Dare we say, "fascism"? [View All]

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When government and private interests merge you get the rise of fascism.
A strong word but more and more appropriate.

"A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#Definition

"philathome", from another board, says it well here:

The promotion of the concept of corporatism is
replayed constantly by the economic interests
that control the media from the newspapers to the
financial shows on television. Just watch any of
the morning financial shows on Fox and you'll see
that there is no shame among the hosts and guests
in promoting the advancement of this idea to the
detriment of the rights of the rest of the
population. When they are confronted with
exposing their proximity to fascism, they resort
to saying that they are just capatalists
exercising their rights in a free market; but if
you look beyond the surface the direction is
unmistakable.

If you haven't seen it before,the 14 points of
fascism details this and several other tactics
used to direct a people toward a fascist state.
Identifying and targeting certain groups as
enemies is one of the prime examples. Hitler and
Mussolini both did it by targeting Jews,
Liberals, gays and the disabled as either enemies
of the state or weak and not worthy of aid
because they didn't contribute to the maintenance
of the states goals.
Examining the way the conservative movement is
proceeding shows that they are on the exact same
path; reducing social services for the poor and
sick, cronyism in government, proclaiming
themselves as the only ones capable of
patriotism, promoting militarism, reducing civil
rights under the guise of protecting the people
from a continuous threat; its all there. Just
listen to Hannity talk for a few minutes, if you
can stand to. He is the epitomy of fascism today
in this country.