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Better Believe It

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3. Deja Vu. If Nixon, Reagan, George W. Bush or Romney is elected that will mean fascism.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 07:22 PM

Jan 2012

Been there, heard that before.

Increased and deepening federal government attacks on our civil liberties and constitutional rights are certainly greasing the wheels for the estabishment of a dictatorship .... fascist or other kind.

Thank you President Obama.

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If Romney beats Obama that would be the end of democracy and the rise of fascism [View all] malaise Jan 2012 OP

it ended 9-11-2001 Warren Stupidity Jan 2012 #1

Valid point but this will be the economic icing on the malaise Jan 2012 #2

You've got a damned good point there, sadly. nt Poll_Blind Jan 2012 #7

No, it ended Dec. 12, 2000. kath Jan 2012 #12

This. And the icing was when they did it again in 2004 in Ohio and nobody did squat about it. EFerrari Jan 2012 #13

Deja Vu. If Nixon, Reagan, George W. Bush or Romney is elected that will mean fascism. Better Believe It Jan 2012 #3

Deja Vu. n/t one_voice Jan 2012 #5

The rise of fascism began 30 years ago MrSlayer Jan 2012 #4

I disagree malaise Jan 2012 #6

Do you think the powers give a damn what we say? MrSlayer Jan 2012 #10

Fascism? safeinOhio Jan 2012 #8

Gingrich is much more scary than Romney quinnox Jan 2012 #9

No, it wouldn't. It would be a bad thing, but what you say is not true. Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2012 #11