I can't study Bush in my report about facists in my Amer Gov't class

[Breezy du Nord]

We each have to pick facist and do a report on him or her (mostly him). And Dubya wasn't on the list. Typo, I guess.

Anyway, so now I'm doing Alfredo Stroesser. Don't know much about him except he's from Paraguay. Dr. Scott, my teacher, says he's a classic though.

edited for clarification

[JohnKleeb]

1. Who now

Who was on the list. BTW its fascists lol. Dubya wasnt on the list that sucks. Who all was on the list?

[Breezy du Nord]

6. hitler and mussolini, obviously

Fransisco Franco, from Spain. Some dude from Portugal. And another one from Indonesia, I think it was Suharto, but please don't quote me on that. Another guy, Mabuto, I think his name was, from Asia somewhere...

I ought to go get my backpack and look...

Oh! And a dude from Chile.

EDIT: Pinochet1 that's the guy from chile

[lcordero]

2. here is a link

http://home.iprimus.com.au/korob/fdtcards/Cards_Index.html

[JohnKleeb]

5. thanks I am interested about this too

[lcordero]

7. NP

:)

[Breezy du Nord]

17. that's a great site

Real great resource for me.

[Fenris]

3. He's....interesting.....to say the least

Definitely a fascist through and through.

At first I thought your subject was fascists IN American Government...sigh...there's only one.

[rwenos]

4. Franco's Your Best Bet

Franco's rise to power runs right into a study of the (fascinating) Spanish Civil War.

Bibliographical reference: "Homage to Catalonia" by George Orwell.

Nothing better. Franco subjected Spain to fascist rule for 38 years. You could not find a better subject to study.

[Breezy du Nord]

9. I kinda wanted to do him, he was on our list

Probably because my cousin's living in Spain right now. Someone else took him, unfortunately. I was awfully interested on this subject, though. I really ought to look all of these guys up.

[rwenos]

12. Orwell's Your Best Bet

If you want to understand fascism in general, Orwell's book "Homage to Catalonia" is probably your best bet.

Or (if your stomach can stand it), of course, "Mein Kampf."

I've been a student of fascist propaganda for 30 years (lifelong liberal, by the way.) "Mein Kampf" should be read by any student of this corrosive, vile ideology. If only for the reminder that the Big Lie is alive and well, being practiced by the Pubbie Spin Machine. (A friend of mine calls it "THE MIGHTY WURLITZER.")

[Breezy du Nord]

15. i read 1984 in 6th grade and actually got it, much to my dad's surprise

I knew my mom wouldn't want me to read it, (It's got people doing "the dirty deed," as she called it) but dad didn't think I'd understand it, and was surprised when I did.

[rwenos]

22. 1984's Fiction; "Homage to Catalonia" is factual

1984's a great read, no doubt. But "Homage to Catalonia" was written after Orwell, an English socialist, spent 6 months fighting on the front for the Republicans (not our kind of "Republicans" -- these were the people who had established a democracy, and the targets of Franco's fascist army).

Orwell's also not too kind to the Soviets - he says they sold the Spanish Republicans out (by actively opposing their side in the Spanish civil war), thereby leading to Franco's fascist victory.

[Breezy du Nord]

24. Ooh, Franco again.

If I hadn't taken my precious time wlking to the teacher's desk, i would've got him before anyone else did.

[rwenos]

30. So Read about Franco Anyway! (Education is Never Wasted!)

:D

[JohnKleeb]

26. I could have sworen the Soviets supported them

[Don_G]

8. Can't You Ask Your Instructor?

I would, tell him why and write a dynamite report.

All he can do is say no but he would have to come up with a damm good reason not to allow your essay.

[Breezy du Nord]

10. Good point. he did laugh pretty hard at my political cartoon slamming *

Best damn class EVER.

[mitchtv]

11. that's Stroessner , I think

they caught up to his soulmate Somoza from Nicaragua in Paraguay.Can't forget fulgencio Batista. is Bush's grandaddy Prescott Bush on the list?

[Breezy du Nord]

13. Think you have to actually rule a country to be on the list

Maybe that's why *'s not on there. since rove and skeletor (cheney) are really behind it all.

[trof]

14. HOW WAS YOUR FIRST DATE?

Can't wait to hear.

[Breezy du Nord]

16. Great

dancing is a lot funner than I'd thought it'd be. :)

[HEyHEY]

19. psst

"Funner" is not a word.
Glad to hear the date went well...was your father civil or did the guy have to sign anything?

[Breezy du Nord]

20. No, but he did have to shake his hand

He was all right actually. He behaved better than my dog, who's white and jumped on his black suit. That sure surprised me.

P.S.: funner should be a word. it rocks!

[HEyHEY]

28. Did your dad hurt his hand?

SQUUUEEEZEEE!!

I used ot get yelled at all the time for saying "funner" now I do it to other people!

[Breezy du Nord]

29. No!

At least, i don't think so :P

[trof]

21. I'm so glad.

And I'm glad you enjoyed dancing and "funner' is just fine with me.
;-)

[proud patriot]

18. I'd do it on bush anyway

figure out a way to make up the credit .

and do it on bush anyway ..

[trof]

25. me too

In addition to one from the "approved" list.

[E_Zapata]

23. Do it on Bush anyways.

OR, do an epilogue on Bush and how he compares to the fascist you chose. Seriously. If he is the person who first comes to your mind, you must engage your critical mind's call to shed light on that. uh hum.

[Breezy du Nord]

27. the more I read about Stroessner, the more that seems pretty plausible

if nothing else, I'll write it then post it here.

[sam sarrha]

31. "FASCIST, defination...n.[1]. a philosophy ar system of government that

that advocates or exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with an ideology of belligerent nationalism." you might have to go to a dictionary older than 10 years, when the corporations merged with the publishing companies they rewrote the definition of Fascist...to hide their part in it... I would love to get an "F" on that paper!!!!, let me know if this older definition of Fascism form an 1980's American Heritage Dictionary is the same as the one they gave you...I am very interested if they did. Thanks

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

32. why not? read this list, and tell me Bush is not a fascist

http://images.globalfreepress.com/albums//brhodes/fascisms14.pdf