The Right Quotes
Often called Blackshirts. He is one of the few politicians in the world who saw Fascists and Nazis in the middle of the political spectrum.
Note Jenner’s paranoia of an “invisible government”. In the 20th century there were several left wing and right wing conspiracy theories held by the party extremists. This was one of the right wing conspiracy theories. There have been individual members of the US Government—appointees and Civil Servants--, who have been spies and extremists who did not believe in the Constitution. Some of these have been covert and others overt as in the George W, Bush administration where there were a few officials who believed that officials could torture when it was against the law. At no point were these many and in most cases—especially with spies—they never knew each other or communicated. They certainly never could be reasonably be called an “invisible government.” However some extreme leftists have believed that there was a cabal of wealthy men—right wing extremists--who operated such an invisible government. Likewise, there were rightist politicians who believed erroneously that there was such an invisible government implementing Communistic policies. From the 1930s through the 21st century, there were some racists—usually Southerners—who saw all government officials who supported racial equality and integration as Communists and anti-Constitutionalists forming a secret government to racially integrate the country. Those officials were generally not invisible at all, and it was their overt support for an end to racism that made them “subversive.”
At the time of this article there was noting illegal in most states about some third party with no connection with a candidate or a campaign whatsoever, to describe a candidate and his/her opposition and just like a campaign in a direct-mail solicitation, ask for funds to help the candidate win. They just pocked the money and never help the candidate. In the most egregious cases the same outfit send solicitations to Democrats and Republicans for the SAME contest with different appeals so they can deceptively collect money from supports of both candidates and help neither—only enrich themselves. Scare tactics, like saying an opponent wants to reduce Social Security benefits or increase Medicare charges, are particularly difficult to identify as so much right wing direct mail uses scare tactics the raise funds for campaigns. The left does also, but not as frequently adn they are not as good at it.
There are many who think his points apply equally well to America.
The Senator was a moderate at a time when the Senate was harshly polarized, and partisan and most senators were extremely ideological. For them, most issues were very clear and their positions were dictated by party affiliation and ideological conviction. For Collins, one of the independent thinkers in the Senate, and the few others like her in that Senate, the issues were far more nuanced and complicated.
