'USA' the RNC & fascism
While
looking forward to traveling to one of my dream destinations, the sunny
State of Florida, I learned of Isaac, a hurricane approaching Tampa. Little did I know that Hurricane Isaac was less of a concern than the dark clouds looming over the Republican National Convention.
Day 1 of the convention was canceled because of Isaac. Day two quickly ended for the grass roots and any hope of unity after the disenfranchisement of the Maine delegation and authoritarian passage of the new rules. The new rules made it so Ron Paul could not be nominated and consolidated all power to RNC leadership giving them the ability to change the rules to whatever they want, whenever they want.
Tyranny reigned supreme as a voice vote was taken, a vote that apparently was nothing more than political theater. As the chair announced the results, there were calls for division (a vote count) and objections were made. Of course division was not part of the script; I mean that not in a euphemistic way but literally. The teleprompter bluntly said; “In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted.”
This was the moment of truth; the moment freedom was silenced under the banner of patriotism. Party whips walked up and down the aisles lifting their arms chanting “USA…USA…USA,” in order to drown out the calls for division and objection. The microphones being both blocked in many cases and not turned on also made it difficult to object. Before this moment I would have associated ‘USA’ with a positive feeling accompanied with a sense of patriotism. Unfortunately after this event I, as well as several others feel that the chant ‘USA’ is now tainted and reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
As it became clear the RNC was railroading the delegation, a large faction of the Texas delegation began to chant, ‘Point of Order’…’Point of Order’, This went on for several minutes and fell on deaf ears. Afterward several prominent conservatives, Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin, Sara Palin, and the former RNC chair Michelle Steel, all came out in opposition to the rules and what happened. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer also commented about it, but in the end history will show only an illusion of party unity.
I know it sounds harsh to make comparisons to Nazi German and use words like fascism to describe what happened, but it is accurate. Certainly Hitler and his party came to power somehow before the increasing tyranny. In part this was done by silencing dissent with the use of patriotism and the people policing themselves.
I once spoke with a German woman who told me while she loves America she refuses to fly the flag. She talked of false patriotism, and blind nationalism and a time and place where flying the flag was not optional. I’m sure she would be the first to agree that chanting ‘USA’ to evoke positive emotional feelings toward our country while simultaneously defying the very principles the country was founded on is a sign of our country slipping into totalitarianism.
Day 3 was spent talking to the press about what happened and trying to decide what to do next. After great debate with representatives from states around the nation a decision was reached. We decided not to protest, we would not leave, it was decided that we would hold a press conference and explain to the world what happened and send a message to the RNC that we were going to stay to ensure it does not happen again in the future. We will not walk out, we are walking in, we are the future.
Day 4 we gathered outside the convention center and silently walked up to meet the media and then proceeded in to quietly and respectfully listen to the nominee’s speech.
There was a lot more shenanigans than mentioned above, but the important part of this message is; chanting ‘USA’ to silence liberty and the rule of law is not only not patriotic, it is borderline fascist. Please do not let your ignorance turn you into a monster. Do not let fear cause you to be the snuffer of the light of liberty.
Day 1 of the convention was canceled because of Isaac. Day two quickly ended for the grass roots and any hope of unity after the disenfranchisement of the Maine delegation and authoritarian passage of the new rules. The new rules made it so Ron Paul could not be nominated and consolidated all power to RNC leadership giving them the ability to change the rules to whatever they want, whenever they want.
Tyranny reigned supreme as a voice vote was taken, a vote that apparently was nothing more than political theater. As the chair announced the results, there were calls for division (a vote count) and objections were made. Of course division was not part of the script; I mean that not in a euphemistic way but literally. The teleprompter bluntly said; “In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it, and the resolution is adopted.”
This was the moment of truth; the moment freedom was silenced under the banner of patriotism. Party whips walked up and down the aisles lifting their arms chanting “USA…USA…USA,” in order to drown out the calls for division and objection. The microphones being both blocked in many cases and not turned on also made it difficult to object. Before this moment I would have associated ‘USA’ with a positive feeling accompanied with a sense of patriotism. Unfortunately after this event I, as well as several others feel that the chant ‘USA’ is now tainted and reminiscent of Nazi Germany.
As it became clear the RNC was railroading the delegation, a large faction of the Texas delegation began to chant, ‘Point of Order’…’Point of Order’, This went on for several minutes and fell on deaf ears. Afterward several prominent conservatives, Rush Limbaugh, Michelle Malkin, Sara Palin, and the former RNC chair Michelle Steel, all came out in opposition to the rules and what happened. CNN’s Wolf Blitzer also commented about it, but in the end history will show only an illusion of party unity.
I know it sounds harsh to make comparisons to Nazi German and use words like fascism to describe what happened, but it is accurate. Certainly Hitler and his party came to power somehow before the increasing tyranny. In part this was done by silencing dissent with the use of patriotism and the people policing themselves.
I once spoke with a German woman who told me while she loves America she refuses to fly the flag. She talked of false patriotism, and blind nationalism and a time and place where flying the flag was not optional. I’m sure she would be the first to agree that chanting ‘USA’ to evoke positive emotional feelings toward our country while simultaneously defying the very principles the country was founded on is a sign of our country slipping into totalitarianism.
Day 3 was spent talking to the press about what happened and trying to decide what to do next. After great debate with representatives from states around the nation a decision was reached. We decided not to protest, we would not leave, it was decided that we would hold a press conference and explain to the world what happened and send a message to the RNC that we were going to stay to ensure it does not happen again in the future. We will not walk out, we are walking in, we are the future.
Day 4 we gathered outside the convention center and silently walked up to meet the media and then proceeded in to quietly and respectfully listen to the nominee’s speech.
There was a lot more shenanigans than mentioned above, but the important part of this message is; chanting ‘USA’ to silence liberty and the rule of law is not only not patriotic, it is borderline fascist. Please do not let your ignorance turn you into a monster. Do not let fear cause you to be the snuffer of the light of liberty.
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