The Road of Bones

Hold your breath while watching this clip. It'll make your hair stand on end, if you have any respect for Ralph Nader (which I do).

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Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Monday, October 15, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

It isn't often I am afforded the opportunity to scratch bones with someone who advocates genocide and tyranny ... But, as it so happens, today was such a day!

Phillip Atkinson, writer of "A Theory of Civilization" (found at OurCivilisation.com), recently published a piece of tripe entitled "Conquering the Drawbacks of Democracy" on a Website called "Family Security Matters".

Okay, let's back up a bit. I've not previously heard of Mr. Atkinson, but his column, which the Website quickly retracted, made my hair stand on end. Among other things, he calls for "President Bush to use his nuclear weapons to slaughter Iraqis until they complied with his demands, or until they were all dead."

But, he says, Bush would never do that because of "his cowardly electorate" which would not only end Bush's term, but his life, for such a gross offense. (Damn skippy.)

Atkinson goes on to cite Julius Caesar as historical precedent for What Must Be Done. He claims that Bush could either fail in his duty to "God" by stepping down at his term's end, or declare himself "President For Life" and bring "salvation" to the Americas by "emptying Iraq of Arabs" and "fill[ing] it with Americans", thus making the nation an "asset" while simultaneously "terrifying American enemies."

Family Security Matters took the column down in quick order. Even they realized that this gentleman was advocating genocide and tyranny on a scale this species has never seen.

Here's where it gets a little more frightening: Family Security Matters is a front group for the right-wing think tank Center for Security Policy, which hosts none other than Vice President Dick Cheney on its advisory board. It has also been host to a laundry-list of right-wing holdovers, and is now currently known as the "National Security Advisory Council".

Let me rephrase that: a group associated with Vice President Cheney published a column advocating a genocidal dictatorship in the United States. In VERY CLEAR LANGUAGE.

You can read Atkinson's genocidal advocacy, cached on Google, here.

After reading and re-reading the piece, still unsure if I was hallucinating, I decided to send Mr. Atkinson a piece of my mind. The letter, sent to rpa@ourcivilisation.com, went a little something like this ...

Mr. Atkinson,

In response to your published-then-retracted piece "Conquering the Drawbacks of Democracy", I should rather like to add my statements to those you've certainly amassed.

Sir, you either have an incomprehensible sense of irony and the piece was simply "over my head" ... Or, your sense of loyalty to Bush has transcended your sense of loyalty to this nation.

Should the current war leader feel the need to heed your advice and make such a proclamation, you will be surprised at the number of us who are willing to die in defense of our freedom.

Despite current climate and lack of true debate, there are very clear lines drawn in our Constitution that will trigger revolt if crossed. Your column touches on one of 'em.

I'm sorry you've abandoned America in favor of a despotic plot, but it gives me hope that even a far-right venue such as "Family Security Matters" would see fit to withdraw your fascistic, genocidal polemic.

In spite of your disagreement with our nation's bedrock, I'd lay my life on the line for your right to voice such murderous ideas. That's what we're about.

Stephen Webster

And to my shock, he actually wrote back! Mr. Atkinson says (bolded words are my emphasis) ...

Dear Sir,

Thank you for repeating Voltaire’s stance by supporting my right to express an opinion, alas I fear we are part of a very small, and now irrelevant, minority.

When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon he declared war on the existing order, and he succeeded because it was generally believed by enough Ancient Roman citizens that drastic change was necessary for the good of all ancient Romans, and they were prepared to fight for this good. The ensuing civil war was the only way ancient Rome could change from a divided Republic to a united Monarchy, even though the term Monarchy was never used.

The article published, then dropped, along with its author, by Family Security Matters, was aimed at finding a defence against the awful threat of anonymous nuclear attacks upon the USA. A solution must be found to this catastrophic probability if humanity is not to be plunged into a dreadful dark age, and if that solution is to slaughter whole nations, then it must be better than allowing the destruction of humanity. Further, genocide has been a tool used throughout history; nuclear weapons just make it quicker and easier. Certainly the ancient Roman Civilization, which supplied world peace, was founded upon mass murder. And Ancient Roman civilization was destroyed when it failed to maintain this policy of mass slaughter. Nevertheless, whatever the solution, it can never be achieved by a government at the mercy of a cowardly electorate.

Please note that 911 was predicted by Arnold Toynbee in “A Study Of History” published in 1952, where he claimed that Western Civilization was declining, and as EVERY declining civilization became subject to attack by Barbarian War bands, then so would we. Since the USA incinerated Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear weapons in 1945 such arms have become much more refined and widespread, which means they will be used by these war-bands.

