18-08-2012, 06:35 AM
LR Trotter Wrote:Adele Edisen Wrote:I am going to say something bold and rash. You may accept it or not. I think this country is in the midst of a fascist takeover.
There, I said it! Maybe I'm not the only one to say and think the same.
Adele
Ms Edisen,
I have to wonder what percentage of the general public knows what a fascist is. Now, that would be the general public, and not just the readers of this forum. My age group, +/- a few years has been programmed to fear a communist takeover, and now terrorism, but very little discussion about fascism has been forthcoming. Or did I miss it?
I think what you say Adele is what I think is happening too. And Larry, your observation is very interesting too. For me the whole distraction of the communist bogeyman was part of the fascist bag of tricks. Like the magician's sleight of hand so your attention is diverted elsewhere while the real action is happening some where else. As Chomsky points out the US allows 'freedom of speech' but it takes place with in a very narrow band. Whole areas are off bounds. Invisible. Silent. Yes, you missed it. But you were never meant to see it.
"The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it." Karl Marx
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.
"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.