On Feb 19, 2010, at 6:43 PM, SA wrote:
> So that's the real issue. None of us doubts that Tea Baggers, if put
> in power, would do a lot of awful things. But it only makes sense to
> call those things fascist if you believe that given the opportunity,
> they would cancel elections and carry out a Gleichschaltung. Does
> anyone believe that? Can anyone name a single prominent politician
> or writer associated with the Tea Baggers who's said we should
> dispense with elections and install a Great Leader because elections
> divide the volk or because the wrong parties might win? If not, the
> fascist warnings ring a little hollow.
But you don't understand the underlying urgency. Since they're so icky - which seems to be the ultimate meaning of fascism in this context - we have to support Obama & the Dems. They're the last line of defense between us and the goose-steppers.
Doug