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Mon Nov-13-06 04:41 AM
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American Fascist Party. Is this for real? I can't tell. |
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Edited on Mon Nov-13-06 04:54 AM by Syrinx
They sure seem less fearsome than the Republicans. But I can't tell if this is a lame joke, or a lame group of wannabe fascists. http://www.americanfascistparty.com/index2.html
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Mon Nov-13-06 04:45 AM
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1. Yeah, since the Republicans lost the disenfranchised among |
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the lot have started their own party.
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AIJ Alom
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Mon Nov-13-06 04:46 AM
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2. I think they are serious. |
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And Now that the SS Republican is sinking, there ranks may swell.
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Mon Nov-13-06 06:38 AM
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4. Bu$h will pardon Saddam so he can be president of the group |
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Mon Nov-13-06 06:33 AM
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3. it is a nonfunctional page |
DemocratSinceBirth
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Mon Nov-13-06 06:40 AM
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It really is modeled on the fascist parties of 1930's and 1940's Europe. Emphasis on the group instead of the individual and an emphasis on a directed economy with government control and assistance to private corporations.
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Mon Nov-13-06 07:04 AM
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I don't think they are wanna bes. There a lot of these kind of groups all over the place. They are the white-supremacists, and such among the population.
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AntiFascist
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Mon Nov-13-06 07:30 AM
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7. They claim to be non-racist.... |
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but the uniformity, nationalistic and, I assume, authoritarian aspects to their movement sounds like North Korea. Stressing "all things great" means that which is not considered great gets crushed, as in capitalistic-anarchy. Also, I don't see how government can favor corporations without inherent corruption. It sounds like the worst of all possible worlds.
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Mon Nov-13-06 07:35 AM
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8. They Use Japan's MITI As Their Model |
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That was really in vogue with some Democrats in the early eighties...
The American automobile industry is in dire need help from someone but who and how.
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AntiFascist
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Mon Nov-13-06 07:51 AM
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9. I think the bottom line is that the culture of Japan was very disciplined... |
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teamwork is/was stressed to the nth degree where creativity and individualism was looked down upon and discouraged. In a way, this parallels the idea of fascism. Every process is analyzed for improvements in efficiency where small improvements are made gradually toward a larger goal, stressing lean production.
"The Machine that Changed the World" discusses how lean production revolutionized the Japanese auto industry. "The Goal" is a good book about the process of ongoing improvement.
I think people can be self-disciplined without resorting to a change in political structure.
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Mon Nov-13-06 08:02 AM
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10. The Asian Culture Is Very Different... |
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Edited on Mon Nov-13-06 08:03 AM by DemocratSinceBirth
I read where MITI tried to discourage Soichiro Honda from starting his own automobile company. He refused.
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Mon Nov-13-06 08:07 AM
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12. In the mid-90s Japanese entrepreneurs were even known.. |
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to come to California and start their own businesses! Western culture is having a definite influence.
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Mon Nov-13-06 08:03 AM
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11. Right...they took over the White House in 2000 |
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