Conservatism

The tactics of conservatism vary widely by place and time. But the most central feature of conservatism is deference: a psychologically internalized attitude on the part of the common people that the aristocracy are better people than they are. Modern-day liberals often theorize that conservatives use "social issues" as a way to mask economic objectives, but this is almost backward: the true goal of conservatism is to establish an aristocracy, which is a social and psychological condition of inequality. Economic inequality and regressive taxation, while certainly welcomed by the aristocracy, are best understood as a means to their actual goal, which is simply to be aristocrats. More generally, it is crucial to conservatism that the people must literally love the order that dominates them. Of course this notion sounds bizarre to modern ears, but it is perfectly overt in the writings of leading conservative theorists such as Burke. Democracy, for them, is not about the mechanisms of voting and office holding. In fact conservatives hold a wide variety of opinions about such secondary formal matters. For conservatives, rather, democracy is a psychological condition. People who believe that the aristocracy rightfully dominates society because of its intrinsic superiority are conservatives; democrats, by contrast, believe that they are of equal social worth. Conservatism is the antithesis of democracy. This has been true for thousands of years.
-Phil Agre

http://www.alternet.org/story/69927/?page=entire

America di marmo,
recentemente cartone,
saluta il fascisto
diventerà padrone.

Thanks a lot, American Conservative. You've now virtually guaranteed that Republicans, swooning over this picture, will nominate Giuliani.

It's all right here.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173

Just a tad off-topic, but is Herr Rudy wearing a silken corset under this? He's looking awfully trim and crisp. Of course, the anguished look may be coming from the painfully binding 6 inch stilettos...

Look, I've got no use for Rudi, but don't make the mistake of thinking "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." The isolationism of the paleocons at American Conservative is that of Charles Lindbergh and Lew Rockwell, not Noam Chomskey. Some of these guys still insist we shouldn't have gone to war against Hitler.

Some of the mental lightweights in this forum should consider looking back at history's media propaganda. In particular, some of the Nazi propaganda about Jews comes to mind. They are depicted as troll-like, sweaty, perverse. In today's America, conservatives are routinely portrayed in a propagandist fashion. The demonization of anything conservative stands in flagrant garish opposition to the impotent professions of "honoring diversity" and being a "nation of tolerance." The Left has run out of intellectual debate, so what is left? Just demonize, label as "dangerous," depict as Fascist. The cover showing America's Mayor in this way is disrespectful in a profound way. And as Americans descend further and further into cream of wheat mentality it is disturbing to see true intellectual debate run into a ditch. If we continue to be more interested in the antics of Brittany, the list of saved programs on our TiVo's, our bombardment of background noise called iPods the easier it will be to begin to infantilize the news. The easier it will be to control an ignorant, self-absorbed, entertainment-addicted populace. Sad Sad Sad.

I missed the issue, but did they do a similar cover for Bush?
Or is it just more convient to do it for Rudy since he has a vowel at the end of his name.

I'd still like to know how he knew the World Trade Center buildings were coming down. And who told him they were.
I don't trust the guy. He is a fascist.

Toss all these warmongers in a pit & burn them.

I'd prefer to live in a country willing to die for me, than one that is always asking us to die for it.

This is brilliant! I have to hand it to them, good show!!! Rudolf X. Giuliani would like to return to the glorius Italian days of his grandfather's time, you know, Mussolini and other cool guys. Piece of shit Rudolf has to be stopped. Jack Out.

How did 'American Conservative' get a hold of Rudy's personal photo album?

Good cover! LOL

That picture flatters him.

Amerika Uber Allies! Heil Rudy!