tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post5728273403730495477..comments2024-01-06T17:38:53.551-05:00Comments on Poli-Tea: The Two-Party Two Step and the March of Tyrannyd.erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-4603212530225628442011-06-08T00:35:40.918-04:002011-06-08T00:35:40.918-04:00@D.eris
Yeah, they're no real universally acc...@D.eris<br /><br />Yeah, they're no real universally accepted definition. It's funny to note, the first sustained "fascist" movement was in Italy, and was birthed by a movement of Italian syndicalists, who are often thought to be "far left", but these ones rejected both leftism (at the time Communism and socialism) and rightism (At the time laissez faire capitalism andTiradeFactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760660346802297769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-49056622068628659602011-06-07T23:15:54.159-04:002011-06-07T23:15:54.159-04:00They are in fact cronies, that is indisputable sp?...They are in fact cronies, that is indisputable sp?<br />Left, Right, Left, Right,--reminds me of a cadence I used to sing in the Army<br />"Your left, right, left, right, left, right KILL" Which is what armies do, but wouldn't be altogether out of characther for parties especially as depicted in this cartoon.Randy Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842403254981165845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-25904638070868706172011-06-07T22:02:40.958-04:002011-06-07T22:02:40.958-04:00I don't think there is a convincing argument t...I don't think there is a convincing argument that the US is a fascist state, though the power of corporations over individuals supposedly elected to represent the people is extremely troubling. One of the problems, I think, is actually with the term fascism itself. Historians/theorists/political scientists themselves don't really agree on what fascism is. If you had a checklist of 25 d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-75149930624704428422011-06-07T21:29:27.120-04:002011-06-07T21:29:27.120-04:00Yup I agree D.eris.
I'm not sure we're re...Yup I agree D.eris.<br /><br />I'm not sure we're really a fascist state though, since fascism rose from the promise (and execution) of eliminating "high finance". (Which they also equated with Judaism) <br /><br />As for whether Ron Paul's policies would successfully reverse this trend, well that's another topic for discussion.TiradeFactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760660346802297769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-86609098661688230922011-06-07T21:24:25.267-04:002011-06-07T21:24:25.267-04:00imo, the evidence is pretty convincing that the De...imo, the evidence is pretty convincing that the Democratic and Republican parties have created a crony capitalist state, ex. the revolving door between government, the corporate board room and K Street lobbying firms, ex. the FCC chairman approves deal for NBC/Comcast merger then moves on to become CEO of Comcast, ex. the privatization of profit and the socialization of loss for select corporate d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-85820716623600532342011-06-07T17:55:30.841-04:002011-06-07T17:55:30.841-04:00I'd probably use a term more akin to "Run...I'd probably use a term more akin to "Runaway high finance", but then again I'm not opposed to "capitalism", just runaway laissez faire kind :PTiradeFactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760660346802297769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-33652957114053330382011-06-07T15:33:10.025-04:002011-06-07T15:33:10.025-04:00Crony capitalist fascists? Give me a fucking break...Crony capitalist fascists? Give me a fucking break. Conspiracy theory bullshit.Solomon Kleinsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14331941231942740033noreply@blogger.com