Reply #84: This is not new - in the 1930s, FDR was elected to assauge the populous

[Hestia]

who was going and actively turning towards Communism. It's how Huey Long rose to power in Louisiana. Before History Int'l was taken over by Rupert Murdock, they had a great series on Depression and 1930s. This was the biggest fear of TPTB, communism in this country. Not that the monied didn't fight FDR tooth and nail, but they did know and see the writing on the wall.

This time *we are being told* the country is turning right, but if you actually talk to moderate modest people, they don't understand this vitriol either. It's the paid goons who are on the news night after night *telling* us they are going to take over this country. The reason I personally feel that this won't happen is that the right doesn't stand *for* anything at all. People don't follow No and that is the only argument out there - no, why, because...

If there is anytime in history we could look at, (again MHO) is the French Revolution. People were starving due to the price of bread costing a weeks wages. The economy was out of control and clueless monarchs, with their clueless advisers. If there is any fear to found, it would to be to keep a Robespierre from coming to power if this happened. History Channel has a fantastic 2 hour documentary on him. It is something we definitely want to keep from happening here.

In my soul, I feel we can fight the right if we keep our heads and fight them with their weapons, but ours - our minds. Keep a clear head and an honest goal, and we will get there.