Please note that while Toynbee was an astute observer, he was a poor interpreter of his observations, but I have managed to repair his short-comings and extend his claims in my work, freely available on the internet at www.ourcivilisation.com. It allows anyone to understand what a civilization is, and the state of our civilization.

Kind Regards,

Philip Atkinson

To which I could not resist responding with zeal ...

Mr. Atkinson,

With all due respect, this civilization which you envision is not a civilization I would be a part of. I am fully aware of our true histories, much hidden from the masses, especially in the system of public education. I know full well that our plains were paved by the blood of natives and European pioneers. Even this majestic civilization was built upon wholesale slaughter, and the first practices of biological warfare ... And much like Rome, we suffer most wounds from within.

However, the civilization -- and indeed, the world -- which you have proposed, is not a world in which I would live. I should rather die a symbol of revolution than submit to a despot who would commit genocide in my name, and the good names of my family and closest friends, to whom human rights are foremost.

Toynbee was not the only one to predict a catastrophe such as 9/11. Interestingly, another modern day prophet predicted the attack down to the week, even citing the model of airplane to be used and the targets to be attacked. That gentleman's name is Alex Jones; reviled by many, feared by few, and loved by the paranoid. I find it remarkable that he knew what was coming more than a month ahead of time, though I have developed a distaste for his demagoguery.

Nevertheless, before pronouncing our Constitutional government over-and-done-with and bowing down to our new Emperor, one should look inward and ask the question: have we been told the truth about 9/11? The answer is, 'Most Certainly Not', and you don't have to be a theorist to determine that many important questions remain unanswered. Aside from the obvious questions of liberty and security, why would anyone wish to cede their freedom to a man incapable of and intolerant to Truth?

You may regard me as idyllic, uninformed or misguided by liberal ideologies that allow growth and expression of the individual over the execution of a Greater Good (through any means necessary). Rest assured sir, I regard you, via your writing, as arrogant, deceived, and, at best, uncaring of the human condition.

Your pronunciation and articulation of this Straussian nightmare would make a man like Adolph Hitler blush. Certainly you realize you have advocated nothing less than worldwide genocide. No possible future is worth such bloodshed.

Our condition is a far cry from what you perceive. We have no such choices to make. Your ultimatums of annihilation simply do not exist.

What you fail to take into consideration is the power of ideas other than those you espouse. Your idea has power stripped across its blood-soaked face, aggressive and unfeeling. Ours is less aggressive, but pervasive, and without end.

When we say "Live Free or Die", we fucking mean it. I take comfort in the knowledge that the peoples of the world are fiercely aligned against you and your shrinking band of Imperialists.

Stephen C. Webster

If our our friendly neighborhood fascist writes back this 'eve or tomorrow, rest assured that I'll be posting it here. After all, it isn't every day one gets to converse with a friend to tyrants.

**UPDATE

A reply! And much more interesting than most ...

Sir,

It is clear you are uninterested in understanding the subjects you do not hesitate to make judgements about. We are both part of a declining civilization, a subject that Professor Toynbee dedicated his life to understanding because he knew that the history of civilizations was the history of humanity and by understanding civilizations you would understand humanity.

You neither know nor care what a civilization is, why it declines, or why you should be concerned. This means that you are driven not by knowledge but by feelings fuelled by ignorance. Only a lunatic would dare to presume to speak with authority on subjects he does not know or understand.

Please note that a lunatic is someone who recognises right from wrong by his feelings, the same way every beast does. What separates humanity from beasts is the ability to recognise right from wrong independently of our feelings: by use of a moral code. You tell me what moral code you use to understand right from wrong or stand condemned as just another madman.

Kind Regards,
Philip Atkinson

While I haven't quite yet penned a reply to this letter, I think it might sound something like this ...

If standing for the equality and value of human life, international human rights, prevention of preemptive wars, enforcement of the common law against leaders who abuse it and the continued sounding of freedom's clarion call are the traits of "just another madman", you can call me Randle Patrick McMurphy.

But, with all due respect sir, it is not I who has flown over the Cuckoo's Nest.

If you have children or grandchildren, I suggest you look into their eyes and voice aloud your advocacy of genocide in their presence. Should your voice not falter, sir, you can rest assured that it is not I suffering a loss of sanity.

More to come? We'll see!

**UPDATE**
More indeed! Mr. Atkinson responds (after midnight CST, mind you) ...

Sir,

Your failure to reveal how you recognise right from wrong - a regular, repeated, daily choice – confirms you are a slave to your feelings and thus irrational.

