[lbo-talk] Re: 14 characteristics of fascism

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>Jon Johanning wrote:
>  > Most of the characteristics Britt lists are actually properties than can
>>  be observed in any nation in a state of war.
>
>Without exception, I have never heard an argument of the form "the 
>U.S. is heading towards fascism" that does not have the following 
>form hidden within in it:
>
>All rabbits are mammals.
>Therefore all mammals are rabbits.
>
>We need a new version of the story of the boy who cried wolf. 
>Perhaps someone on the list could invent one having the following 
>form.
>
>The last time the boy cried wolf everyone still believed him so they 
>all ran out to the pasture to fight the wolf and a python sneaked in 
>the back door and ate up all the children.
>
>Carrol

Is there some sort of political subtext to the rising frequency of 
the use of the term "fascist" to characterize the Bush administration 
and/or the Republican Party?  Like preparing for an all-out electoral 
campaign to vote a Democrat -- any Democrat -- into the White House?
-- 
Yoshie

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