Tag Archives: Fascism

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

The Final Act of an Overlong Drama

Posted on November 2, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, November 2, 2020 The only thing our sharply divided country seems to agree on is that tomorrow’s election is the most crucial one in our lifetimes. When you hear a ninety-year-old say that, it means it’s more critical … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Al Gore, autocracy, constitution, court challenges, divisiveness, Donald Trump, Fascism, intimidation, Joe Biden, mail-in ballots, news media, next generation, pandemic, Pennsylvania, presidential election, racial divisions, social media, supreme court | 2 Comments

The Slow Death of Democracy – Part One

Posted on June 10, 2020 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, June 10, 2020 There are many ways to know a thing. We start with facts to gain a cognitive understanding. We research context and solicit other people’s views to make sense of it. When possible, we observe it … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged Afghanistan, Congressional Republicans, constitution, COVID-19, deep state, fake news, Fascism, fox news, hitler, Iraq, lies, Mussolini, nativism, police, populism, price of freedom, revolution, scapegoats, The Big Lie, Trump, truth, Weimar Republic | 1 Comment

Can It Happen Here?

Posted on February 26, 2019 by alanpzendell

Alan Zendell, February 26, 2018 One of the nearly continuous lessons I learned growing up in post-World War Two New York, was that America was the strongest and most virtuous country on Earth. The idea that America was where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles | Tagged anti-semitism, autocracy, bigotry, Communism, divisiveness, Donald Trump, dystopia, Fascism, fear, Franklin Roosevelt, hitler, Judiciary, Mussolini, Nazism, Philip K. Dick, racism, sexism, Sinclair Lewis, Stalin, the press, totalitarianism, truth, World War 2 | 1 Comment

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Tag Archives: Fascism

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

The Slow Death of Democracy – Part One

Can It Happen Here?

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