> [WS:] What fascist thugs think is quite irrelevant, what matters is the
> degree to which the ruling elite can control these thugs or at least direct
> their actions toward intended targets. The Nazi SA (Sturmabteilung - no pun
> intended :)) had probably a worldview similar to the US right, but as long
> as they acted as just Sturmabteilung or storm troopers for the movement, it
> did not matter.
Okay, but the Nazi SA pledged allegiance to Adolf Hitler, who had written a book saying the Republic should be destroyed, parliaments should be eliminated, etc. Who do the Teabaggers pledge allegiance to? Dick Armey, maybe? Does he want to dissolve Congress and install himself as Fuerher (or anyone else)? Mostly he seems interested in, like, protecting the carried interest tax exemption.
SA (not the Nazi vigilante corps)