Neo-cons And Nazi's Alive and Well In America

By Sociologist Diane Chase

I am currently in the worst state of angst I have ever been in during the course of my life…which, as frightening as it may be, is almost 6 decades long. I have never been more fearful of the state and direction of this country nor have I been more discouraged by the ignorance of the average American. I write a good bit about politics and the history of this country, there is a good reason for that…it was almost my vocation but is at the very least my avocation. (I began as a history/political science major in college until I realized I did not want to teach and ultimately received my Bachelor's Degree in Sociology.) Why is that and why do I feel so strongly about this once great land?

I grew up in the extremely beautiful and historic little city of Newburyport, Massachusetts. It is located 36 miles northeast of Boston on the mouth of the Merrimac River. My father's family has lived in that wonderful area since 1635 and I always have been, and continue to be, very cognizant of that fact. Something I am actually quite proud of. It drips with history and I was well aware, even as a child, that most everywhere I walked in that burg there was some interesting history surrounding it and still flavors the area. Caleb Cushing, the first Ambassador to China was from NBPT, a Tea Party was launched there before the Boston Tea Party, William Lloyd Garrison, the great abolitionist, called the Port City his home, Benjamin Franklin first became interested in lightning when he encountered the exquisite steeple of the Unitarian Universal Church of Newburyport, the Coast Guard began on its shores, George Washington, Benedict Arnold and the rest of the usual subjects stayed there at some point, on and on. All interesting, but its most famous and colorful history surrounds the once great ships that sailed from its ports.

Pirates terrorized the British off the shore of this town on a regular basis. The ships would be lured into port, thinking they had reached Boston, and be robbed of the war goods and other supplies that the ships were carrying. The great clipper ship, the Dreadnought, was built in Newburyport by the most famous of all clipper ship builders, Donald Mckay. (who is buried in NBPT) Mr. Mckay made his name building in Newburyport before he moved his shipbuilding business to Boston. The Dreadnought is often the ship pictured whenever you see paintings of clipper ships. Newburyport is known as the Clipper City and the sports teams of the schools are known as the Clippers. His ship, The Flying Cloud, was the fastest clipper ever built.

I lived with the evidence of this ship building enterprise every day. High Street is said to have the finest collection of Federalist Architecture in the country. The huge homes that had been owned by the sea captains look down over the harbor with their "widow walks", a vivid reminder of the great nautical history. In the back of my house, there was a clearly defined area that had been a Rope Walk during this bustling era. A "walk" was a very long, thin building used in making the ropes and lines needed for these great ships. I would often daydream, while looking at that area, about the activities surrounding all of the building that had gone on in all of the shipyards. So important was the activity in shipbuilding and trade that at one point tiny Newburyport was being considered to be the capitol of the nation. This town was a key player in the trade that was engaged in around the world at that time. Sadly, Mother Nature intervened and caused horrible sand shifting which made the harbor difficult to keep dredged for the large ships and it fell upon hard times.

In 1812, a HUGE fire destroyed most of the downtown and the continued economic woes were the backdrop in the 1950's and very early 1960's in which I grew up. Another great historical fact came of this demise; Newburyport was the first city in the country to receive Urban Renewal money. There were years of fighting and court cases about how to revitalize this once great town. Developers wanted to come in, raze the area and start over. The natives, your family had to have been there at least a hundred years not to be considered a new comer, fought to maintain what was there. The good news/bad news is that they kept the historic buildings and revitalized the area. It is a show place. The bad news is, it is so beautiful and such a desirable place to live, the cost of living has risen to the point where many natives can no longer afford to live there. So, what does all of this have to do with my angst?

Having grown up surrounded by this atmosphere drove me to love the study of history and I devoured all that I could in the way of knowledge about our country's history, government, Democracy and the like and I have maintained that love throughout the course of my lifetime. So what do you say? I believe, this has given me a better than average understanding of how we have gotten to the place in history that we are, and an understanding of the original ideas of the Founding Fathers and an appreciation for the purity and brilliance of the Constitution, The Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Independence. It is this love of what this country is supposed to be that fuels my current angst.

We are living in frightening times because we are being manipulated by people who have NO love of this country, are driven by greed and hubris, have an agenda for how they want the world to be and have no compunction about doing whatever it takes to accomplish this mission. These people are the Neo-Conservatives. This is a different beast from the Christian Right so please do not confuse the two. Although there may be members who belong to both groups they are not one in the same. It is common knowledge that many Americans, powerful businessmen and politicians, supported and funded the Nazi Party in Germany. They also funded the Soviet Communists before that but that is another discussion. They funded them before they came to power, during the war and continue on today with the same mindset. This is established historical fact, if you do not believe my assessment, please, do the research on your own. It is a disturbing and shameful history.

