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hifiguy

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34. Leo Strauss is one of those ironies thrown up by history.

Wed Oct 24, 2012, 11:08 PM

Oct 2012

A Jewish intellectual who fled Nazi Germany and then spent the rest of his life reinventing a "better" Nazism sans the anti-Semitism.

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The Dark Age of Money: Milton Friedman and the Rise of Monetary Fascism [View all] Octafish Oct 2012 OP

Friedman and his laissaez-fairytalism was just what the corporate-fascists were byeya Oct 2012 #1

A total failure for the nation and the 99-percent. Octafish Oct 2012 #2

You're welcome; but, you deserve the credit in bringing this little reported fact - a life byeya Oct 2012 #9

Sadly, today's Republicans are even worse than Friedman. NYC Liberal Oct 2012 #14

k&r Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #3

Thank you for the heads-up. Incredible. Octafish Oct 2012 #13

who was the latin-looking guy after friedman? HiPointDem Oct 2012 #23

Adnan Khashoggi--Iran/Contra guy. Starry Messenger Oct 2012 #25

thanks. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #38

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #4

You are welcome, Uncle Joe! Didya see this about Sanford Weill? Octafish Oct 2012 #21

I thought Uncle Joe Oct 2012 #22

It was no accident. They learned how to pull it off during the S&L debacle. Octafish Oct 2012 #24

People who liked this ... GeorgeGist Oct 2012 #5

Great intellect, hers... Octafish Oct 2012 #31

kick for truth Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #6

Economic Domination IS Political Octafish Oct 2012 #41

According to Wikipedia Stainless Oct 2012 #7

David Stockman, Pruneface Budget Director, said the wealth transfer was political... Octafish Oct 2012 #42

50 years from now, wonder what economic historians will say? JackN415 Oct 2012 #8

''Thus died the American Dream...'' Octafish Oct 2012 #43

Monetary fascism = worse than traditional fascism... HiPointDem Oct 2012 #10

That's as good an explanation as I've ever seen: Thanks. The financial byeya Oct 2012 #11

For roughly 20 years after WWII this nation built up enormous equity. Over the next 30 years Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #15

The other term I've seen bandied about is "friendly fascism." Selatius Oct 2012 #28

This sentence, "...uses the powers of the state to put the interest of money and the financial class Egalitarian Thug Oct 2012 #12

A brilliant article - thanks Octafish. hifiguy Oct 2012 #16

this is why the EU is failing: They put the demands of the banks above the needs of people. librechik Oct 2012 #17

The EU also needs a treasury and the individual nations need to be able to adjust byeya Oct 2012 #20

K&R#23 n/t, Sir! bobthedrummer Oct 2012 #18

I call it economic terrorism. Initech Oct 2012 #19

Govts need to use the military to take over banks, before the banksters buy their military, too. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #26

Friedman has been discredited in nearly every country but the US. laundry_queen Oct 2012 #27

Friedman was big in Pinochet's Chile - It was a natural fit, imo. byeya Oct 2012 #39

One quibble with the excerpt........ socialist_n_TN Oct 2012 #29

Yes, FDR saved the capitalists' bacon and got their hatred in return. It would byeya Oct 2012 #40

One concept that sticks... AntiFascist Oct 2012 #30

Leo Strauss is one of those ironies thrown up by history. hifiguy Oct 2012 #34

This entire thread is MUST READ stuff! ... My thanks to all of the contributors. Bozita Oct 2012 #32

K&R woo me with science Oct 2012 #33

thank you Octafish... tex-wyo-dem Oct 2012 #35

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First post.. Ron O Nov 2012 #44