Well, God forbid you would want to have a serious discussion on an important matter. Much better to rely on simplistic slogans than serious political analysis. I would point out that it was under FDR that the repressive legislation of the Brown Scare was put in place where a few years later it was used to destroy labor unions through red-baiting, but what the heck, history sucks, right?
-Chip Berlet
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> [mailto:owner-lbo-talk at lists.panix.com]On Behalf Of Rob Schaap
> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 8:48 AM
> To: lbo-talk at lists.panix.com
> Subject: Re: Defining Fascism
>
>
> "The liberty of democracy is not safe if the people tolerate
> the growth of
> private power to a point where it becomes stronger than that
> of the state
> itself. That, in essence, is fascism - ownership of government by an
> individual, by a group, or any controlling private power."
>
> FDR
>
> Ownership of government by private power - that'll do this
> unread ignoramus
> for a definition, Chip.