than a sentence or two at time do get tedious and boring try not to dwell on it impart only what the reader needs to know and move on i m still working on my tendency to info dump this is why i hope that self publishing can change the future of the industry because while many writers churn out very low quality work others have something interesting to say engaging stories to tell inspiring poetry to share indie writer is not synonymous with bad writer neither is unpublished writer related articles why did i become a writer by linda brendle lifeaftercaregiving wordpress com a few thoughts on rejection nepheletempest wordpress com down write cozy sherrilackey com standard tagged arts creativity indie writers isaac asimov publishing self publishing 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