The third wave ...The third way..thoughts(first post duped)

[undergroundpanther]

Anyone remember this movie from school?

Sometimes you hear a story that cannot be true.
Sometimes only a nightmare can convince you it is...
'The Wave' by Ron Jones - based on actual events

http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/3145/wave.html#experiment

Steve Conigio had been a sophomore student in my World History class. We ran into each other quite by accident. It's one of those occasions experienced by teachers when they least expect. You're walking down the street, eating at a secluded restaurant, or buying some underwear when all of a sudden an ex-student pops up to say hello. In this case it was Steve running down the street shouting "Mr. Jones, Mr. Jones." In an embarrassed hug we greet. I had to stop for a minute to remember. Who is this young man hugging me? He calls me Mr. Jones. Must be a former student. What's his name? In the split second of my race back in time Steve sensed my questioning and backed up. Then smiled, and slowly raised a hand in a cupped position. My God He's a member of the Third Wave. It's Steve, Steve Conigio. He sat in the second row. He was a sensitive and bright student. Played guitar and enjoyed drama.
http://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/Auxiliary/Psychology/Frank/Thirdwave.html


Thursday morning Jones walked into his class, now grown to 80 students, and announced 'the real reason for the Third Wave': It wasn't a just a classroom experiment, but a nationwide program 'to find students willing to fight for political change.' Jones said that at noon the next day a presidential candidate would appear on national television and announce the Third Wave program. There would be a special rally in the high-school auditorium to watch the announcement....
http://upalumni.org/medschool/appendices/appendix-39f.html


Here is a DEM site comprimising DEM integrity with rethuglican fascist "values" Interewsting NAME don'tcha think!
For America to fulfill her unique and historic destiny, we need effective government that defends our country with a strong military and strong alliances, promotes economic growth but does not rely on the market to police itself, provides a floor beneath which no one can fall, and protects our values and freedoms. In short, we need a “third way.”

http://www.third-way.com/



In the book, Kennedy implies that we live in a fascist country and that the Bush White House has learned key lessons from the Nazis.

"While communism is the control of business by government, fascism is the control of government by business," he writes. "My American Heritage Dictionary defines fascism as 'a system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership together with belligerent nationalism.' Sound familiar?"

He quotes Hitler's propaganda chief Herman Goerring: "It is always simply a matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country."

Kennedy then adds: "The White House has clearly grasped the lesson."
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/1/30/35851/5400



The Democratic Leadership Council and another group of centrist Dems, the Third Way, say they will oppose Bush's Social Security "restructuring" scheme. I guess they haven't entirely forgotten they are Democrats.

Do you remember the Four Freedoms? When I was growing up (long, long ago), the Four Freedoms were considered as important as the Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence. The Norman Rockwell illustrations of them were icons of Americanism, like the Lincoln Memorial or the flag raising at Iwo Jima.

Do most Americans still remember what the Four Freedoms were? And do we, as a people, still believe in them?

Roosevelt enumerated the Four Freedoms in his 1941 State of the Union Address. They were:

1. Freedom of Speech
2. Freedom of Worship
3. Freedom from Want
4. Freedom from Fear

Just for fun, let's toss those to the critters on Free Republic and watch them get ripped apart. (Freedom from want? Isn't that socialism?)

From the same speech, note this paragraph:

For there is nothing mysterious about the foundations of a healthy and strong democracy. The basic things expected by our people of their political and economic systems are simple. They are:

Equality of opportunity for youth and for others.
Jobs for those who can work.
Security for those who need it.
The ending of special privilege for the few.
The preservation of civil liberties for all.

The enjoyment of the fruits of scientific progress in a wider and constantly rising standard of living.

These are the simple, basic things that must never be lost sight of in the turmoil and unbelievable complexity of our modern world. The inner and abiding strength of our economic and political systems is dependent upon the degree to which they fulfill these expectations.

I'm happy the DLC and others in the Democratic Party want to save Social Security. If they'd rededicate themselves to Roosevelt's "basic things," I think I'd be even happier.

http://www.mahablog.com/2005.01.02_arch.html

In the day-to-day world, our life consists of dealing with neighbors, friends, family, students, co-workers, salesmen, bills, and whatever leisure time comes our way. We (hopefully) don't tend to dehumanize people we casually interact with... (again, ideally) we tend to be able to view them as human beings with human motives, responding to a world full of messes that contain a mixture of joy and sorrow, tragedy and hope, fear and coping. Most of us gravitate to certain values that help us to deal with these messes, values that give us some comfort or signify our principles. These in turn may represent our better motives or a vision of a better world.

http://www.unknownnews.net/a0321.html#cp318