[lbo-talk] Fascism, right-wing populism, and contemporary research

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Feb 19 13:24:03 PST 2010


On Feb 19, 2010, at 4:13 PM, SA wrote:


> But look at the rhetoric and ideology of Coughlin, and those
> immigrant pro-fascists. Does it bear the slightest resemblance at
> all to the Tea Baggers? Coughlin wanted to nationalize the banks,
> for god's sake. If there were a Father Coughlin today, the Tea
> Baggers would see him as a major enemy.

And, as I said earlier, ideology doesn't always comport with practice, interest, or outcome, but reading Mein Kampf gives you a pretty good idea of what Hitler had in mind. It's a lot different from the lunacy the TB'ers spout.

Doug



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