The most blatant example of their continued influence in the world is our current economic situation. This is all artificially induced. Are you aware that right now in the Atlanta/South Carolina area for example the gas stations are closed because there is no fuel there? People are unable to get to work? I speak only to that area in this piece because I know this to be a fact as the daughter of one of my friends lives there and they are having difficulty physically getting people to their work places. There has been NO significant event to have caused this situation. Any change in the crude oil market takes months to affect the pumps although the moment the price of a barrel goes up the price at the pump rises. Artificial inflation…that crude will not be refined and in the pumps for MONTHS. Also, do NOT blame our current fuel crisis on the Middle East…about 85% of our oil comes from Venezuela.

The 700 billion dollar bailout being discussed is going to help whom? That would be the filthy rich businessmen who own the companies they have run into the ground due to greed. Why are we bailing out the rich? How are they forcing this issue? They are scaring people by telling everyone there will be no money in the ATM machine etc for a start. Why is that money not going to the people who need it to pay off their mortgages? If you want to stimulate the economy, put the money into the hands of the people who need it. No, the average American received $600 in "stimulus" money, mere lip service to make the gullible think that the government cares. News Flash THEY DO NOT!

Are you aware of the fact that the Federal Reserve Bank consists of 12 privately owned banks? Banks owned by the very people, the Neo-Conservatives, who are manipulating current events? They are also owned by foreign interests who could care less about the American people. Have you been following closely what has been coming out of the talks about the bailout? The Republicans are adamant that language be kept so that activities by the Secretary of the Treasury can NOT be questioned by any court, committee, or subject to oversight. If this does not frighten you, we need to talk. This mindset is the antithesis of the tenets this country was founded on. They are also fighting the concept that the leaders of the companies being bailed out cannot take out millions in "Golden Parachute" retirement settlements for destroying these companies. Why do you suppose that is?

As I have said in earlier posts, the key to any dictatorship is keeping the populace uneducated, ignorant and wary of each other. America is now the poster child for that policy. I have spent my life surrounded by intellectuals, highly educated critical thinkers and enlightened individuals. I currently find myself living with the results of the policy of under-educating people and keeping them ignorant. There is a complete disconnect from the reality of our current economic, political, social reality and the fact that this administration has brought this about. For some reason, people are unable to understand cause and effect.

Equally, or more disturbing, is the racial climate we are living in. I had not heard the "N" word spoken in my presence in 30 years until I moved to where I am currently living. Now I hear it several times a week. It makes my blood pressure rise and is so abhorrent to me it makes me physically ill. I often hear; "I would never vote for a "N$%@*". I was told last night that if a black man (my words) was elected, the blacks in the south would rise up and take over the country. The discussion went on from there as I countered every argument with fact and common sense.

The people in power, no do not be fooled that our elected officials are calling the shots, have kept racial tensions high because it is important to keep the populace afraid and divided. Much easier to control when you can pit groups against each other so that they do not realize what is being done to them. While we were told be terrified of every person of Middle Eastern descent we were stripped of many of our rights and freedoms by the Patriot Act. I am not saying we do not need to be vigilant, we do. There are radicals that want to see us removed from the face of the earth but, for all of the witch hunting that went on against Americans, nothing was really discovered yet we still have not had our rights restored.

The discussion around the last few elections has been about abortion, gay rights, illegal aliens, and other superfluous situations. Why is that? Those people pulling the strings do not want you asking questions about the REAL issues. Why we cannot afford to keep our homes, why unemployment is so high, why the national debt is killing us, why China holds most of our debt, why spying on its own people is not a good thing, why our educational system is one of the worst in the world, why our infrastructure is in terrible shape, why banks are closing etc. As the saying goes; "Dazzle them with Bull$@*! They do not want you asking tough questions so they continue to divide the country and its people. Those issues that have been made into trigger points as stated above are miniscule in the scheme of things and will take care of themselves if we are being governed properly.

Who is the government making you believe is responsible for our economic woes? Illegal aliens! Are you kidding me? Do you think those people are getting rich in this country? They are not taking jobs from Americans. That population does jobs that our people deem too beneath them. A perfect example of this happened on my street two weeks ago. Verizon is putting in new cables for their VIOS services and the people digging the deep holes by hand, in the heat, were Mexican. One of the people on the street started bemoaning that they were causing all of the problems in this country because they took those jobs from "Americans". Lady…you cannot get Americans to do that work for the little pay those jobs offer. The powers that be though want you to focus on this as the cause for your problems. The problems are caused by big business sending jobs overseas to save a buck and are protected by your federal government. Do not be dazzled by the BULL$@&.

