Joe from Kokomo wrote:

Can you define "fascist" please? With all the accusations and
tomfoolery floating about, I'm not sure I know what one is anymore...

Socialism: the government is business

Fascism: Business is the government


That reminds me of John Kenneth Galbraith, who said that "Under
capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism the reverse is true."

Seriously, though, the word fascism used to have a precise meaning,
but that's been lost because the Republican and Democratic gangs
started misusing the word as a pejorative term against each other.

As I wrote in my article "Everybody’s a Fascist Now!"

http://www.kevinalfredstrom.com/2009...a-fascist-now/

The pop-definition of “fascist” is roughly “big, bad, scary, and
mean authoritarianism.”

“Fascist” is used by the Democrat gang to refer to the Republicans
and their often authoritarian views on (among other things) war,
drugs, and sexuality — and by the Republican gang to refer to the
Democrats and their often authoritarian views on (among other
things) freedom of association, financial privacy, and taxation.

It’s misused that way because both sides think they can make brownie
points by scaring voters with the spectre of authoritarianism from
the rival gang.


With all good wishes,


Kevin Alfred Strom.
--
http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

On Apr 2, 7:18*am, Kevin Alfred Strom
wrote:
Joe from Kokomo wrote:

Can you define "fascist" please? *With all the accusations and
tomfoolery floating about, I'm not sure I know what one is anymore...

Socialism: the government is business

Fascism: Business is the government

That reminds me of John Kenneth Galbraith, who said that "Under
capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism the reverse is true."

Seriously, though, the word fascism used to have a precise meaning,
but that's been lost because the Republican and Democratic gangs
started misusing the word as a pejorative term against each other.

As I wrote in my article "Everybody’s a Fascist Now!"

http://www.kevinalfredstrom.com/2009...a-fascist-now/

The pop-definition of “fascist” is roughly “big, bad, scary, and
mean authoritarianism.”

“Fascist” is used by the Democrat gang to refer to the Republicans
and their often authoritarian views on (among other things) war,
drugs, and sexuality — and by the Republican gang to refer to the
Democrats and their often authoritarian views on (among other
things) freedom of association, financial privacy, and taxation.

It’s misused that way because both sides think they can make brownie
points by scaring voters with the spectre of authoritarianism from
the rival gang.

With all good wishes,

Kevin Alfred Strom.
--http://kevinalfredstrom.com/

Excellent insights Kevin, and I think you are right - but there is
still an original definition of the word "fascist" which Brenda has
supplied, and it connotes a far worse political system than that
wrought by either (or both) of the major U.S. parties of the 20th and
21st centuries. The word's misuse is really unfortunate; not only
because it inaccurately and unfairly portrays either party or its
adherents, but because it is designed to make the differences appear
much larger than they, and to purposely avoid reaching common ground
and working toward a common good, which the U.S. (and every nation,
really) now so desperately needs.

Bruce Jensen

On Apr 1, 5:52*pm, bpnjensen wrote:

You mad or something? *No one is promoting a "communist tyranny". *There
are a lot of fascists running around; perhaps you're confused.

Obama seems to appoint a lot of them to positions in his
administration.

Can you define "fascist" please? *With all the accusations and
tomfoolery floating about, I'm not sure I know what one is anymore...

Your are not sure becasue that is exactly what Leftist-"Progressive"-
Socialist-Communist propaganda lies are meant to do - OBFUSCATE.

Read the book by Jonah Goldberg: "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History
of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change"

On Apr 2, 9:34Â*am, ∅baMa∅ Tse Dung wrote:
On Apr 1, 5:52Â*pm, bpnjensen wrote:



You mad or something? Â*No one is promoting a "communist tyranny". Â*There
are a lot of fascists running around; perhaps you're confused.

Obama seems to appoint a lot of them to positions in his
administration.

Can you define "fascist" please? Â*With all the accusations and
tomfoolery floating about, I'm not sure I know what one is anymore...

Your are not sure becasue that is exactly what Leftist-"Progressive"-
Socialist-Communist propaganda lies are meant to do - OBFUSCATE.

Read the book by Jonah Goldberg: "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History
of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change"

I just KNEW we could depend on you for a direct, accurate, pointed,
unbiased, objective answer! :-D

∅baMa∅ Tse Dung wrote:


Read the book by Jonah Goldberg: "Liberal Fascism: The Secret History
of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Change"

Jonah Goldberg is a tool.

((UFOs!))
http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/r...?ArtNum=286878

Anybody has to be really Nutzo to believe there are space aliens from
other Planets visiting Planet Earth.If 'they' are out there, we will
never see them.

I reckon Art ''Ohhhhh, my gawwwwd '' Bell and George ''Afraid of Ouija
boards'' Noory believe in that Phony Baloney Nonsense.

There was a Radar technician guy in New Mexico, sometimes he would get
board.He would fiddle with something and cause zig zags to be zigging
and zagging around on the Radar screens.
((UFOs!))

When I went to Forest Hill school, I knew a guy whos name was Roger
Radar.
cuhulin, ((UFOs!))

On Apr 3, 7:19*am, wrote:
((UFOs!))http://www.libertypost.org/cgi-bin/r...?ArtNum=286878

Anybody has to be really Nutzo to believe there are space aliens from
other Planets visiting Planet Earth.If 'they' are out there, we will
never see them.

I reckon Art ''Ohhhhh, my gawwwwd '' Bell and George ''Afraid of Ouija
boards'' Noory believe in that Phony Baloney Nonsense.

There was a Radar technician guy in New Mexico, sometimes he would get
board.He would fiddle with something and cause zig zags to be zigging
and zagging around on the Radar screens.
((UFOs!))

When I went to Forest Hill school, I knew a guy whos name was Roger
Radar.
cuhulin, ((UFOs!)) *

I am pretty sure Art Bell does not believe that stuff. He does a good
bluff, though, and it has always kept his listeners entertained. IOW,
he's a fine showman in the grand tradition of P. T. Barnum.

Whenever Art Bell had a REAL scientist on, one could always tell that
Art's real interest level would ratchet up a notch or two.

Bruce

Tookin me ahh leetle cig and oilso ahh leetle coffee baraque.

Sometimes the Babe in the Bunker (Barbara Simpson) would be hosting the
C to C show.It was very easy to tell she doesn't believe in that Phony
Baloney Bull Sh.t either.She has a lot of Good Horse Sense, she has.
cuhulin