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hiphopnation Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-08-03 12:32 AM
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32. In defense of poster
Terror and cencorship are not rampant YET. Your post generalizes the situation to fit the definition. Neat trick, but try again.
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  -america is not becoming fascist. nemo137  Oct-07-03 11:47 PM   #0 
  - So Bush is Metternich?  Solly Mack   Oct-07-03 11:49 PM   #1 
  - no, bush is not metternich.  nemo137   Oct-07-03 11:59 PM   #3 
     - True, he's not Metternich  Solly Mack   Oct-08-03 12:19 AM   #19 
        - But KISSINGER is Metternich.....  bobbieinok   Oct-08-03 11:33 PM   #112 
           - I can see that  Solly Mack   Oct-08-03 11:52 PM   #118 
  - I completely disagree  AliceWonderland   Oct-07-03 11:57 PM   #2 
  - i would disagree  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:01 AM   #5 
  - That's not  AliceWonderland   Oct-08-03 12:11 AM   #11 
     - no, it's not conservative in the traditional sense, i'll give you that  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:25 AM   #23 
  - Absolutely true. These people are not conservatives. They're mussolini  AP   Oct-08-03 12:06 AM   #7 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-08-03 12:00 AM   #4 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-08-03 12:04 AM   #6 
     - Where have you been the last three years?  AP   Oct-08-03 12:08 AM   #8 
     - i've been here, watching with a bit of unease.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:31 AM   # 
     - They won't start the *real* political repression  w4rma   Oct-08-03 12:08 AM   #9 
     - That's the thing. As long as they have the media, they don't need force  AP   Oct-08-03 12:14 AM   #14 
     - 'third way' what is that?  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 12:09 AM   #10 
     - i'm basing my definition of Eatwell's  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:16 AM   #17 
     - 'between capitalism and communism' oh really...  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 12:27 AM   #24 
     - tween cap and comm is the theory  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:31 AM   #30 
        - Myth: Hitler was a leftist.  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 12:38 AM   #36 
           - i never said that hitler was a leftist.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:49 AM   #44 
           - "hitler also rose out of the "national socialist" party"  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 10:45 PM   #97 
              - because, in addition to fascist policy being bad for workers  nemo137   Oct-08-03 11:13 PM   #106 
              - zactly why they are great friends of corporations...  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 11:24 PM   #110 
              - Hitler used corporations  Zuni   Oct-09-03 01:12 AM   #131 
                 - depending on how important it was to the war, sure...  bpilgrim   Oct-09-03 01:18 AM   #134 
                 - to elaborate further  slaveplanet   Oct-09-03 01:23 AM   #135 
                    - Organization Todt  Zuni   Oct-09-03 01:37 AM   #136 
                       - there were many tips  slaveplanet   Oct-09-03 01:50 AM   #138 
           - not exactly true  Zuni   Oct-09-03 12:58 AM   #128 
              - his soilders had 'God is with us' on their belt buckles...  bpilgrim   Oct-09-03 01:10 AM   #130 
                 - German soldiers had that before Hitler  Zuni   Oct-09-03 01:13 AM   #132 
                    - we are talking about a fascist state...  bpilgrim   Oct-09-03 01:16 AM   #133 
                       - It was traditional German battle dress  Zuni   Oct-09-03 01:38 AM   #137 
     - Did you miss Bush talking about  IMayBeWrongBut   Oct-08-03 12:35 AM   #34 
     - rhetoric =/= policy  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:47 AM   #42 
     - Eatwell vs Mussolini  ezmojason   Oct-08-03 12:36 AM   #35 
        - a man who was trying to establish his power against others...  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:45 AM   #41 
        - Mussolini WROTE the definition for the Italian Encyclopedia  Solly Mack   Oct-08-03 12:53 AM   #48 
        - of course he used it in his encyclopedia!  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:01 AM   #51 
           - Mussolini took his cues in governing from the definition he laid out  Solly Mack   Oct-08-03 01:21 AM   #66 
              - i'm not saying bush is anything but bad for america.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:36 AM   #72 
        - Millitarism and love of empire...  ezmojason   Oct-08-03 12:57 AM   #49 
           - "militarism is the new secular religion."  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:06 AM   #54 