The sad truth is, we are not governed, we are managed. A Democracy is a government OF the people, BY the people, FOR the people. If "The People" do not know what their rights and responsibilities are, how can they be engaged in self rule? If critical thinking is not only NOT taught but discouraged in schools how are "The People" supposed to know when they are being screwed. The answer to both of those questions is obvious. This policy of keeping them "fat and stupid" has taken away any questioning of what is being done to us. The few intellectuals who balk at what is happening are harassed, discredited, and called all sorts of trigger names to engender fear. Most Americans are fearful of what they do not know and most of us do not know much. This is by design people.

So, where does that leave us? We have a candidate in John McCain who graduated at almost the bottom of his class at Annapolis and has been quoted calling his wife a C&*^. He selects a running mate who is so unqualified to be on the ticket that it would be hysterical if it were not so frightening. Please, anyone who has a truthful, relevant fact about her innate abilities and qualifications to be president please tell me so that I do not have to slit my throat. This is the biggest joke perpetrated on the American people in a VERY long time. They are counting on the fact that this nation is SO racist that they can get anyone elected. As I told the person last night who was explaining to me how the blacks were going to rise up, if the McCain/Palin ticket is elected we deserve what is to become of us.

I am NOT an Obama apologist by any stretch of the imagination; I do not think he is necessarily the answer. All I do know is that the alternative will be the end of this once great land. Why? Because these folks are so tightly in bed with the Neo-Conservatives and we have NO prayer of surviving their continued raping of the American people. Who are some of the key Neo-Conservatives that you will recognize: Dick Cheney, Donald Rumseld, Karl Rove just to name a few. This fact is not difficult to discover so do not take my word for it.

The frightening fact is that even if someone other than those two are elected, we will still be under the thumb of the key players, it may just take a bit longer and a slightly different path. What is the answer? We as a people need to rise up and take our country back. Is that going to happen? Not on your life! We are well trained and follow anyone who seems to be taking charge because we are not sophisticated enough to sift through the crap to find the real message. There is a great discussion in the movie, The American President, about how Americans will follow anyone who steps up because they are so desperate for water they will drink sand instead. The "President" replies …that they do not drink the sand because there is no water, they drink the sand because they do not know the difference. This is one of my favorite movies because of its look at the government and the average American.

Some of you will read this and think I am arrogant and some sort of "intellectual snob". I suppose, to some extent, I am. I have armed myself with knowledge and understanding of what this country was/is supposed to be. Honing my critical thinking skills, both by formal education and my own hard work, has been an important part of who I am. I stay informed and alert to the world around me. The responsibility of questioning those I feel have strayed from the path established by our Fore Fathers is a responsibility I take seriously. So, I guess with those facts in place, I do feel as though I have some better than average understanding of what is taking place here. If that is snobbish then so be it.

There are so many issues that are pressing right now that I could go on forever. Putin of Russia is an individual that we need to be keeping an eye on as we force his hand. Has anyone noticed what we are doing in Eastern Europe? No, because they have us focused on "the towel heads" as we so wonderfully describe them. We are placing missiles in Poland and all around Russia. Did we not have a fit when the Soviet Union put missiles into Cuba? Why is what we are doing any different? We are trying to get those entities formed with the dismemberment of the Soviet Union into NATO. Putin managed to get himself named as Prime Minister after he left after being President. He is a proud nationalist and will not hesitate to push back if we continue. Oh, I am sorry! I forgot…Palin has that issue all taken care of. Alaska and Russia are neighbors, they can see each other, she will have him over for coffee. Well, I certainly feel better now!

You do not want me to start on the election. Already, we are being told of voting problems around the country so we are prepared when once again there is mass confusion and the election will be ended as those really in power want it to end. We can put a man on the moon, fly the space shuttle, built a space station but we cannot find a safe and secure way to run an election? You are not really that naive are you? We send observers to countries to ensure fair elections, perhaps countries should send observers here to assure the same... they do have a vested interest after all. There is a back side effort to stop the elections based on the "economic crisis", that will happen if they have an inkling that they can get away with it. Be ever vigilante!
Well, enough of this. Hello Homeland Security. Yes, I engaged in anti war marches, sit-ins and rallies during the Viet Nam era and I will be on the radar again. Actually, if you are not on their radar you are not an active, thinking, caring American who is doing their job of being vigilant about YOUR country and its future. K.M.A. Homeland Security! You can attempt to take my freedoms and rights but you cannot stop my brain. I know what and who you are and may you rot in HELL.

FYI
The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. Created in 1913 by the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, it is a quasi-public (government entity with private components) banking system[1] composed of (1) the presidentially appointed Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C.; (2) the Federal Open Market Committee; (3) twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks located in major cities throughout the nation acting as fiscal agents for the U.S. Treasury, each with its own nine-member board of directors; (4) numerous private U.S. member banks, which subscribe to required amounts of non-transferable stock in their regional Federal Reserve Banks; and (5) various advisory councils. As of February 1, 2006, Ben Bernanke serves as the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Copyright 2008, Diane Chase