Kind Regards,

Philip Atkinson

And my parting words, not likely to be the last in this back-and-forth methinks, fell as such:

I will forever hold our conversation close to my heart.

It isn't every day one such as myself -- a common, irrational madman, no different from a beast (and thus easy to dismiss, I'm certain) -- is allowed the enlightenment of dictators and tyrants the world over.

Amen and Mahalo. I think I've made a new friend.

Labels: Fascism

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Wednesday, August 15, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

And you can come see it for yourself whenever you'd like. There's a group of us getting together on June 9 to visit the T. Don Hutto "correctional facility" outside of Taylor, Texas. The plan is to hold vigil, all day long, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., here.

But first, take in a sneak preview of what you'll be witnessing ...



Do it for the children.

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Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Monday, June 04, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

They, being, the ACTUAL Washington D.C. NeoCons, completely laid bare their plans last night at a Commentary Magazine dinner. Commentary is a venue of nothing but NeoConservative politics. I've not seen it, but judging from their feature article this issue and what was discussed at their macabre little talk, I'd imagine the cover looks something like this ...


Commentary Magazine just published an article by a Mr. Norman Podhoretz, entitled "The Case for Bombing Iran" ...

So if you couldn't see it clearly enough, there is a core group in D.C. that wants to lurch this war issue forward. It gets better, though.

What they laid out last night is far more frightening and Caligula-esque. They plan "regime change" in dozens of countries. All over the world.

And they spoke it, publicly, last night ...

The New York Sun quoted former U.N. ambassador John Bolton, speaking about "regime change" as a necessary "tool" in the "toolbox". (I challenge you to read the following quotes aloud to yourself and consider how sick it makes you feel.)

Then, moving briskly to present-day examples, Mr. Bolton backed regime change in North Korea and Iran. As for Cuba, he said that "actuarial tables will take care" of it, referring to the aging Castro. Sudan, he said, was not a sufficient threat to American interests to justify a policy of regime change. Burma, he noted, recently was reported to be entering a contract with Russia for a research nuclear reactor, but "I don't think that's a regime that warrants regime change." Venezuela, he said last year puchased 100,000 AK-47s. "Not yet but maybe" was Mr. Bolton's position on regime change in Venezuela. Syria is the "hardest" case, Mr. Bolton said, seeming to think that what came after Assad there might be worse. All in all, an interesting evening.

Sick. Sick. SICK!

This confirms our worst fears. They now say, very openly and publicly, what they intend to do to the rest of the world. They wish us to be at war for many, many years to come. I fear what this could mean.

I'd say we citizens should come up with a new color-coded alert system. How's about this, for one?
We're at Red Alert.

Labels: Fascism

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Friday, May 18, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

I mean, all I can say is ... "What the FU*K are you babbling on about, you fascist-sounding, authoritarian Neo-CON, *ahem* -- "pro choice"-- R.epublicanI.nN.ameO.nly???"

Does he not understand what Dr. Paul SAID? People, please, let's keep in mind this guy used to be a talk radio show host. (*note the little softener-piece about his live ferretFreAKoUt, published by the Christian Broadcasting Network; kinda makes me wonder if the "Christian" networks are going to support a pro-choice candidate*)

Listen to this craaaaazed AssHo*e (-- I mean that, censored and not), here; please read the accompanying text. I could never have put this any better.


Oh, and for a hoot, my love to NY ...

Rudy Giuliani In Drag - Watch more amazing videos here

Vote PEACE in 2008. I'm down for Ron Paul, the one man who stood on that stage and TOLD THE TRUTH. Blue Rudy can li** my **** . ... ... um ... something. I dunno. Whatever.

Eh, I suppose I've just had enough insults for today ...

Gotta be more zen.

Labels: Fascism

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Wednesday, May 16, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

FaceBook.com is part of the Department of Defense's "Office of Total Information Awareness".

They are gathering information about you, your friends, your family, your habits, your likes, dislikes, pets, political views, reading history, and SO MUCH MORE. All of it is being funneled into a massive government database, archiving the personal details of every American citizen. At the same time, FaceBook is selling your personal information to "responsible partners" for MUCH MORE than mere "market research".

Feed your mind:

Know the Ugly Truth about FaceBook and the Fascist Agenda.

Beware giving up too much information on social networks.

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Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Wednesday, April 04, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

Damn those Neo-Sapians!

Anyone else remember the cartoon Exo Squad from the early 90's? I do, but I certainly never made the connection then that I made today.

Watch this, and see if you pick out any recurrent themes.

Labels: Fascism

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Friday, March 23, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

Faux News' Sean Hannity says that American Teachers are more dangerous than terrorists.

Forget about al-kay-duh. We need to be afraid of teachers! Ahhh!