              - Take a look at the federal budget...  ezmojason   Oct-08-03 01:18 AM   #63 
                 - it's been like this since we took an internationalist tack in the 40's  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:25 AM   #68 
                    - Believe what you want.  ezmojason   Oct-08-03 01:31 AM   #70 
                    - we spend so much on the military because  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:38 AM   #74 
                       - Not really getting you here...  ezmojason   Oct-08-03 01:56 AM   #79 
                          - no, the glove doesn't fit.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 02:05 AM   #82 
                             - Ok I agree.  ezmojason   Oct-08-03 02:23 AM   #85 
                    - you mean when we embraced our new role of EMPIRE  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 10:51 PM   #98 
        - that is not 'Fascism'  Zuni   Oct-09-03 01:01 AM   #129 
     - That is not what Mussolini said  Zuni   Oct-09-03 12:48 AM   #127 
     - Corporatism is fascism...  ezmojason   Oct-08-03 12:12 AM   #12 
     - Benito Mussolini also said 'I am fascism'  Zuni   Oct-09-03 12:45 AM   #126 
     - Creeping government takeover: War On Jobs = More Soldiers  cprise   Oct-08-03 01:03 AM   #52 
  - We're just becoming stupid - that's all there is to it  janekat   Oct-08-03 12:14 AM   #13 
  - The more you watch Fox, CBS, NBC, ABC, the supider you get...  AP   Oct-08-03 12:15 AM   #16 
     - At what point  hiphopnation23   Oct-08-03 12:29 AM   #28 
        - Well, when 400K-1mil kids have to drop out of college becuause Republicans  AP   Oct-08-03 01:09 AM   #55 
           - Precisely  hiphopnation23   Oct-08-03 01:36 AM   #73 
              - People should educate themselves, sure. But they should also vote for  AP   Oct-08-03 02:36 AM   #87 
                 - I've not doubt  hiphopnation23   Oct-09-03 10:20 PM   #147 
  - Glad to Meet You -- What's Your Game?  rwenos   Oct-08-03 12:15 AM   #15 
  - i would call it conservatism.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:22 AM   #21 
     - You're Defining Fascism Too Narrowly  rwenos   Oct-08-03 12:32 AM   #31 
     - if i'm defining it too narrowly, it's as an antithesis to  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:42 AM   #37 
        - Government/Corporate Ties  rwenos   Oct-08-03 12:47 AM   #43 
           - i don't belive that the iraq war was all corporate  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:53 AM   #47 
     - Bush is not a conservative  RainDog   Oct-08-03 11:20 PM   #108 
  - The definition of fascism...  Selwynn   Oct-08-03 12:18 AM   #18 
  - Dictonary definition of fascism:  Selwynn   Oct-08-03 12:19 AM   #20 
  - Put another way:  Selwynn   Oct-08-03 12:23 AM   #22 
  - well put  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 12:28 AM   #25 
  - And on that racism/nationalism thing...don't forget Prop 54 and drivers...  AP   Oct-08-03 12:28 AM   #26 
  - it's actually possible the most traditionally conservative issue on...  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:34 AM   #33 
     - This election was about "change", latino-bashing, women-bashing, Hitler-  AP   Oct-08-03 01:11 AM   #56 
        - no, it wasn't. it was about a rich man seeking political gain, and playing  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:18 AM   #64 
           - His strong-man image and his hostility to latino immigrants was also  AP   Oct-08-03 02:41 AM   #88 
              - 2 things:  nemo137   Oct-08-03 10:28 PM   #94 
  - if corporate welfare = fascism, than most of the western world is fascist  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:28 AM   #27 
  - I never said it wasn't (nt)  Selwynn   Oct-08-03 12:29 AM   #29 
  - Exactly. Creeping fascism or sprinting fascism? That's the only  AP   Oct-08-03 01:12 AM   #57 
     - Fan-Tastic! let's all just give up now! if all we can do is slow the tide  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:22 AM   #67 
        - "so let's all flee to canada. but wait, they're fascist too. damn."  Solly Mack   Oct-08-03 01:32 AM   #71 
        - going off of another poster's quip that the rest of the world may also  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:44 AM   #76 
           - aw...OK  Solly Mack   Oct-08-03 02:05 AM   #81 
        - In the word's of Tolkien...  Selwynn   Oct-08-03 01:40 AM   #75 
        - You should have read my post earlier about taking it to the streets.  AP   Oct-08-03 02:43 AM   #89 
  - Not with bail-outs coinciding with executive pay raises and mass layoffs!  cprise   Oct-08-03 01:19 AM   #65 
  - In defense of poster  hiphopnation23   Oct-08-03 12:32 AM   #32 
     - 911 and PATRIOT ACT  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 12:42 AM   #38 
