Posted on 08/31/2005 9:32:02 AM PDT by hinterlander
Baath Arab Socialist Party.
How the left hates to be reminded of their fascism. You can see their eye's spin when you remind them that Nazi's were socialists.
By the late 1930s Communists were nationalists as well. The main difference between the Communists and the Nazis in the 1930s was the group each chose to demonize. By the end of the 40s, there was overlap even there.
But isn't it uncannily amazing that the POLICIES of the Nazis so closely resemble those advocated by todays left-wing Democrats. Maybe they are looking in a mirror when they use the term Nazi.
When you don't have an argument, call people names. People who use this term loosely "nazi" haven't a clue as to what this means--it just sounds good apparently.
Even a big-time lefty like Christopher Hitchens says these people are nuts.
Wasn't President Berlusconi excoriated by the European left for using that exact same expression with regards to a German Social Democrat?
Getting a tad hyperbolic here.
The SA and SS were (originally) private paramilitary party organizations, not government employees. The equivalent in the US would be if the Democrat or Republican parties had their own private armed forces.
Far Left and Far Right are right next to each other, because the political spectrum resembles a circle, more than a straight line.
LOL. I agree. They probably have several saved on their computers, at the ready to copy and paste, and mix and match. Some of them are too stupid to even write them, just plagiarize them.
Thank You!!! You are absolutely correct.
And a communist is.....?
Exactly. I've been making this point lately. In Europe the political axis defined as left/right ranks groups for their internationalism/nationism. In the US we use the same terms (left/right) to rank groups in terms of statism/individualism. These two axes don't measure the same things, but we use the same terms. That causes a lot of confusion. By our terms, fascists, nazis, and communists are just variants on leftism. By European terms, our conservatives don't fit on the axis at all. But since we tend to be for strong national defense and cultural values, they lump us with their "right." It's like asking, "How much is 2+2: blue or green?"
I suppose they (and Cindy Sheehan) are not aware of Godwin's Law.
Question:
If
1) The neo-cons are Jews
2) The neo-cons are now running our Foreign Policy
3) Nazis hate Jews
are we now to believe that the Jews and the Nazis have come to some agreement? Is our new form of government now Neo-Fascism? Am I a Neo-Con Jew Nazi?
I am getting so confused as to who I am supposed to be.
</sarcasmoff>
Fascism = National Socialism = Nazism
Communism = International Socialism
Liberalism = Progressivism = American Socialism
Conservatism = FREEDOM
I was duped as well by our lovely public school system. Took 9/11 for me to wake up along with Rush, Hannity and FreeRepublic!
I think we have seen cases where the Dems have used strong-arm tactics (THUGS & VANDALS) to enforce, coerce, frighten, and punish their ideological enemies, but I don't think Republicans have, or ever would, thank God.
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