Posted on 02/11/2005 11:53:24 AM PST by technochick99
This is a major barf alert that I wouldn't even post, but I think that Jim Rob is in one of the first pictures! You should be able to click on the link near the title to view the movie. It took some time to download.
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Got some great ideas for new signs!
That's hilarious. The narrator has the stereotypical passive agressive tone to his voice that is rarely heard from anyone who is not a leftie. It's a unique dialect. His voice quivers with rage about the evil halliburton and enron.
Evidently, these angry 'Rats still don't have a clue what Fascism is...
It must have been put together by a bunch of left wing, liberal, socialist, pinko commie geeks. In other words, Democrats.
"There are two kinds of fascists: fascists, and anti-fascists."
Modern Leftism as Recycled Fascism
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1181490/posts
The narrator is Mike Malloy. He used to be on WLS Radio in Chicago a number of years ago. What a putz!
If these guys keep it up, the uneducated STILL won't know what fascism is, but they'll think whatever it is, it must be groovy.
It never occurs to the DemocRATS that when they try to draw a parallel between the good guys and the bad guys, they usually wind up whitewashing the bad guys instead of tarnishing the good guys as they intended (duh).
Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public display
>>>>>>>>>>>>Just like in WW2. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>During WW2, FDR executed several German spies found in the USA in short order, and interred thousands of Japanese Americans--two things GWB has never done. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>In WW2, the Germans and Japanese were rallied into a unifying frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: Fascist Germans and the Japanese. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
>>>>>>>Just like in WW2. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.
>>>>>>>>>>>>Just like in WW2, and unlike under GWB, where women have abortion rights, initiate divorces, and are in the highest leadership and advisory roles in government. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
>>>>>>>>>>We presently have a far more varied media, with voices from all over the political spectrum, as opposed in WW2, when media was concentrated, with the only prominent voices being pro-war, while folks like the despicable Father Coughlin were marginalized--as opposed to now, when MoveOn, Michael Moore, the networks (which feel free to make up lies about a sitting president to try to get him out of office). Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
>>>>>>>>>What an absolutely moronic point--what country is NOT "obsessed" with national security? And in a time of war? Look at the WW2 era, when people were told to be on the lookout for Nazi subs and to collect scrap metal to help defend against invasion. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
>>>>>>>>Yeah, everyone was an atheist in the forties. "With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph. So help us God." --FDR's Pearl Harbor speech.
Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
>>>>>>>>>>I don't even have to go into FDR's personal background--he was born into wealth. Despite his anti-business practices, he lived the life of a business aristocrat and worked with among others the wealthy businessman and pro-Fascist Joseph Kennedy. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.
>>>>Labor unions did quite well under FDR, but they were dying long before GWBush came into office.
http://www.demographia.com/lm-unn99.htm
FDR gets a pass! First time! But of course, GWB gets a pass, too!
11. Disdainfor Intellectuals and the Arts - Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.
>>>>>>Currently the Bush Administration funds the arts quite well, not to mention having the biggest Federal investment in education--FAR bigger than FDR. The US Office of Censorship did a booming business during WW2. We have nothing comparable to that today. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
>>>> To say that being concerned with crime and punishment means one is obsessed is ludicrous--it's the government's JOB to be concerned with Crime and Punishment. (This is another of the real stretches in this article.)Unlike now, we did not even have Miranda Rights under FDR. Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
>>>>>>>>>>>There have been no charges of corruption in the Bush administration, no trials or subpoenas, other than the usual political bitching from the opposition. As for FDR, he remains along with Harding and JFK is considered by historians one of the prime examples of a president who hires his cronies (which all of them do anyway). Thus, FDR was a Fascist.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections. From Liberty Forum http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?
>>>>>>>>>>>Lucky for us, both FDR and GWB won all their elections fair and square. GWB was not "given" the election by the Supreme Court, the Court merely upheld the law of the land which says--most libs don't know this--elections are controlled by the state legislatures, not the state supreme courts. Even FDR knew that
For anyone too dense to understand, I'm not claiming FDR was a Fascist--merely that this silly and biased piece of propaganda is in itself a tool used by Fascists, and can be manipulated to influence public opinion, something else liberals have in common with Fascists.
Actually, depending on how far left this guy is, he might say, "Yep, FDR was a fascist, too!"
Somehow I doubt it. My point in choosing FDR as my example was because he was the president who fought Fascism, and I have a feeling this noodlebrain consciously crafted this to appeal to his democrat pals.
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