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Catherina

(35,568 posts)
32. Well he’s looking, he’s looking, he’s looking down
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 12:07 AM
Mar 2014



Well he’s looking, he’s looking, he’s looking down,
Hoping you’ll clean up this dirty old town.
Finish his battle, before it turns rotten,
Your granddad didn’t vote for fascists, he shot 'em.

Yeah he shot 'em, he shot 'em, he shot 'em down,
Fired his gun till they hit the ground.
So I hope, you’ve not forgotten:
Your granddad didn’t vote for fascists
He shot 'em
down.


"The obvious types of American fascists are dealt with on the air and in the press. These demagogues and stooges are fronts for others. Dangerous as these people may be, they are not so significant as thousands of other people who have never been mentioned. The really dangerous American fascists are not those who are hooked up directly or indirectly with the Axis. The FBI has its finger on those. The dangerous American fascist is the man who wants to do in the United States in an American way what Hitler did in Germany in a Prussian way. The American fascist would prefer not to use violence. His method is to poison the channels of public information. With a fascist the problem is never how best to present the truth to the public but how best to use the news to deceive the public into giving the fascist and his group more money or more power.

If we define an American fascist as one who in case of conflict puts money and power ahead of human beings, then there are undoubtedly several million fascists in the United States. There are probably several hundred thousand if we narrow the definition to include only those who in their search for money and power are ruthless and deceitful. Most American fascists are enthusiastically supporting the war effort... They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.

-- Henry A. Wallace, FDR's second Vice President and the New Deal visionary before the corporate wing of the Democrat party refused to allow him to be FDR's VP for the next term and brought that corporate rat Harry Truman in. FDR almost turned down the democratic nomination because of that. "



In 1940, he was FDR's running mate and served as his vice president for four years. But in 1944, against the advice of the Democratic Party's progressives and liberals - including his wife Eleanor - FDR reluctantly allowed the party's conservative, pro-business and segregationist wing to replace Wallace with Sen. Harry Truman as the vice presidential candidate, a move that Stone calls the "greatest blunder" of Roosevelt's career. Had Wallace remained as vice president, he would have become president when FDR died in April 1945.

Wallace opposed the cold war, the arms race with the Soviet Union and racial segregation. He was a strong advocate of labor unions, national health insurance, public works jobs and women's equality. He would have been, without question, the most radical president in American history. He would have served out the remaining three years of FDR's fourth term and certainly would have sought to be elected on his own in 1948.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/14297-henry-wallace-americas-forgotten-visionary

