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Fri Dec-16-05 12:42 PM
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| 53. Because some let down in their vigilence to uphold freedom's principles. |
| -Why does fascism keep coming back? |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-15-05 06:44 PM |
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Yes, I have an idea. |
ananda |
Dec-15-05 06:46 PM |
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It's like, we beat it down, and then it just comes right back. |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-15-05 06:50 PM |
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It's a human condition, it rises from basic conditions newly each time |
Cronus Protagonist |
Dec-15-05 07:09 PM |
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Fascism never left. |
PDJane |
Dec-15-05 08:15 PM |
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It's both, i think |
rman |
Dec-16-05 02:50 AM |
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I don't think it's ever left |
Blue_Roses |
Dec-15-05 06:48 PM |
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Path of least Resistance |
BrotherBuzz |
Dec-15-05 06:49 PM |
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people who feel they have no control want to control everyone else |
jsamuel |
Dec-15-05 06:50 PM |
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Yep, that's the one |
Warpy |
Dec-15-05 06:59 PM |
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Because people allow it to. |
tjwash |
Dec-15-05 06:52 PM |
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It's the allure of power and wealth |
DJ MEW |
Dec-15-05 06:53 PM |
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I think that's a huge part. |
BullGooseLoony |
Dec-15-05 06:54 PM |
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Why did we absorb so much of the German intelligence |
4MoronicYears |
Dec-15-05 06:57 PM |
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Just like murder, adultery, gluttony etc. it is a facet of human nature. |
Mayberry Machiavelli |
Dec-15-05 06:58 PM |
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Because enough of them didn't DIE in WWII. |
JanMichael |
Dec-15-05 06:59 PM |
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Man. I LOVE Woody Guthrie. The man was an icon. |
loudsue |
Dec-16-05 12:29 PM |
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Barbara's Bush? |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Dec-15-05 07:01 PM |
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Easy it is because the wealthy few are paranoid about loosing |
Vincardog |
Dec-15-05 07:02 PM |
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A good question... |
punpirate |
Dec-15-05 07:02 PM |
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That's a very thoughtful answer, especially the reflected glory part. |
MissMarple |
Dec-15-05 07:20 PM |
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Well, it's not really my idea... |
punpirate |
Dec-15-05 07:33 PM |
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Isn't that the same attraction some have to religion? The desire for |
sinkingfeeling |
Dec-15-05 08:07 PM |
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Well, yeah, cultish and extremist religions... |
punpirate |
Dec-15-05 08:12 PM |
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I think its the result of very powerful persuasion techniques |
creeksneakers2 |
Dec-15-05 07:06 PM |
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Fascists are the folks who think ANYTHING can be bought. |
MissMarple |
Dec-15-05 07:17 PM |
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I believe that humankind's recent history |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Dec-15-05 07:21 PM |
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FEAR... |
guidod |
Dec-15-05 07:31 PM |
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Hey, it's only been around 85 years. |
Taxloss |
Dec-15-05 07:34 PM |
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i think it has to do with a sick mind in need of power and control... |
flordehinojos |
Dec-15-05 07:54 PM |
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Just like captialism was the privatization of ownership of the means ... |
TahitiNut |
Dec-16-05 12:06 PM |
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Fear is a man's best friend |
mitchum |
Dec-15-05 07:58 PM |
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and worst enemy. |
Bluerthanblue |
Dec-16-05 12:14 PM |
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But... |
solinvictus |
Dec-15-05 08:04 PM |
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Because Power-Hungry People Will Always... |
tlsmith1963 |
Dec-15-05 08:05 PM |
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It appeals to our darkest, laziest nature |
LostInAnomie |
Dec-15-05 08:27 PM |
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Because corporations keep staying around |
EstimatedProphet |
Dec-15-05 08:28 PM |
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Because of political philosophers like Michael Ledeen.... |
AntiFascist |
Dec-15-05 08:50 PM |
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the few with real power and money.... |
unkachuck |
Dec-15-05 08:57 PM |
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I have one. |
Cleita |
Dec-15-05 08:59 PM |
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Good point. |
MissMarple |
Dec-16-05 12:36 AM |
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Instant run off voting would be a big part of the solution. |
Cleita |
Dec-16-05 11:26 AM |
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capitalism |
leftofthedial |
Dec-16-05 12:37 AM |
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Power corrupts |
KitchenWitch |
Dec-16-05 03:00 AM |
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To quote the most recent Harry Potter book |
Rocknrule |
Dec-16-05 11:58 AM |
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We only left the muck of the primordial ooze |
annces8 |
Dec-16-05 12:11 PM |
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Because the same group of people are always somehow in charge. |
blm |
Dec-16-05 12:12 PM |
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Most republics become empires eventually |
Loonman |
Dec-16-05 12:13 PM |
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fascism never goes away, it just gets restrained |
Neil Lisst |
Dec-16-05 12:16 PM |
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Nationalism (aka "patriotism") is very popular. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Dec-16-05 12:20 PM |
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Its part of our human nature. |
newportdadde |
Dec-16-05 12:22 PM |
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Because we fail to execute the fascists. n/t |
Dora |
Dec-16-05 12:27 PM |
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Natural process of power |
NoMoreMyths |
Dec-16-05 12:36 PM |
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Because some let down in their vigilence to uphold freedom's principles. |
mmonk |
Dec-16-05 12:42 PM |
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Because of binaries |
Cats Against Frist |
Dec-16-05 01:04 PM |
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Ask Santa for Lakoff's book "Moral Politics" |
XemaSab |
Dec-16-05 01:13 PM |
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