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

[Max Sawicky]

Not too long ago some of us viewed the Christian right as a neo-fascist threat.
They were able to mobilize and organize like crazy, much more than what has
been observed thus far with the TP.  They have realized a certain degree of
political power and have done a lot of damage (I'm thinking Texas school books,
eliminating access to abortion), but at the same time the GOP has been selling
them out for decades.  They did not react to this betrayal by separating and
recasting themselves, instead they fizzled.  The same scenario is conceivable
for the TP.  If Obama tried to transcend neo-liberal boundaries just a
bit, and/or
if the economy got a lot worse, or if there was some kind of
progressive mobilization,
the prognosis would be different.

As things stand there does not seem to be much need for a fascist
movement, so the
main outcome of the TP is flailing around, followed by demoralization
and dissolution.
Remember how huge the Perot thing was, for a few microseconds?  I'd say any
secessionist move would be a joke.

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 3:59 PM, Marv Gandall <marvgandall at videotron.ca> wrote:
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> On 2010-02-20, at 2:04 PM, Wojtek S wrote:
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>> I think that a more likely outcome of the actual (as opposed to potential)
>> growth of fascist movement in the US is the break-up of the union with some
>> states taken over by the fascists while other resisting them.
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> There is already secessionist talk by supporters of the Tea Party movement, most recently from a state senator in South Carolina. I expect the TP supporters are heavily concentrated in the "red states", especially the South, where this sentiment has never really died. Is that the case?
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