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Wuh?? functioning_cog Mar 2014 #1
I'm guessing it's an "If Sarah Palin was a progressive" post? 11 Bravo Mar 2014 #73
WHARRGARBL! Silent3 Mar 2014 #2
LOL. I don't know a thing about you, but thanks for the laugh. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #42
are you talking about the people who dare disbelieve what rt.com says? nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #3
That would not make sense, Faux HATES RT, always have. Faux hates anything that sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #4
that's what he apparently believes, that people who distrust President Putin's geek tragedy Mar 2014 #5
You mean like those who distrust the Media owned by Six Corporations must be Commies? sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #8
One has to employ their own judgment. geek tragedy Mar 2014 #12
The Corporate media is junk. I didn't think there was any argument about that. When rt helps lie sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #30
There are fascist governments, movements, parties, economies and people. They act like this: freshwest Mar 2014 #18
I like the cut of your jib functioning_cog Mar 2014 #24
Why, thank you! I'll be here all week! I think... And for our fascists: freshwest Mar 2014 #38
I have days when I feel EXACTLY like that cat Tsiyu Mar 2014 #50
No Kidding! Aerows Mar 2014 #75
My cat does that AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #55
Cats are divinely charged with enforcing Feng Shui. Your desk clearly needs altering. Obey kitty. freshwest Mar 2014 #58
That is one of my favorite gifs. It always makes me laugh out loud. nt tblue37 Mar 2014 #63
So who do you trust? Luminous Animal Mar 2014 #45
Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #7
As far as I know, I replied to a human being, not a thing. What are you referring to? sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #9
Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #11
climb down off that cross, pal, we could put the wood to better use. nt dionysus Mar 2014 #13
excuse me, what do you mean by "you did not reply to a human?" geek tragedy Mar 2014 #14
Whoa. That's gonna leave a mark, and very true of that expression: freshwest Mar 2014 #20
quite honestly, I am not sure I feel safe being here with people geek tragedy Mar 2014 #23
Something tells me that one is already on his way out the door. Rex Mar 2014 #27
Well, he won't be replying to you now. And you analyzed that perfectly, gt. Kudos. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #40
You do have the onboard cam disabled on your computer, don't you? freshwest Mar 2014 #48
I understood you. woo me with science Mar 2014 #17
so you have no problem with him referring to me as a non-human and a "thing" geek tragedy Mar 2014 #19
i seems they eventually become that with which they hate, doesn't it? dionysus Mar 2014 #26
Just ask the yellow king nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #28
The language of fascism has been used against me and others here on a regular basis. I'm glad to see sabrina 1 Mar 2014 #53
you just displayed a tremendous lack of class . no surprise. nt dionysus Mar 2014 #29
"the thing you replied to". geek tragedy Mar 2014 #10
don't be offended, he just had an extra large bowl of trollios cereal for breakfast today. dionysus Mar 2014 #15
eh, that kind of talk is kind of scary, people who dehumanize do so to make it easier to kill geek tragedy Mar 2014 #16
no kidding! ;) dionysus Mar 2014 #21
The attitude reminds me of the leader here: freshwest Mar 2014 #41
Trollios. Snort lonestarnot Mar 2014 #25
Beware: freshwest Mar 2014 #33
And pizza last night! 'Previously banned troll.' He sounded familiar, couldn't control his hatred: freshwest Mar 2014 #65
Thanks, that's another keeper. Some people forget that: freshwest Mar 2014 #43
Hey, you should embrace your Thing-iness Scootaloo Mar 2014 #52
maybe the new F4 film will be such an improvement geek tragedy Mar 2014 #59
I think you won't hear from him for awhile functioning_cog Mar 2014 #37
Farewell, sweet prince, we barely knew ye. Or some such mixed quotation... n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #44
he'll re-register as a zombie nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #60
He already had, same style everytime, couldn't help himself: freshwest Mar 2014 #67
what were his previous handles? nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #74
That I don't know, but I pay attention to style. His style was to post an OP and attack DUers. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #76
sadly, a pretty common style nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #77
Fuck the GOP. You show me a bigoted theocratic fascist and I'll show you a Republican. Lint Head Mar 2014 #6
^^^This!^^^ eom BlueCaliDem Mar 2014 #22
^^^That!^^^ freshwest Mar 2014 #46
does not compute? treestar Mar 2014 #31
Someone's feeling a little neglected.. Cha Mar 2014 #34
no kidding! treestar Mar 2014 #35
Cracking up at those Cha Mar 2014 #36
I'm having a great time. Meta returns to DU! n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #47
It can't be stopped fresh! But, it's getting sillier and sillier.. Cha Mar 2014 #54
Well he’s looking, he’s looking, he’s looking down Catherina Mar 2014 #32
oh. I thought you meant this guy functioning_cog Mar 2014 #39
The Henry Wallace bit about American fascists...yes, that's it, for sure. Zorra Mar 2014 #49
Tough times coming. Imagine how different the world would be if they hadn't forced him out Catherina Mar 2014 #51
A fascist, by any other name, is still a fascist. Zorra Mar 2014 #70
+1. And... If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next Catherina Mar 2014 #72
All good! DeSwiss Mar 2014 #57
+1 jsr Mar 2014 #61
I have no idea what this thread is about... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #56
... SidDithers Mar 2014 #62
You can be more enthusiastic than that! freshwest Mar 2014 #69
hahaha. PPR. previously banned troll. functioning_cog Mar 2014 #64
Yup, his pattern of animosity was familiar. Start a thread, attack DU generally and posters, too... freshwest Mar 2014 #71
no comprendo Puzzledtraveller Mar 2014 #66
Repeat troll has left the building... Rex Mar 2014 #68
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