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Book Review of "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America"
Baltimore Sun ^
| January 13. 2007
| Jon Wiener
Posted on 01/14/2007 8:29:25 PM PST by freedomdefender
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Who at "Free Press" signed off on a book that calls Christians, "Fascists"? The groundwork is being laid for real persecution of Christians in America.
To: freedomdefender
And yet that entire crew of "fascists" couldn't keep Satan's own party out of Congressional control. Spare me.
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posted on
01/14/2007 8:33:12 PM PST
by
RichInOC
("I see stupid people. They're everywhere...They don't even know that they're dumb.")
To: freedomdefender
LOL. He's right! I admit it! I am just like Weimer Germany! They're coming to take me away, haha, heehee!
To: freedomdefender
I guess this is the far left's answer to Ann Coulter's book...
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posted on
01/14/2007 8:38:37 PM PST
by
TheBattman
(I've got TWO QUESTIONS for you....)
To: freedomdefender
The usual dishonest hit-piece from a guy who was too far-left even for the NY Times.....now he associates himself with "The Nation Institute" and other neo-Stalinist outfits.
fyi, the book's ranting far-left author, Chris Hedges, is the drooling jackal who was one of the most objective, impartial, and fair-minded (sic) NY Times correspondents in recent memory.
He is the guy who proclaimed:
""This is a war of liberation in Iraq, but it is a war of liberation by Iraqis from American occupation."
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posted on
01/14/2007 8:39:01 PM PST
by
Enchante
(Chamberlain Democrats embraced by terrorists and America-haters worldwide!!)
To: freedomdefender
Isn't it amazing how those without God seem so offended and want to attack those WITH God...
Satan loves these useful idiots.
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01/14/2007 8:39:46 PM PST
by
TheBattman
(I've got TWO QUESTIONS for you....)
To: freedomdefender
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posted on
01/14/2007 8:39:58 PM PST
by
Enchante
(Chamberlain Democrats embraced by terrorists and America-haters worldwide!!)
To: freedomdefender
What nonsense. The christian right isn't populated by facists. - rolls eyes. However if one were to imbue some of them with the title of socialists there'd be some truth to that.
To: freedomdefender
Fascism is leftist.
(See: National Socialism)
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posted on
01/14/2007 8:42:18 PM PST
by
Hoodat
( ETERNITY - Smoking, or Non-smoking?)
To: freedomdefender
The only difference between Chris Hedges and Vladimir Lenin is that Lenin had power. That same mindset of oppression and subjugation lives on.
To: freedomdefender
What's interesting about this - without having read the book (only the review you've posted) I am wondering about the level of sophistication of the attack - does he make any theological distictions or is it all just this same big monster called "the Christian right?" If the latter, the work has little credibility, and its support will be of the emotional variety from those who already agree with the premise before turning the first page.
If he does make nuances, it behooves us to heed Niemoller's warning:
When the Nazis came for the communists, I remained silent; I was not a communist.
When they locked up the social democrats, I remained silent; I was not a social democrat.
When they came for the trade unionists, I did not speak out; I was not a trade unionist.
When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out
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posted on
01/14/2007 8:44:55 PM PST
by
Lexinom
(Duncan Hunter 2008 - www.peacethroughstrengthpac.com)
To: freedomdefender
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posted on
01/14/2007 8:47:57 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(If you don't want people to get your goat, don't tell them where it's tied.)
To: freedomdefender
If the conservative Christians come to power, Hedges asserts, evangelical leaders such as Kennedy, Falwell and Robertson could be "calling for the punishment, detention and quarantining of gays and lesbians - as well as abortionists, Muslims and other nonbelievers."
One thing that me and this guy have in common is that neither one of us knows what in the hell he's talking about. Who does he hope to alarm with these absurd charges? Those that would eat it up are already on his side and have been for a long time.
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01/14/2007 8:48:21 PM PST
by
Jaysun
(I've never paid for sex in my life. And that's really pissed off a lot of prostitutes.)
To: Zack Nguyen
Ha-HAH! They'll be sorry, those mangey mutts!
The day he came for me, they all laughed...
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Now it's their turn, haha, heehee!
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posted on
01/14/2007 8:49:40 PM PST
by
ApplegateRanch
(Islam: a Satanically Transmitted Disease, spread by unprotected intimate contact with the Koranus.)
To: freedomdefender
He doesn't sayOf course not, because to propose a solution would be to become exactly what he is projecting onto the "Christian Right."
To: freedomdefender
"Hedges concludes that the Christian right "should no longer be tolerated",..."
"Hedges advocates passage of federal hate-crimes legislation prohibiting intolerance..."
LOL!
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01/14/2007 8:52:30 PM PST
by
Search4Truth
(Hosea 4:6 warns, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:)
To: freedomdefender
I remember Chris Hedges when he went to college. Didn't seem like such a peace weenie back then. Too bad. I actually liked him. Sigh.
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posted on
01/14/2007 9:00:16 PM PST
by
Marysecretary
(GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
To: freedomdefender
"should no longer be tolerated," because it "would destroy the tolerance" Umm, er..
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To: Search4Truth
Yeah that's the irony. They become what they think they're pointing at. If he thinks the Christian right is fascist wait until he lives under Sharia law. Aim at nothing and you hit it every time.
"Hedges concludes that the Christian right "should no longer be tolerated",..."
To: All
Virtually all of Christianity
"should no longer be tolerated," because it "would destroy the tolerance that makes an open society possible."We must destroy freedom and our open society in order to save freedom and our open society.
Liberalism is an emotional illness.
I hope to live long enough to find out that I am wrong; to wit, the nutty liberals ain't crazy after all. We really will intern the nuttiest of the nutty liberals.
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posted on
01/14/2007 9:34:03 PM PST
by
WilliamofCarmichael
(If modern America's Man on Horseback is out there, Get on the damn horse already!)
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