Just one man's opinion

[LibraryLady]

but he has created a formidable list........

His list is 14 things the facist governments of the 1930-40s had in common.
This was written in 2003.

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4113.htm

[ralph]

regarding number 1 . --------------- I like nationalism as far as I understand it . Pride in country , secure borders , strongest military in the world . Lapel pins , bunting and flags do nothing for me . Things that are foreign , I don't like them in the USA and I mostly mean the flood of imported immigrants that the USA has experienced since the 70s when the USA population was 'about' 200 million in the 1970 census to what it is now [2010] when it was 310 million not counting illegal aliens . Nowadays there are probably 330 million not counting illegal aliens . Foreign and foreigners outside the USA are fine Library Lady !!

[ralph]

number 2 , disdain for human rights , all that means is what some elite group of internationalists , probably the 'un' says what human rights are . That aside , human rights in the USA are fine and dandy aren't they ??

[ralph]

number 4 military and militarism , Military and borders are probably 2 of the most important things a country can have , imo !!

[GFB]

None of those are the defining characteristic.

What makes Fascism, besides a dictator..is the government owns or controls all businesses.

[planosteve]

None of those are the defining characteristic.

What makes Fascism, besides a dictator..is the government owns or controls all businesses.

Owns is socialism, controls is fascism

[GFB]

None of those are the defining characteristic.

What makes Fascism, besides a dictator..is the government owns or controls all businesses.

Owns is socialism, controls is fascism

Yeah, whatever.

Point is..liberalism is the modern day fascism.

The government must control everything.

[planosteve]

None of those are the defining characteristic.

What makes Fascism, besides a dictator..is the government owns or controls all businesses.

Owns is socialism, controls is fascism

Yeah, whatever.

Point is..liberalism is the modern day fascism.

The government must control everything.

2/3 of the Federal govt. is controlled by Republcans.

[GFB]

What makes Fascism, besides a dictator..is the government owns or controls all businesses.

Owns is socialism, controls is fascism

Yeah, whatever.

Point is..liberalism is the modern day fascism.

The government must control everything.

2/3 of the Federal govt. is controlled by Republcans.

I'm not defining the realities of government.

I'm relating fascism to the ideology of liberalism..regardless of who controls what.

[jellowrestling]

2/3 of the Federal govt. is controlled by Republcans.

Bureaucrats run most of the government, and they tend to be Progressives/liberals.

[LibraryLady2]

Time to review the list.........

[Red Oak]

[planosteve]

2/3 of the Federal govt. is controlled by Republcans.

Bureaucrats run most of the government, and they tend to be Progressives/liberals.

Yeah, but....they "operate" it. They don't "run" it by design. Not unless the leadership is weak or ineffective.

[jellowrestling]

2/3 of the Federal govt. is controlled by Republcans.

Bureaucrats run most of the government, and they tend to be Progressives/liberals.

Yeah, but....they "operate" it. They don't "run" it by design. Not unless the leadership is weak or ineffective.

They've been "running" it for the last eight years. That's why they hate Trump.

[Bob Of Burleson]

Not me. I don't like him because he's an obnoxious blowhard.

[GFB]

Not me. I don't like him because he's an obnoxious blowhard.

Stick around..he's just warmin' up.

[Bob Of Burleson]

That's just what I'm afraid of.

[Red Oak]

When BoB praises Trump we will then know Trump is off track.

[jellowrestling]

Most of those apply to FDR's reign.

[planosteve]

There's a big one missing from the list. Fiat money. Once a govt. can create money out of thin air, it's going to spend the country into oblivion. And it has. It just hasn't collapsed yet. But, it will. Only question is when. Stockman says it's already overdue. Others think it's about 1928 and speculators will make a fortune in the next several years. I don't know which is right.