Who is "Fascist" (Thomas Sowell hits the nail on the head)

Townhall ^ | February 14, 2008 | Thomas Sowell

[djsherin]

It's a bit old, but still worth the read.

[EyeGuy]

If America could regain its sanity it would be Thomas Sowell who would be bearing down on the coronation as America’s “first black President”, not the unaccomplished, class-warfare, affirmative action Marxist from Chicago.

[the anti-liberal]

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[henkster]

Ditto that. He’s a great and brilliant man.

One quote struck me:

“Only after Hitler and Mussolini disgraced themselves, mainly by their brutal military aggressions in the 1930s, did the left distance themselves from these international pariahs.”

Actually, there was one additional trigger required for the left to completely “disown” fascism. Anyone care to guess what that was?

[Thinkin]

Agree !!

Sowell for VP....
wouldn’t that be sweet !!

[griswold3]

here, here. Ken Blackwell would be our governor, too!

[InABunkerUnderSF]

If America could regain its sanity it would be Thomas Sowell who would be bearing down on the coronation as America’s “first black President”, not the unaccomplished, class-warfare, affirmative action Marxist Liberal Fascist from Chicago.

[DoughtyOne]

Probably losing the war...

[chesley]

I read Jonah's book, and I have to say it was well-researched and gave a very penetrating analysis of the left.

There was little in the way of the ideas of the left and the fascists that I had not read before; but there was a wealth of detail of which I was previously unaware.

For those that have never before seen that fascists and socialists, particularly commies, are but two sides of the same coin, I highly recommend this book. For those that have previously recognized this face, I still highly recommend this book.

[mainestategop]

“Only after Hitler and Mussolini disgraced themselves, mainly by their brutal military aggressions in the 1930s, did the left distance themselves from these international pariahs.” Actually, there was one additional trigger required for the left to completely “disown” fascism. Anyone care to guess what that was?

Yeah... Operation Barbarossa. After Hitler signed non aggression pact with the USSR the Liberals all screamed for FDR to back down. But once they attacked Russia all the libs began screaming for America to attack Germany.

I don't understand one thing though. Nazi Germany and the USSR under Stalin were both leftists. They both believed the same things that the Demonrat liberals believe in, (they just keep some of it to themselves though.) What difference would it make for liberals if Stalin did lose?

[henkster]

Nope. The far left had a gushing love-fest with fascism after August 14, 1939, which affair ended suddenly on June 22, 1941.

[MrB]

They still love fascism, but they understood that they had to keep their heads down for a while or call it something else.

[DoughtyOne]

LOL, the invasion of Russia. There you go, sacred ground to any card carrying leftist.

[ClearCase_guy]

Stalin was a Marxist. Hitler was merely a Socialist. Both on the Left, and if they were allied it seemed like a good thing to anyone who loved the Left. But when the fighting started, American Leftists had to choose sides — and they preferred the Marxist — the glory of the Bolshevik Revolution was central to the self-image of the Left (”I have seen the future — and it works”).

[JmyBryan]

I also read the book and highly recommend it as well.

[Lurker]

What difference would it make for liberals if Stalin did lose?

It would have made a huge difference. Stalin was the 'intellectual heir' of Marxism-Leninism which is the lodestone of liberals everywhere. The NYT was one of the principal cheerleaders for that murderous thug, btw.

Since the USSR was the 'birthplace' of socialism, it had to be defended from 'fascism', even though there isn't a dimes bit of difference between them.

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[mainestategop]

It would have made a huge difference. Stalin was the 'intellectual heir' of Marxism-Leninism which is the lodestone of liberals everywhere. The NYT was one of the principal cheerleaders for that murderous thug, btw.

Actually I heard from Chaim Ben Pesach that the NYT supported Hitler too. The guy who wrote the articles praising Hitler and Stalin won a Pulitzer prize for each article. Ironically the guy was a Jew

[mainestategop]

I know his website is banned on FR but I'm going to write about the NYT on my blog about this tomorrow I think.

[MtnClimber]

Hitler attacked the USSR, which the left loved even more than the Fascists.

[tbw2]

WW2?