     - Equating 9/11 with fascist-like terrorism??  hiphopnation23   Oct-08-03 12:51 AM   #46 
     - That's your defense?  Selwynn   Oct-08-03 12:43 AM   #39 
     - Yes  hiphopnation23   Oct-08-03 01:05 AM   #53 
        - Who do they need to censor? None of the media seems to care about telling  AP   Oct-08-03 01:17 AM   #62 
     - Are you kidding? We started a war and the media ADMITS they censored them-  AP   Oct-08-03 01:14 AM   #59 
  - Right, Amerika already IS Fascist.  Lori Price CLG   Oct-08-03 12:44 AM   #40 
  - yes, ashcroft and rove.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 12:59 AM   #50 
  - You Beat Me To It....  mermaid   Oct-09-03 12:02 AM   #123 
     - sweet christ!  nemo137   Oct-09-03 02:00 AM   #141 
  - We are well on our way  cprise   Oct-08-03 12:49 AM   #45 
  - many of these are more conservative (for lack of a truly good term)  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:15 AM   #60 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-08-03 01:13 AM   #58 
  - Fascist Since Before You Were Born  Rainbows   Oct-08-03 01:16 AM   #61 
  - so our republic is so tainted by corporatism  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:53 AM   #78 
  - are you  slaveplanet   Oct-08-03 01:27 AM   #69 
  - i'm 17, my major hobby is history and political science.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 01:48 AM   #77 
     - friendly fascism  ezmojason   Oct-08-03 02:12 AM   #83 
     - I didn't  slaveplanet   Oct-08-03 02:34 AM   #86 
     - have you heard of the USA Patriot Act, yet...  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 10:55 PM   #100 
        - yeah, i want it repealed. i still believe it can be repealed,  nemo137   Oct-08-03 11:10 PM   #103 
  - Deleted message  Name removed   Oct-08-03 02:01 AM   #80 
  - Characteristics of Fascism  LunaC   Oct-08-03 02:16 AM   #84 
  - Oi!  FDRrocks   Oct-08-03 02:50 AM   #91 
  - a kick for your reminder  Iverson   Oct-08-03 04:42 AM   #92 
  - 2 points.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 10:42 PM   #96 
     - Two really nitpicky points.  JanMichael   Oct-08-03 10:52 PM   #99 
     - i suggest that it can happen here, but  nemo137   Oct-08-03 11:18 PM   #107 
     - definition  slaveplanet   Oct-08-03 11:34 PM   #113 
        - 3 of the 4  nemo137   Oct-08-03 11:48 PM   #116 
           - since 1913  slaveplanet   Oct-09-03 12:30 AM   #125 
              - 2 questions:  nemo137   Oct-09-03 01:51 AM   #139 
     - 'strong leader'  inthecorneroverhere   Oct-09-03 01:55 AM   #140 
     - hey Nemo  slaveplanet   Oct-08-03 11:12 PM   #105 
  - yes it is  YourDad   Oct-08-03 02:49 AM   #90 
  - Yeah, and next you'll be saying Bush actually won in 2000. Please.  Zhade   Oct-08-03 05:13 AM   #93 
     - we also don't have time to fantasize.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 10:34 PM   #95 
        - same thing asscrust is saying...  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 10:56 PM   #101 
           - so john ashcroft is encouraging dems to keep their heads about them  nemo137   Oct-08-03 11:05 PM   #102 
              - yeah... don't get all excited about "phantoms of lost liberty"  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 11:11 PM   #104 
                 - you're not looking at phatoms of past liberties  nemo137   Oct-08-03 11:22 PM   #109 
                    - CLEAR and PRESENT DANGER  bpilgrim   Oct-08-03 11:28 PM   #111 
                    - fight or flight  slaveplanet   Oct-08-03 11:43 PM   #115 
                    - if it's clear and present danger, then let's focus on it, goddamnit  nemo137   Oct-08-03 11:54 PM   #119 
                       - thats why i started a new media outlet...  bpilgrim   Oct-09-03 12:01 AM   #121 
                    - we will win  slaveplanet   Oct-08-03 11:40 PM   #114 
                    - how bout we prevent those deaths?  nemo137   Oct-09-03 12:01 AM   #122 
                       - I'm all with you there  slaveplanet   Oct-09-03 12:14 AM   #124 
                       - And your proposal is......?  LunaC   Oct-09-03 02:42 AM   #144 
                          - remind them that this is not a good government, and does not serve their  nemo137   Oct-09-03 09:58 PM   #146 
                    - Oh, for pete's sake  charlie   Oct-08-03 11:51 PM   #117 
                       - no, it wasn't fair, and i'm sorry.  nemo137   Oct-08-03 11:59 PM   #120 
                          - It's be even better if you accepted the reality of the situation.  Zhade   Oct-09-03 02:17 AM   #142 
                             - i accept that this is not a good government.  nemo137   Oct-09-03 02:27 AM   #143 
                                - You have a point...  fujiyama   Oct-09-03 03:18 AM   #145 
 

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