> Why do you call it proto-fascism? These guys, and GOP as whole I may add,
> are full blown fascists, there is no reason to pull wool over it. The only
> difference between them and the Nazis, the Mussolinis, the Pinochets and the
> Videlas is that GOP does not have the power to do as they please with their
> enemies, or perhaps not yet.
I propose we reserve judgement on this question until the Republicans give the order to open fire on unarmed demonstrators, ban opposing political parties, purge left-wing academics from universities, and shut down all avenues of democratic expression, including lbo-talk.