http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/dylan-brody/34673/modern-america-raising-fascists-for-fun-and-profitOn a well known social networking site, I recently posted the following:
1924: Stalin bans all free trade unions and outlaws strikes.
1929: Mussolini guts trade unions and puts them under corporate and government control.
1933: Hitler abolishes collective bargaining, trade unions and arrests their leaders.
Now, in the interest of full disclosure, let me say that I had edited this down from a post by Jim Earl. I'll come back to that later, but I don't want to be taking undue credit for his work here. Also, I want to establish plausible deniability in case any of those dates are wrong. My point is, I did no actual research because I am a lazy, lazy man. I saw the post, copied and pasted the part I wanted and stuck it out there in the world.
As I expected, most of my left-leaning friends who replied to the post said things like, "Amen, Bruthah," and "Great post!" (None of them actually said either of those things, but I think those two imagined responses accurately capture the spirit of their replies.) Other friends who lean less leftward responded with outrage, telling me that I was way out of line to compare the actions of Governor Walker in Wisconsin to the noted fascists mentioned in the post.
Here's the beauty of that. I compared nothing to anything in my post. I stated historical incidents which I believe to be true. (Aw, crap. Now I'm in too deep. Wait here while I look this up. . . Sorry about that delay. I'm back. I can't find the date on Stalin, but it looks as though I pretty much - er - Mr. Earl pretty much has my facts straight) So, all I did was list these events. That even those who defend his actions read this list and think, "Oh, he's writing about what Governor Walker is doing in Wisconsin!" is an indication that there is a clear parallel to be drawn.
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