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== Liberal Totalitarianism == | == Liberal Totalitarianism == | ||
| − | The | + | The scare tactic of imagined pervasive and institutionalized liberal censorship is termed ''liberal totalitarianism.'' |
| − | Such attempts to remove first amendment rights (see [[Fairness Doctrine]]), along with [[gun control]] and the outlawing of [[creation science]] and even [[homeschooling]], have | + | Such attempts to remove first amendment rights (see [[Fairness Doctrine]]), along with [[gun control]] and the fake outlawing of [[creation science]] and even [[homeschooling]], have created an excuse many critics to create imaginary parallels between the modern liberal movement and 20th century [[totalitarian]] regimes. The censorship of school prayer is consistent with [[Fascist]] beliefs.<ref>Jonah Goldberg, "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning"</ref><ref>Edmund Burke Institute [http://www.edmundburkeinstitute.org/documents/The_Just_Cause_Liberal_Totalitarianism.pdf]</ref><ref>[http://www.newmediajournal.us/staff/p_hollrah/06262007.htm The Nazification of the American Left], Paul R. Hollrah, ''New Media Journal'', June 26, 2007.</ref> The "censorship" of school prayer is not, however, a liberal policy. Liberals generally oppose allowing teachers in public schools to force students to pray in a manner inconsistent with the students' religious beliefs. |
| − | Georgia Congressman [[Paul Broun]] claimed that [[Barack Obama]] may seek to establish a [[Marxist]] [[dictatorship]] in the United States.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRxZox4GFoIweckPDP1oRhKBlHOwD94CDDM80</ref> | + | Georgia Congressman [[Paul Broun]] claimed that [[Barack Obama]] may seek to establish a [[Marxist]] [[dictatorship]] in the United States.<ref>http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRxZox4GFoIweckPDP1oRhKBlHOwD94CDDM80</ref> Broun has no credibility, and would have no way of knowing this if it were true; however, the claim is useful for those who want to attack Obama regardless of what he actually does. |
=== Gun Control === | === Gun Control === | ||
| − | The term Liberal Totalitarianism extends to liberals' attempts to | + | The term Liberal Totalitarianism extends to liberals' attempts to prevent violent felons from purchasing assault weapons. Some conservatives compare these attempts to Nazi policies in an effort to frighten people into believing that the government intends to oppress them, then cite rhetoric connected to the American Revolution (which has no connection to the situation at hand). As Thomas Jefferson stated, "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." |
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Revision as of 17:17, August 8, 2010
Liberal censorship refers to liberal attempts to mute all opposition to liberal beliefs, is one of the core tenets of liberalism, and is an almost exclusively liberal practice in modern times. Deceitful techniques of liberal censorship include:
- monopolizing discussions and repeatedly talking more than the other side, despite saying nothing coherent
- censoring readership of the Bible by deceptively pulling people from it, as in their formative years
- feigning offense in order to censor classroom prayer and religious symbols
- branding statements as "hate speech," with the ultimate goal of marginalizing the Bible in that way
- intimidating sponsors of conservative speaking events by harassing them
- seeking information about donors to traditional marriage referenda in order to harass them
Liberals inevitably demand censorship of ideas that challenge their views, and thus attempt to silence all criticism of their ideology by slandering conservatives and other opponents as racist, reactionary, legally enforce political correctness, and establish legislation making many forms of religious speech illegal under misnamed hate speech laws. This is especially true in the most its most extreme political manifestation, communism.
The NRSC makes this claim:
- Realizing that their ideas couldn't compete in the Free Market, Democrats schemed for ways to crush conservative talk radio's success. Their answer? The so-called “Fairness Doctrine.” Revival of the “Fairness Doctrine” would have the chilling effect of censoring conservative talk radio by requiring radio stations to air liberal content. Air liberal content or your station license will be revoked. It's unfortunate that Democrats are willing to trample on our First Amendment rights for political gain.[1]
In an attempt to divert attention from this demand, liberals charge that Conservatives also censor when they can. An example some give is Conservapedia. They claim that edits that disagree with the prevailing conservative viewpoint here regularly lead to a block, even though Conservapedia says it does not block for ideological reasons [2].
Unlike Liberals, Conservapedia does not censor on ideological grounds. Occasionally it is necessary to take action to prevent Liberals from abusing its hospitality to ideas by seeking to damage or destroy the project through waves of vandalism from outside and deep cover subversion from within. Such action is necessary to protect and defend freedom of expression.
Liberal Totalitarianism
The scare tactic of imagined pervasive and institutionalized liberal censorship is termed liberal totalitarianism.
Such attempts to remove first amendment rights (see Fairness Doctrine), along with gun control and the fake outlawing of creation science and even homeschooling, have created an excuse many critics to create imaginary parallels between the modern liberal movement and 20th century totalitarian regimes. The censorship of school prayer is consistent with Fascist beliefs.[3][4][5] The "censorship" of school prayer is not, however, a liberal policy. Liberals generally oppose allowing teachers in public schools to force students to pray in a manner inconsistent with the students' religious beliefs.
Georgia Congressman Paul Broun claimed that Barack Obama may seek to establish a Marxist dictatorship in the United States.[6] Broun has no credibility, and would have no way of knowing this if it were true; however, the claim is useful for those who want to attack Obama regardless of what he actually does.
Gun Control
The term Liberal Totalitarianism extends to liberals' attempts to prevent violent felons from purchasing assault weapons. Some conservatives compare these attempts to Nazi policies in an effort to frighten people into believing that the government intends to oppress them, then cite rhetoric connected to the American Revolution (which has no connection to the situation at hand). As Thomas Jefferson stated, "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
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Notes
- ↑ NRSC petition
- ↑ For example, a Conservapedia administrator makes the charge here and a previous administrator admits that he and the site owner engaged in ideological blocking here
- ↑ Jonah Goldberg, "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning"
- ↑ Edmund Burke Institute [1]
- ↑ The Nazification of the American Left, Paul R. Hollrah, New Media Journal, June 26, 2007.
- ↑ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5iRxZox4GFoIweckPDP1oRhKBlHOwD94CDDM80