[lbo-talk] Bush frames Israel/Lebanon conflict as struggleagainst "Islamo-fascism"

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>On Aug 8, 2006, at 3:59 AM, Angelus Novus wrote:
>
>>What is the right checklist to use when determing the
>>fascist nature of a movement?  Again, I am not saying
>>"fascism" is the right word for Political Islam, just
>>wondering why it is a self-evident thing to think the
>>word "islamo-fascism" is absurd, whereas calling
>>Israel fascist is ok.
>
>Hey, I'm consistent - I wouldn't call Israel fascist either. A  country, no 
>matter how aggressive and nationalist, with a free press  and regular 
>elections isn't fascist.

Yes, it's a showcase of democracy -- just like the USA, whose voters freely 
reelected a war criminal as president.  The great thing about living in a 
fascist country is that you, the citizen, bear no responsibilities for the 
crimes of the state.  Here in America the Culpable, we're all accessories to 
mass murder in the eyes of the world.  Not a fun place to live.

Carl