http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/05/15/republican-party-fascist/
i started to read this essay thinking that it would be mostly BS. i mean, facism, today? i was sure the analogy would be a reach. then i kept reading, and kept nodding, and it never got far fetched.
my question, is he right, or is this confirmation bias?
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Probably not ... but for anyone who wants a little substantiation, give a look at this.
The following is a quote from author and humorist Garrison Keillor (A Prairie Home Companion). It was written about the George W. Bush administration, and it is as true today as it was back then. The only word I added is in brackets [].
The party of Lincoln and Liberty was transmogrified into the party of hairy-backed swamp developers and corporate shills, faith-based economists, fundamentalist bullies with Bibles, Christians of convenience, freelance racists, misanthropic frat boys, shrieking midgets of AM radio, tax cheats, nihilists in golf pants, brownshirts in pinstripes, sweatshop tycoons, hacks, fakirs, aggressive dorks, Lamborghini libertarians, people who believe Neil Armstrong's moonwalk was filmed in Roswell, New Mexico, little honkers out to diminish the rest of us, Newt's evil spawn and their Etch-A-Sketch [candidate] president, a dull and rigid man suspicious of the free flow of information and of secular institutions, whose philosophy is a jumble of badly sutured body parts trying to walk.
Wow. Garrison always did have a way with words. Would love to hear him say them, especially for the benefit of those who, upon seeing those words, would think they had to be spoken with anger or a stressed attitude. Much as I can "hear" him speak those works in his calm, avuncular style, the real deal would very much be worth the having.
Excellent, Pat. Thanks for putting that up!
wow, thems strong words! i'm not familiar with this guy, i'll have to check him out.
I only hear him on NPR. If you don't listen to NPR ever, there is no reason for you to have heard of him.
They made a movie called The Prairie Home Companion, about the show a couple of years ago, I really enjoyed it. I used to listen to his show when every weekend when I worked the shipping post at Honeywell.
they're just crazy folks set in overdrive bubbles set to stun? odd imho
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/8/30/daughter_of_billionaire_gop_d...
mormons just capitalize on the undeducated imho
Roland, interesting post but GHW Bush was a war hero and goes down as the youngest pilot in the entire Armed Forces.
If anything, your post shows how mercenary these people are.
Of course they're fascist. That's why they're always crying about liberals being socialist when they wouldn't even know real socialism if it hit them upside the head. Classic projection tactics and propaganda.
That's not to say that the average Republican is a supporter of fascism. They've just been seduced by the ultra-nationalistic rhetoric and are too proud/stubborn/arrogant to listen to anyone who tries to let them know how badly they're being used by their party's leaders.
It certainly does seem that way, doesn't it? I'm just wondering how far they're willing to go.
Right on, Christian Soldier. “As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free.” C’mon, let’s die for this shit. How many idealistic kids went to their death singing this patriotic, all-American song from the Civil War? It was a "civil" war: everybody said "Thank you" and "please" before they blew you head off.
Another contribution of Goebbels should be mentioned. He’s the guy that came up with the idea that if you take a lie and repeat it over and over people will eventually believe it.
Excellent post. Let me just add that just last week I heard Romney say: “Corporations are people.”
Tell me, my friend, is that above line part of fascism?
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