Both Biden and Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist have essentially declared half the nation’s voters as “fascists,” continuing on and expanding a strategy originated by Barack Obama, who described non-leftists as bitter people clinging to their bibles and guns, and Hillary Clinton, who openly called them deplorables, and, during a Democratic primary debate, called them “the enemy.” They are joined by a number of other political leaders and commentators.
To ensure that these oppressive definitions are not challenged, tactics such as censorship, absurd criminal charges, and abusive labelling are freely employed.
Americans, who have openly debated deposing a monarch, ending slavery and segregation, entering into and ending wars, are now informed that merely challenging the demonstratively failed policies of the Biden Administration renders them “fascists.”
This trend of labelling political opponents as “fascists,” “enemies” or other pejorative titles can no longer be downplayed, and certainly not ignored. In an era when parents who merely seek to have a say in their children’s education are labelled as “Domestic Terrorists,” and when federal agencies such as the Internal Revenue Service have a history of attacking conservative groups, it is clear that this is no longer politics as usual.
The very institutions that exist to protect the rights of the citizenry, such as the Department of Justice, have not only remained silent, they have at times been a part of this assault on freedom.
The tactics have escalated and are relentless. It should never be forgotten that for over four years, California representative Adam Schiff, aided by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, openly proclaimed that he had clear and convincing evidence of Russian Collusion by Donald Trump. His charges were so serious and so extreme that they nearly tore the nation apart, dividing supporters and opponents of the former President. After years of investigation and millions of taxpayer dollars wasted, it is manifestly clear that no evidence ever existed and the charge was false from the very beginning. Despite that reality, the perpetrators of the fraud have never apologized, or been widely criticized by their media allies who aided and abetted the deception.
The irony is extraordinary. The same politicians and media people who continually bring up the “Red Scare” charges by Senator McCarthy in the 1950’s now resort to precisely the same tactics.
Use of these types of language and tactics can only be described as totalitarian. Indeed, it almost is the textbook definition of that word. The Encyclopedia Britannica notes that to those establishing totalitarian regimes, “Any dissent is branded evil.”
It’s a tactic with a long tradition. One source describes a relevant period in the establishment of the Soviet Union:
“That is why the first priority for all totalitarian regimes was to impose restrictions on freedom of speech. In 1917, the Russian Bolsheviks moved to limit freedom of speech the very day after the October coup-d’état. They adopted the “Decree on the Press,” which shut down any newspapers “sowing discord by libelous distortion of facts.” Lenin wrote that “to tolerate the existence of these newspapers means to cease to be a socialist.” Similarly, only a few months after coming to power in 1933, German National Socialists started to burn books, and the Ministry of Propaganda introduced strict censorship.”
It not a coincidence that under both Presidents Obama and Biden, attempts were made to silence critics. Obama considered withdrawing Fox News’ broadcast license, and sought to implement a scheme allowing the FCC to place “monitors” in newsrooms.
The Biden Administration has attempted to establish a “Disinformation Board” led by a left-wing partisan hack, to attack news the White House disagreed with. The public rebelled against that dictatorial move. It has been replaced by the attempt to discredit all opposition as “fascist.”
It remains to be seen how the public reacts.
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