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jwirr

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37. But first we will have to teach them what Oligarchy means. I agree completely that they are going

Fri Feb 6, 2015, 04:21 PM

Feb 2015

to blame this all on the weaker groups just like they did in Germany. Minorities, progressives, gays, disabled, elderly and poor. The attacks started with rayguns welfare queens.

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How American Oligarchs Are Pushing America to the Brink of Fascism [View all] xchrom Feb 2015 OP

Just because the defintion fits the circumstances 100% is no reason to use the word. Fred Sanders Feb 2015 #1

Saying we're at the brink might be optimistic navarth Feb 2015 #2

Unfortunately, like you, BlueMTexpat Feb 2015 #6

I agree, the brink has passed. zeemike Feb 2015 #11

Il Duce... gregcrawford Feb 2015 #13

Ronnie Raygun built the framework. hifiguy Feb 2015 #29

you are correct, we crossed over a long time ago. niyad Feb 2015 #42

+10000 woo me with science Feb 2015 #47

Here's great Madmiddle Feb 2015 #3

Petitions are so effective. Alkene Feb 2015 #14

You can always call your congressman BubbaFett Feb 2015 #33

If you bundle these paper petitions up really tight, build a trebuchet... hunter Feb 2015 #23

K and R Faryn Balyncd Feb 2015 #4

Why so negative? Fascism is pro-Wall Street. Octafish Feb 2015 #5

Silence pesky whistleblowers. JEB Feb 2015 #24

Oh Ocatafish, why do you want to punish success? navarth Feb 2015 #25

Concise, elegant, 100% true and perfect. hifiguy Feb 2015 #31

Actually, if you look at history, fascism is a rebellion from the middle class - it fails Drahthaardogs Feb 2015 #48

Time to Make a Stand/New Party? PartoftheFirstParty Feb 2015 #7

A lot easier to take over a party. See: Teabaggers and Republican Party. n/t ieoeja Feb 2015 #22

Green Party may not deserve takeover... Maybe "1st party" status(?), though PartoftheFirstParty Feb 2015 #45

"it it may well on our doorstep"??? tblue Feb 2015 #8

+10. Dems. & liberals venerate justice, equality, tolerance & more. But dang, our reaction appalachiablue Feb 2015 #35

It sure is arikara Feb 2015 #44

And yet, here you are, able to publicly complain about it... brooklynite Feb 2015 #9

You think the oligarchy worries about chin-music from the peasants? nt Bigmack Feb 2015 #15

Having lived in an dictatorship for five years? Yes they do. brooklynite Feb 2015 #17

All due respect to your experience, hifiguy Feb 2015 #30

Correct. The left's dismissal of RW media control never ceases to amaze me. appalachiablue Feb 2015 #36

Yep. As a for instance, in any European country Noam Chomsky would be hifiguy Feb 2015 #41

With the Kochs in charge now Chomsky will never exist. The noticeable loss of intellectualism appalachiablue Feb 2015 #43

For now... gregcrawford Feb 2015 #19

Citizens United bigtree Feb 2015 #21

I wonder if there will ever be a group of allies that are big and strong enough to stop us like we jwirr Feb 2015 #34

Brawndo is what plants crave! tridim Feb 2015 #10

But what about the electrolytes? n/t gelsdorf Feb 2015 #12

How American Oligarchs Are Pushing America to the Brink of Fascism The CCC Feb 2015 #16

It's not just the rich INdemo Feb 2015 #18

I don't think there is a question that we are well down the path. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #20

But first we will have to teach them what Oligarchy means. I agree completely that they are going jwirr Feb 2015 #37

Yes, I agree. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #39

I guess this article just tries to give hope. Trillo Feb 2015 #26

It's already too late. The New Fascists control all the levers of power hifiguy Feb 2015 #32

Disappear one by one. As they did so many South American countries. jwirr Feb 2015 #38

That's why it was sooo very important to find out who the leaders of OWS were. nm rhett o rick Feb 2015 #40

May those that are uber well to do be kind and benevolent to others think Feb 2015 #27

With the assistance of millions more than happy to share in the proceeds. nt raouldukelives Feb 2015 #28

With one of the two mainstream parties now irredeemably fascist (the Republicans), I think KingCharlemagne Feb 2015 #46