Neocons

Let's conquer the world! On
to victory!

Neocon? Neo Nazi? Is there a difference?

I've been reading a lot about Neocons the past two weeks and what I'm learning really scares me. Most frightening, when I was at lunch a couple of days ago I was behind a good ol' boy pickup truck with a bumper sticker that read: "Condoleezza Rice For President - 2008." Now that really scares me because while I would love to see an African-American woman as president, I just don't think Dr. Rice is the right candidate. In fact, her words, actions, and attitudes are that of a true Neocon. My mom says she likes Dr. Rice because she is a "Christian." So, what a great candidate the Neocons have for 2008 — someone who will attract more woman, minority, and conservative Christian voters. With her as a candidate, the Republicans might attract just enough voters to win yet another election and thus, KEEP THE NEOCONS IN POWER!

What is a Neocon, Canary?

Neocons make my feathers stand straight up. They are the complete opposite of everything I believe in. When I see a group of them gathered at a White House press conference, I can't help but see the parallels to Hitler and his inner circle. There are a lot of similarities between the Neocons and Nazis.

Attributes of a Neocon:

• Believe that the U.S. is God-ordained to dominate the world.
• Don't like the UN.
• Not afraid to use military force to advance their agenda.
• Are masters of deception.
• While screaming "values" they work toward the corporatization of the U.S. government.

A Lesson Learned

My thought for the day: "Those who have the power will do anything to keep their power." This explains the "Condi Rice for President" movement. This explains the recent nomination of Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfwitz to lead the World Bank. See, the Neocons are simply trying to broaden and perpetuate their power.

George Orwell's 1984

I read this book in 1984. Now, it's terrifying to see it all come true 21 years later.

From a recent letter writer to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Orwell described a society based on misinformation, suppression of truth, distortion of reality, calling something the opposite of what it is, and playing on fear to manipulate people's perceptions. The Orwellian society is also characterized by loss of personal freedoms, egregious intrusions into private life, and complete state control by an elite who believe they alone are qualified to lead. This describes what is happening now in America with the radical corporatization of the state.

In the Orwellian state, the basis and purpose of government is to serve the ideology and interests of the wealthy and powerful. In this country, the parallels are sobering.

Does That Surprise You, Canary?

Well, if you'll read my blog entries and web site, you'll see that I was quite freaked in 2003 when I first discovered what was going on in my country. Now, I'm used to it. It no longer surprises me to think that a group of people have taken over the U.S. government and they want to mold it to: first, re-engineer government to be the slave of corporations and second, to push their so-called "values" on the rest of the world. What they are really trying to do is make the world submissive and subservient to the U.S. and her economic interests. Rest assured, this isn't about democracy — ultimately it's about MONEY.

And it no longer startles me when Neocons play the Christian card to get the votes they need to keep "their people" in power. And it no longer surprises me to think they will find minority and female candidates to run for office to again, attract more voters.

I understand that corporate America has infiltrated our government. They have collected the best minds to figure out ways of controlling and manipulating the American people, with the primary goal of keeping them submissive.

Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.
— Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

But I Have Hope



The beautiful thing is that the real power is ultimately in the hands of WE THE PEOPLE. The people with the POWER will try to manipulate us and lie to us, so that they can keep us subservient. But when we get angry enough, we can go to the polls and vote them out, we can go on strike and shut down their industry, and we can go to their capital to demonstrate. When they see thousands of peaceful demonstrators in the streets, in most cases they will back down (but not always).

The recent peaceful demonstrations in the Ukraine and Lebanon have been beautiful events. In both cases, the people stood up to corrupt and unjust governments and said ENOUGH! Both mass demonstrations made positive accomplishments. As for the hippy movement and peace marches in the U.S. during the Vietnam War, again, that was a beautiful thing. The people stood up to an unjust war and a corrupt establishment and said ENOUGH!

The Canary thinks it's time to hit the streets again. The Power mongers know how to play the game better — they can do a better job of keeping us passive. But maybe not for long.

"Why, of course, the people don't want war," Goering shrugged. "Why would some poor slob on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best that he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece?"
— Excerpt from Nuremberg Diary