Have you been concerned about the erosion of civil rights in the last few years? Do you feel something has gone awry with democracy but aren't sure what it is? Here is a list of resources to help you learn more about the health status of our nation and the very real threat to our democracy.
Erosion of Civil Rights
Have you been concerned about the erosion of civil rights in the last few years? Do you feel something is going awry with democracy but aren't sure what it is? Perhaps you feel the recent police actions, such as arresting peaceful protestors or reporters for doing their jobs, is justified to stop terrorism. But what is terrorism, and who is the real enemy?
Friends, we are living in dangerous times, where those liberties for which we have so passionately fought are being slowly and systematically repressed, yet we are barely noticing. I often hear people say that it is necessary to "compromise" a little, to be "flexible" with our rights in order to protect ourselves from terrorism. Yet, we have lost sight of those things that represent a true threat to democracy. And what is a "little" compromise anyway?
THOSE WHO LOVE FREEDOM SHOULD NEVER, EVER, COMPROMISE THEIR RIGHTS. We can not afford to be "flexible" with our liberty. Once we start down that path it is a slippery slope, as we are already seeing. The founding fathers of this country foresaw the possibility of this danger and placed protections within the government's structure. But those barriers are being danced around and slowly removed.
Freedom is NOT a partisan issue! Liberty involves everyone! If you have concerns about democracy in America and would like more information, here is a list of books and links to help you become better informed. Please, don't take my word for it. Own responsibility, get informed, and take action NOW, before it is too late.
Friends, we are living in dangerous times, where those liberties for which we have so passionately fought are being slowly and systematically repressed, yet we are barely noticing. I often hear people say that it is necessary to "compromise" a little, to be "flexible" with our rights in order to protect ourselves from terrorism. Yet, we have lost sight of those things that represent a true threat to democracy. And what is a "little" compromise anyway?
THOSE WHO LOVE FREEDOM SHOULD NEVER, EVER, COMPROMISE THEIR RIGHTS. We can not afford to be "flexible" with our liberty. Once we start down that path it is a slippery slope, as we are already seeing. The founding fathers of this country foresaw the possibility of this danger and placed protections within the government's structure. But those barriers are being danced around and slowly removed.
Freedom is NOT a partisan issue! Liberty involves everyone! If you have concerns about democracy in America and would like more information, here is a list of books and links to help you become better informed. Please, don't take my word for it. Own responsibility, get informed, and take action NOW, before it is too late.
The Ten Steps to Fascism
Talk by Naomi Wolf - The End of America
Reading List
- End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
- In this book, best-selling social critic Naomi Wolfe outlines the "ten steps of fascism" that have historically led to the curtailment of freedom within society and how those steps are now being perpetrated in America.
- Give Me Liberty: A Handbook for American Revolutionaries
- The follow-up book to Naomi Wolfe's, The End of America, illustrates the breathtaking changes that can take place when ordinary citizens engage in the democratic system and tells how to use that system, right now, to change your life, your community, and ultimately, the nation.
- Unchecked and Unbalanced: Presidential Power in a Time of Terror
- Law scholars from the Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University School of Law offer a clear look at the controversial decisions made by the current administration and how to re-establish the checks and balances that define democracy in America.
- Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army
- An expose on Blackwater, a mercenary army comprised of murderers and torturers from all over the world, now the tool of the U.S. president.
- You Have No Rights: Stories of America in an Age of Oppression
- Dozens of engrossing and disturbing individual stories that make it clear that America is now a country that is both less safe and less free.
- Takeover: the Return of the Imperial Presidency
- Unveils the secret machinations behind the headlines, explaining the links between warrantless wiretapping and the President Bush's Supreme Court nominees, between the torture debate and the secrecy surrounding Vice President Cheney's energy task force, and between the "faith-based initiative" and the holding of US citizens without trial as "enemy combatants." It tells, for the first time, the full story of a hidden agenda three decades in the making...
- The Dark Side: the Inside Story of how the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals
- A dramatic, riveting, and definitive narrative account of how the United States made terrible decisions in the pursuit of terrorists that not only violated the Constitution to which White House officials took an oath to uphold, but also hampered the pursuit of Al Qaeda.
- It Can Happen Here: Authoritarian Peril in the Age of Bush
- Conason asserts that fascism can indeed take root and blossom in the U.S. if Americans aren't more vigilant about freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and offers why he sees a "gradual and insidious turn toward authoritarian rule" for the first time since the Nixon administration.
- In Defense of Our America
- Using the stories of real Americans on the frontlines of the fight for civil liberties, executive director of the ACLU, Anthony D. Romero, and award-winning journalist Dina Temple-Raston, take a critical look at civil liberties in this country at a time when constitutional freedoms are in peril.
- The Constitution of the United States of America
- An affordable collection of the documents and ideals that form the basis for our entire way of life. Includes the Bill of Rights and all of the Amendments, the Declaration of Independence, and the Articles of Confederation.
Guatanimo to Close
Is hope on the horizon?
Obama Signs Order to Close Guantanamo in a Year
Action Links
- End of America Movie
- Newly released film based on the book "The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot." Watch the DVD, have local showings and discussions, spread the word.
- American Freedom Campaign
- Join the campaign for the American Freedom Agenda Act to preserve our freedoms. Also watch this site for political news without censor, including an "Abuse of the Week" column.
- World Net Daily
- For news not being sufficiently covered by mainstream media.
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Get informed on the many battles taking place for civil rights in America. Support the ACLU in their work to preserve constitutional freedom.
"Freedom to Fascism" trailer
See all 11 parts on Youtube
Official Trailer for AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM
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