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newthinking

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18. Personal freedom?

Reply to Bucky (Reply #16)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 11:54 PM

Mar 2013

You are right that it is hard to compare what happened at that time to what is happening now (societies are more complicated than that), but seriously, you don't see the controlling nature and authorian nature of the right wing in this country?

I entirely disagree with that line of thinking. Especially having experienced life behind the curtain (as an evangelical). They are not at all about "personal freedom". The are definitely about wanting to define a narrow spectrum of acceptable thought and lifestyle.

It may not be the same thing as Naziism, but it's foolishness to think that in it's full form it would be any better than it.

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Tired of having to explain [View all] iamthebandfanman Mar 2013 OP

We know what happened to those folks. formercia Mar 2013 #1

Nazis used to bust in on Communist and Socialist party meetings and beat everyone to a pulp.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #2

Like cops and Occupy. nt valerief Mar 2013 #3

More like Tea Party types showing up at Town Hall meetings,.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #5

Yeah, like cops beating up, tear-gassing, and imprisoning Occupy protesters. valerief Mar 2013 #7

That's authoritarian all right... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #9

"Liberal Fascism" Doc_Technical Mar 2013 #13

K & R right here! freshwest Mar 2013 #14

I never try to explain. I just laugh it off. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #4

Actually, the Conservative Movement uses the same propaganda. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #6

whatever you say Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #8

I could find something similar only with "Arabs"... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #10

Have fun with that. Buzz Clik Mar 2013 #11

You shouldn't. "Never Forget" was about falling for this crap. Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #12

Obnoxious as it gets, American conservatism doesn't measure up to Naziism Bucky Mar 2013 #16

Personal freedom? newthinking Mar 2013 #18

I've studied the rise of fascism in Europe. It appealed to the same things Republicans aspire to... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #19

I see a lot of projection here, but not a lot of analysis of objective fact Bucky Mar 2013 #20

So, how would you then define them? Your comments seem to (in a way) let them off the hook newthinking Mar 2013 #21

Good question. Bucky Mar 2013 #26

Just because I didn't devote the time to write a thesis on this topic does not make me wrong.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2013 #23

OMG Bucky Mar 2013 #25

If I might add. The OP did not say that conservatives were Nazis newthinking Mar 2013 #22

No, I wasn't responding to the OP with this subthread. Bucky Mar 2013 #24

I had to look up "Feindmachten" Bucky Mar 2013 #17

It gets confusing for Americans when the German Commies denounce "Social Democracy" Bucky Mar 2013 #15