Wherever Fascists meet, the suppression of the
working class is a priority topic. In America, the Republicans have
succeeded in rolling back the power of labor unions and in enlisting working
class voters into the right wing ranks. The selling points are racism,
jingoistic patriotism and warlike stances. Blacks became welfare chiselers
unqualified for the jobs they assumed through affirmative action. Any attempt
to enforce labor laws or to enable environmental protection acts received the
un-American label. Any attempt to avert wars by negotiation was treasonous.

Incredibly, the GOP persuaded the blue collar
workers to adopt stances that harmed their basic self-interests. They reduced
work safety enactments, tampered with the minimum wage and reduced the ability
of unions to organize. The employers moved factories to non-union locales or
out of the country altogether.

Now, the wingnuts intend to repeat their successes
with Hispanics as the target.

Tar baby?
The Crypt’s Blog
In a 20-page memo on GOP electoral woes, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) repeatedly
misspells Barack Obama’s name – it’s one R, congressman, not two -- and then
manages to use the racially charged term “tar baby” in a paragraph about Obama
and immigration.

“Remember,” Davis
writes, “Hispanic voters are a swing group in this election and future
elections. John McCain, being from a border state, may be out of sync with many
Republicans but he has standing among Hispanics. Barrack Obama has not made the
sale to Hispanic voters. Thus, this issue is a tar baby for anyone who touches
it, with land mines everywhere.”