|
|
|
de facto: |
in reality (Webster's New Collegiate) |
|
fascism: |
arbitrary elitism (PonyTail) |
|
Numerous references have been made in the Daily Messages to fascism, both as inherent in every society which has an "elective process" democratic form of government, and to the comparatively recent phenomena of world facism. Virtually every society is politically goulash, a little of this, a little of that, and a lot of something. My concern is the degree to which we are politically a de facto fascist society. Without reservation, qualification, or condition, the one thing this society is not, is a merit society. Merit is the exception in this society. By definition, any society in which the circumstance of birth predominantly determines the quality of life of the individual is not a merit society. Would anyone dispute that far and away the majority of those born into poverty in this society die in poverty? Again we are talking about a matter of degree so, of course, to some degree every society is a merit society but this time the concern is the lack rather than the excess of the degree. Is not merit an exact opposite of arbitrary? Would anyone argue that get along, go along is not merit? Would anyone argue that Political Correctness (PC) is not merit? Would anyone argue that get along, go along and PC have been the behavior of choice during at least the past several decades? Is not the PonyTail case proof positive of the degree of intolerance in this society for one who rejects get along, go along and political correctness? Is not stonewalling the epitome of arbitrariness! Is not MURDEROUS STONEWALLING the epitome of arbitrariness!!! Many other facets of the fascism issue are addressed in the following DMs: FEBRUARY 2, FEBRUARY 26, MARCH 1 & 2, MARCH 9, MARCH 15, MARCH 26, APRIL 14, APRIL 20, APRIL 24, MAY 5, MAY 6, MAY 17, MAY 19, JUNE 7, JUNE 9, JUNE 19, JUNE 21, JUNE 26, JUNE 29, JULY 1, JULY 3, JULY 12, JULY 15, JULY 19, and JULY 31. As time and energy permits, those facets shall be consolidated on this page. |
© 1999 PonyTail Institute for Change