Monday, February 13, 2006

Americanists?

Regarding the controversy started by Glenn Greenwald about the cultish nature of Bush supporters, I suggested

We need a shorthand name for this authoritarian cult. Perhaps -- Americanists?

Definition: Americanists were a powerful authoritarian cult that achieved their pinnacle under the presidency of George W. Bush. This cult combined hatred, fear, intolerance, racism (against Arabs/Islam), militarism, patriotism and authoritarian religion with the belief in the infallibility of all action taken by their leaders and their country. Although they were a minority, they dominated the popular media and defined themselves as “America” thereby enabling them to accuse anyone who disagreed with them into the category of “anti-American.”

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