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ellenrr

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4. I agree, altho

Reply to Ilsa (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 09:43 AM

Dec 2014

altho I dislike that particular analogy, due to emphathy with frogs.

But I get your point.
We are moving gradually, (compared to Hitler , Mussolini, etc.) slowly, and - mostly- non-dramatically.
Depending on who you are.
For the family, friends , and community of a young Black man murdered by the police, then it is certainly dramatic.

but how many of the main-stream americans will know about any supreme court decision or be able to contemplate the implications....

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That cop in Victoria Tx was wrong on the law, but Ilsa Dec 2014 #1

yes, pretty much. "soft" fascism, but all the more effective, for that. nt ellenrr Dec 2014 #2

"Soft" works better. Like the frog and the warm pot Ilsa Dec 2014 #3

I agree, altho ellenrr Dec 2014 #4

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