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bobthedrummer

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Mon Dec-19-05 10:46 AM
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Poll question: Are we becoming fascist?

I'm biased and believe it's on US.
What do you think?

Poll result (159 votes)
We are not even close-we are a democracy (6 votes, 4%) Vote
We are growing close to fascism. (13 votes, 8%) Vote
The "shadow government" is fascist and having an effect (12 votes, 8%) Vote
Disregarding semantics, we are fascist (128 votes, 81%) Vote

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Are we becoming fascist?	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 10:46 AM	#0
Let's keep this poll kicked today.	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 10:49 AM	#1
I think that you need to carefully define "fascist"	question everything	Dec-19-05 10:51 AM	#2
I believe that would be arguing semantics.	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 11:03 AM	#5
Here. 14 points of fascism.	in_cog_ni_to	Dec-19-05 11:36 AM	#14
I heard Malloy read that on the radio	ohio_liberal	Dec-19-05 11:37 AM	#15
I know. It really hits home.	in_cog_ni_to	Dec-19-05 11:39 AM	#17
Definitely a yes	dkofos	Dec-20-05 04:35 PM	#53
how about carefully defining "we"	anarch	Dec-19-05 11:54 AM	#19
Our nation, The United States of America-that's as in "we, the people"	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 12:12 PM	#23
The United States of America is no more	anarch	Dec-19-05 12:21 PM	#25
I've been opposed to fascism for over 4 decades	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 12:28 PM	#26
The US of A has never been a democracy	Bushy Being Born	Dec-20-05 12:46 PM	#49
Mussolini's definition works for me	deutsey	Dec-19-05 04:23 PM	#32
There surely is a lot of that in the administration of George W. Bush	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 07:41 PM	#35
Bushies ain't fascist: no cool uniforms	yurbud	Dec-19-05 10:21 PM	#37
Dupe, sorry	question everything	Dec-19-05 11:01 AM	#3
As I said one time before, Hannah Arendt lists the attributes of	Dhalgren	Dec-19-05 11:02 AM	#4
It certainly appears that way to a lot more people today Dhalgren imo	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 11:07 AM	#6
link?	yurbud	Dec-19-05 11:34 AM	#11
Hannah Arendt's book, "The Origins of Totalitarianism"...	Dhalgren	Dec-19-05 01:18 PM	#28
Fascism is, in itself, a broad spectrum...	derby378	Dec-19-05 11:08 AM	#7
I agree, there are many components to fascism	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 11:20 AM	#8
The "press conference" has concluded-kick	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 11:30 AM	#9
Why do you think I chose "White Rose" back in 2001?	benburch	Dec-19-05 11:33 AM	#10
becoming? no, we have been there for quite a while now	justabob	Dec-19-05 11:35 AM	#12
We are on the edge on un-fascism but lack an opposition party	yurbud	Dec-19-05 11:36 AM	#13
There will be no dramatic "last step"	long_green	Dec-19-05 11:38 AM	#16
It's Christo-fascism	Alcibiades	Dec-19-05 11:53 AM	#18
Cool	mmonk	Dec-19-05 11:56 AM	#20
Too late, we already are	Walt Starr	Dec-19-05 11:56 AM	#21
Has the public/media ever really cared about civil liberties?	Strawman	Dec-19-05 12:11 PM	#22
Anyone who doubts that we've already crossed the threshold	LunaC	Dec-19-05 12:16 PM	#24
If it's fascism already, and it gets worse - then how would you call it?	rman	Dec-19-05 12:32 PM	#27
Lapham, the publisher of Harper's Magazine, has a lot to say on US Fascism	Octafish	Dec-19-05 03:43 PM	#29
I think we may be on the line right now-=today=-	kenny blankenship	Dec-19-05 04:03 PM	#30
I believe we have definitely lost our democracy	Heaven and Earth	Dec-19-05 04:09 PM	#31
kick	bobthedrummer	Dec-19-05 07:23 PM	#33
Becoming, but not there yet. nt	Marie26	Dec-19-05 07:25 PM	#34
Approaching, but not yet there	Nikia	Dec-19-05 07:44 PM	#36
I was wondering where you were. n/t	Cleita	Dec-19-05 10:38 PM	#38
seig heil....n/t	unkachuck	Dec-19-05 10:41 PM	#39
kick n/t	imperial jedi	Dec-20-05 12:30 AM	#40
Excuse me,,,,,,,,,Excuse me! we already are fascist.	donheld	Dec-20-05 01:06 AM	#41
This week confirms	fujiyama	Dec-20-05 02:22 AM	#42
We are already there	BuffyTheFundieSlayer	Dec-20-05 02:58 AM	#43
well, 5 freepers today looks like nt	readmoreoften	Dec-20-05 04:02 AM	#44
I have	4freethinking	Dec-20-05 10:29 AM	#45
becoming?	datasuspect	Dec-20-05 10:31 AM	#46
Fascism With A Smile	Octafish	Dec-20-05 11:19 AM	#47
Kick	4freethinking	Dec-20-05 12:28 PM	#48
Deleted message	Name removed	Dec-20-05 03:40 PM	#50
Deleted message	Name removed	Dec-20-05 03:58 PM	#51
Oh, for pete's sake. 117 votes? Really, that's incredibly wrong.	Taxloss	Dec-20-05 04:29 PM	#52
yes	Chabs39	Dec-20-05 04:43 PM	#54
What about this for a definition....	AntiFascist	Dec-20-05 04:56 PM	#55
I chose #4	mandyky	Dec-20-05 04:58 PM	#56
kick	bobthedrummer	Dec-20-05 10:27 PM	#57
Slouching Toward Kristallnacht	Octafish	Dec-21-05 12:11 AM	#58

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