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In reply to the discussion: Get One Thing Clear: NSA Domestic Spy Op Is FASCISM [View all]Civilization2
(649 posts)Paxton provides one definition, one that suited his needs, hardly definitive.
The point is not to argue semantics; the rise of Corporate-Military/Surveillance-State power OVER Democracy is the issue.
Your saying that "Bush voluntarily relinquished power" misses the point, as the power no longer resides with the PR face of the fascist state. Clearly, if you look to any public opinion poles, you know that the actions of the govt. over the last 40 years has move farther and farther away from the will of the people. The interests of the 1% wealth hoarders is what is reflected in the actions of the government in opposition to the will of the people.
Government without the CONSENT of the governed is illegitimate. Secrecy in government is always a bad thing.