dorkfarce, do you even know what fascism is or are you just repeating something stupid you heard on Kos? Here is fascism my friend:

"Fascism" is a term that was originally coined by the Italian dictator Mussolini to describe his adaptation of Marxism to the conditions of Italy after World War I. Lenin in Russia made somewhat different adaptations of Marxism to the conditions in Russia during the same period and his adaptations came to be called Marxism/Leninism. Mussolini stayed closer to Marx in that he felt that Italy had to go through a capitalist stage before it could reach socialism whereas Lenin attempted to push Russia straight from semi-feudalism into socialism. Mussolini's princip...

dorkfarce, do you even know what fascism is or are you just repeating something stupid you heard on Kos? Here is fascism my friend:

"Fascism" is a term that was originally coined by the Italian dictator Mussolini to describe his adaptation of Marxism to the conditions of Italy after World War I. Lenin in Russia made somewhat different adaptations of Marxism to the conditions in Russia during the same period and his adaptations came to be called Marxism/Leninism. Mussolini stayed closer to Marx in that he felt that Italy had to go through a capitalist stage before it could reach socialism whereas Lenin attempted to push Russia straight from semi-feudalism into socialism. Mussolini's principal modification of Marxism was his rejection of the notion of class war, something that put him decisively at odds with Lenin's "Reds".

If the term "Fascism" means anything of itself it means "Groupism" -- as the fasci of Italy at the time were simply groups of political activists. The fasces of ancient Roman times were of course the bundles of rods carried by the lictors to symbolize the great strength of the organized Roman people. The idea again was that people were stronger in groups than as individuals.

Who said this in 1968? "I am not, and never have been, a man of the right. My position was on the Left and is now in the centre of politics". It was Sir Oswald Mosley, founder and leader of the British Union of Fascists

And where did Hitler get the idea of Germany as a biological organism? He could have got it from various sources but one of the most prominent sources of such thinking was again the very anti-business Woodrow Wilson -- who justified his wish to scrap the checks and balances of the American constitution on the grounds that the U.S. government was "not a machine, but a living thing. It falls, not under the theory of the universe, but under the theory of organic life... No living thing can have its organs offset against each other, as checks, and live". And American Leftists still often characterize the constitution as a "living" thing to this day. Like Wilson, they use such language as an excu...

And where did Hitler get the idea of Germany as a biological organism? He could have got it from various sources but one of the most prominent sources of such thinking was again the very anti-business Woodrow Wilson -- who justified his wish to scrap the checks and balances of the American constitution on the grounds that the U.S. government was "not a machine, but a living thing. It falls, not under the theory of the universe, but under the theory of organic life... No living thing can have its organs offset against each other, as checks, and live". And American Leftists still often characterize the constitution as a "living" thing to this day. Like Wilson, they use such language as an excuse for escaping the constraint of law that does not suit them. Hitler would have seen that as perfectly proper.

Save your bullshit blame game dorkfarce because you only expose yourself as a fascist when you go off projecting this bullshit onto others.

I use Fascism in the proper modern form, to represent unfair authoritarianism, the end result of the Right Wing movement, as they try to control the thoughts and actions of their fellow citizens while giving themselves more and more power. Fascism has nothing to do with Marxism. If you studied the history, you'd see that it was a misdirected label by people who didn't truly understand what was going on. The term Fascism applies to any action that enforces authoritarianism on a populace, for whatever reason. It isn't reserved specifically for either wing of politics, although it has a greater affinity for the right wing because that wing has a greater tendency to abuse its power. In reality, ...

I use Fascism in the proper modern form, to represent unfair authoritarianism, the end result of the Right Wing movement, as they try to control the thoughts and actions of their fellow citizens while giving themselves more and more power. Fascism has nothing to do with Marxism. If you studied the history, you'd see that it was a misdirected label by people who didn't truly understand what was going on. The term Fascism applies to any action that enforces authoritarianism on a populace, for whatever reason. It isn't reserved specifically for either wing of politics, although it has a greater affinity for the right wing because that wing has a greater tendency to abuse its power. In reality, a left-wing movement becoming fascist is actually quite rare. The fact that it's been seen historically does not affect that rarity.

However, we have seen quite a prevalent display of right-wing fascism in the Bush Administration, and by craft or malaise, we are still seeing too much of it remaining in the right-centre Obama government.

Learn to understand history before you quote it, COT