Cut a Liberal and a Fascist Bleeds
The Western world is accustomed to having a party of its own, celebrating individualism like there's no tomorrow. But here's the twist: the more you celebrate the individual, the easier it is to control them. Without those pesky community ties, people are like leaves in the wind, ready to be swayed by the next big thing the state or media throws at them. And just like that, liberalism and fascism unveil themselves as two contrasting players on the same tyrannical stage.
Consider the legal persecution of a former US president. While many brush it off as political vendetta or partisan rancor, it unearths a more sinister truth about a justice system designed to operate within, and exploit, this web of individualistic vulnerability. Similarly, Julian Assange's ordeal isn't a one-off tale of journalistic audacity. It's a cautionary tale, a theatrical display of what happens when someone defies the script. The freedom to challenge becomes the freedom to be silenced.
'Liberty' and 'freedom,' two terms emblazoned on the American conscience, beg the question: freedom from what? Not from oversight, not from government surveillance, and certainly not from legislation that, under the guise of security, undermines the very freedoms it claims to protect. A closer examination of acts like the Patriot Act or the National Security Act reveals the blurry line between safeguarding freedom and chaining it. What does 'freedom' even signify if its heralds can, at whim, distort its essence?
As the proverb goes, “Cut a liberal and a fascist bleeds.”
The West's savior complex isn't limited to domestic affairs. Foreign policy, marked by an evangelistic zeal to export its version of democracy reveals anything but altruism. It's an imperialist venture, reminiscent of past regimes that wore different labels for the same ambitions. The West, with its childlike discountenance, is both the playwright and the lead actor, scripting narratives that serve its interests while ensuring the spotlight never wavers.
The spectacle of liberalism, with its promises of individualism and freedom is, in reality, a façade that masks its currents of control and manipulation. It's a lesson in the duality of human nature, where ideals can be co-opted, transformed, and at worst, perverted. As the world marches into an uncertain future, one must wonder if the true challenge isn't merely to discern between liberalism and fascism, but to confront the shadowy synthesis of the two. From a geopolitical perspective, the past century has been a dance of ideals and power, and the music is far from over.
- The Shultz Report by M. Shultz