Labels: Fascism, Faux News, Fearmongering

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Tuesday, February 20, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

Amnesty International is sending around a short video clip of average Americans talking about their feelings on how our President has canceled out the 5th Amendment to the Constitution. You can view it here.

I forwarded the link above to a person I know - not mentioning any names - and received this response ...

Such practices have already been used against American citizens - not on some faraway battlefield, but right here on our own soil. Yes, and FDR, a Democrat, had Japanese people rounded up and thrown into jail after Pearl Harbor. He was protecting the homeland.

Certainly this is an argument that may be made when discussing such a thing. To wit, I offered a reply ...

I really do not care what FDR's political affiliation was. He committed a grave sin against our nation.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan profusely apologized for FDR's sin. Reagan said that FRD's actions were based on "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership."

Given your analogy, it should be fitting we assume Mr. Bush's sins in canceling of the majority of our bill of rights is based on the same - "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership."

In addition to Reagan, George H. W. Bush apologized for the internment. So did Clinton.

Our government paid $20,000 to every single person related to those interned during FDR's lunacy. Over $400 million was eventually paid out.

Sadly, the one thing that was missing in those days was a lack of heroic journalists, willing to tell the truth about what was going on.

Or, so says this entry in the Newspaper Research Journal ...

Today we stand on the brink of committing the same atrocity, and our "crisis" is not even 1/100th of what "the greatest generation" faced.

The World War II analogy does not, and will never, work with Iraq. We won WWII, and our Marshall Plan secured the peace.

We technically won the battle of Iraq. But our leaders were too short-sighted and profit-driven to have a Marshall Plan.

So the violence will continue, because occupations are a form of 4th Generation warfare. Organized military, throughout all time, has never been able to fight and win in such
a situation.

Occupations are not won. They are endured until the invader can no longer carry on. It is a fact of life, and has been since before the French - and Germans - tried occupying Rome.

If "Osama" - who our great leader seemingly does not care much about anymore - was really responsible for the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the goal of such a thing was to bring down Western civilization, then he is succeeding in more ways than he could have ever imagined.

This undefined and perpetual state of war is merely a catalyst enabling further assaults on our freedoms and way of life. And that doesn't come from any terrorist hiding in a cave. It goes from the top, down. Mr. Bush is the most powerful president we have ever seen, and he acquired that crown by selling fear.

Fear of terror. Fear of brown people. Fear of Muslims. Fear of your brother, your neighbor, your countrymen.

There is no great threat to our society. Just a handful of criminals that deserve to be dealt with in a methodical, calculating, intelligent and precise manor.

But instead of this, we lose our freedoms?

Truly, we suffer the tyranny of so-called "good intentions."

A short response from my friend went something like this ...

If my choice is to lose some freedom or lose my life, I'll choose the former every time.

Thinking that our discussion was beginning to sound like a discussion that has been held over and over and over again since the inception of our nation, I brought it to a close.

As for me and mine, "Give me liberty or give me death."

Didn't a "traitor" once say that?

Given the value of this spontaneous dialog, I simply could not let it go to waste without other eyes seeking it out.

The back of my vehicle sports a bumper sticker that I take very seriously. It reads, "LIVE FREE OR DIE!"

This could also be expressed through a familiar insignia, which essentially means the same thing ...



I hope you feel the same.

Labels: Fascism, Liberty

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Friday, February 09, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

Wow.

Its 1984 all over again.

I think I'm with the ACLU on this one ...

Better yet, Texas Neanderthal Senator John Cornyn "authorized" this "little" "amendment" to be attached to the "Violence Against Women Act".

What about the "Massive Infringement On People's Most Basic Rights To Privacy Act"?

I think we, as Texans, need to let Mr. Cornyn know how disgusted we are with his championing of the Police-Surveillance State.

Labels: ACLU, Big Brother, Fascism

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Tuesday, February 06, 2007 | Permalink | Comments

OH! MY! GOD!!!

The Pentagon has set new rules for "terrorism detainees" that - and I quote - "allow terrorism suspects to be convicted and perhaps executed using hearsay evidence and some coerced testimony."

Jose Padilla was an American citizen, and he was innocent. But for three years they tortured him, though were forced to eventually set him free.

Imagine how happy they must be, that now, with our wonderful new, completely "legal" rules, we won't be hearing any more stories about people like Jose Padilla.

Why?

Because someone told someone about someone else doing something that their cousin saw a few months ago.

Hearsay evidence. Its a bitch.

Labels: Fascism, Pentagon

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker at Thursday, January 18, 2007 | Permalink | Comments