Tag Archives: Fascism

Fighting Dirty

Posted on August 26, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 26, 2022 Michelle Obama liked to say about politics, “When they go low, we go high.” It was a lovely sentiment that endeared her to millions of Americans, because it resonated with what we’d been taught to … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged alternative facts, autocracy, COVID loans, Fascism, hypocrisy, Joe Biden, lies, MAGA, Michelle Obama, midterm elections, precedent, right-wing judges, student loans, supreme court | Leave a comment

Elections – the Foundation of Our Democracy

Posted on July 14, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 14, 2022 Today was the final day of early primary voting in Maryland, which made me think about how fragile our democracy is. You have to be registered as either a Democrat or a Republican in Maryland … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged early voting, election security, extremist media, Facebook, Fascism, gerrymandering, Gilead, Larry Hogan, Margaret Atwood, Tom Perez, voter apathy, voter identification, voter suppression, voting by mail, women's rights | Leave a comment

It’s Always Darkest Just Before Dawn

Posted on February 6, 2022 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 6, 2022 Apparently, people have been saying that for four hundred years. Whenever things look really bleak, when people are terrified or sad and feeling hopeless, that mantra helps them stay sane. The darker it gets the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged atlantic city, fake news, Fascism, germany, greed, Hungary, insurrection, justice, racism, Republican Party, supreme court, Trumpism, truth, Venezuela | Leave a comment

Is Hungary a Vision of America’s Future?

Posted on August 3, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, August 3, 2021 The idea is not original with me. I witnessed an important event that supports it, but I am grateful to Boston College historian Heather Richardson for bringing it to light today in her newsletter, Letters … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged autocracy, Donald Trump, Fascism, fox news, Heather Richardson, limiting voting rights, media suppression, stacking courts, Syrian refugees, Tucker Carlson, Viktor Orban | 1 Comment

America at a Critical Turning Point

Posted on July 30, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, July 30, 2021 Political processes and the evolution of nations occur at a snail’s pace. Like observing a receding glacier, we only realize how significantly things have changed when we look back and compare today’s reality with that … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged American values, autocracy, COVID, divisiveness, false narratives, Fascism, Friedrich Nietzsche, George Orwell, gradual change, insurrection, Joe Biden, justice, loyalty tests, one parrty government, partisanship, revolution, truth, vaccination, voting rights | 2 Comments

Saving Our Democracy

Posted on May 9, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, May 9, 2021 Sometimes, it’s necessary to get out of the weeds and adjust our perspective. Context is everything. That’s truer for the current struggle for control of the Republican Party than anything else happening in America. Suppressing … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged economic recovery, Facebook, Fascism, isolationism, pandemic, populism, racism, Republican Party, Trump, Twitter, vaccinations, voter suppression, xenophobia | 3 Comments

A Party At War with Itself

Posted on February 15, 2021 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 15, 2021 In his new book, A History of What Comes Next, Silvain Neuvel describes the unfortunate circumstances in which the German population, specifically, it’s surviving men, found itself in 1946: The Germans are in shock, stunned, … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Adam Kinzinger, Barack Obama, bernie sanders, center right, class warfare, conservative principles, demagogues, elitism, Fascism, germany, health care, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, national debt, New Deal, shame, Tea Party, The Big Lie, third party, Trump, vaccines | Leave a comment

The Strength of the American Republic

Posted on December 9, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, December 9, 2020 For sixty years, when December 7th rolled around, Americans shared remembrances of what was referred to as the most heinous act ever committed against the United States on Pearl Harbor Day. The tributes waned in … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Adolf Hitler, Al Gore, Conservative judges, December 7th, December 8th, Fascism, george w bush, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Mitch McConnell, Pearl Harbor, Safe Harbor Day, supreme court, Weimar Republic | 2 Comments

The Loss of Objective Truth

Posted on November 20, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 20, 2020 If you’re old enough to have read 1984 in high school (well before 1984 actually arrived) you probably remember how chillingly reasonable it sounded. Writing in the years immediately after World War 2, George Orwell … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged 1984, 25th amendment, constitution, David Gregory, Donald Trump, election fraud, fake news, Fascism, George Orwell, irrational behavior, It Can't Happen Here, Joe Biden, lies, Mike Pence, Rule of Law, Sinclair Lewis | 1 Comment

The Painful Demise of a Would-Be Autocrat

Posted on November 14, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 14, 2020 He began as merely an annoying gadfly. With an ego large enough to fill a stadium, he believed the world was hanging on his opinions. He flouted social norms, bragged about his alleged prowess with … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Barack Obama, birth controversy, Central America, Climate accords, disabled Americans, ego, Fascism, fox news, Gold Star families, health care, Joseph Stalin, Kim Jong Un, mexicans, murder, narcissism, pandemic, Pol Pot, racism, Roger Ailes, Science, South America, treason, white supremacists, women's rights | 2 Comments

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Tag Archives: Fascism

Fighting Dirty

Elections – the Foundation of Our Democracy

It’s Always Darkest Just Before Dawn

Is Hungary a Vision of America’s Future?

America at a Critical Turning Point

Saving Our Democracy

A Party At War with Itself

The Strength of the American Republic

The Loss of Objective Truth

The Painful Demise of a Would-Be Autocrat

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