Is totalitarianism possible in the US?

[fujiyama]

Sometimes these notions may seem to be fodder for conspiracy theorists but there are various aspects of this administration that really are frightening. Many will simply claim "oh it's just politics as usual" and brush it off, but I think it's deeper than that.

It's obvious that republicans want one party rule. It's amazing how little this bothers people, even left leaning people. I told my liberal friend this and he asked "don't democrats want the same?". No, and I told him about the Texas redistricting. But that's not it. What about the recent changes in House rules where bills can be changed at the very last minute, and then votes can be taken, and representatives literally may end up voting on bills they didn't previously read.

I fear that one party rule may become semi-permanent. What will happen is republicans having a very clear advantage through the Electoral College as well. I find it to be a very likely possibility that democrats may end up winning the popular vote, but end up losing the EC, which favors those states with smaller populations (talk about undemocratic -- a person's vote from WY is worth a LOT less than a person's vote from CA).

Then there's the media, which has created a sort of game of our elections, where to them the outcome is never in doubt. Notice the way they repeatedly play Bush's NASCAR rally. It's sickening. It's pure propaganda. Then we see that the FCC members are getting bribed by big media execs. Oh, and one reason Dean's campaign xoverage turned very negative was because he dared to say it might be necessary to break up large media conglomerates. Information is now coming from a few sources, who's only interest is to keep power for themselves. Democracy is irrelavent.

Don't forget the courts -- the supposed impartial arbitor of justice. As we saw in FL four years ago, the courts can be rigged. Not only that but many judges actually RUN for office. Those judges recieve campaign contributions.

I used to believe that many claiming that we are creating a totalitarian society were nuts, but I don't think they're that far off.

Another term for Bush will have horrible far lasting consequences for this nation. We dare not call it corruption. People may watch the news and see Haiti and think, "how miserable. I live in the greatest country in the world."

Then there's BBV, where there's no paper trail, and where the company in charge is a huge contributor of Bush. How is this not a scandal?