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In reply to the discussion: Last week I reread Shirer's 'Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'. Comparing Trump [View all]Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)32. the modern, third way, dem is almost indistinguishable from
Il Duce's own version of fascism:
Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power
he's described it in several ways, but this, to me, is the most apt
the difference between the two major parties along these lines is merely a matter of degree
until we take money out of politics (i.e. legalized bribery), it's only going to get worse
this, of course, is extremely unlikely to happen, given their stranglehold over the legislative process
so obvious, but any laws they pass to palliate this process would be cutting their own throats
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Last week I reread Shirer's 'Rise and Fall of the Third Reich'. Comparing Trump [View all]
cali
Jun 2016
OP
he keeps hitlers writings at his bedside, iirc. btw, he's already written his inaugural speech:
Gabi Hayes
Jun 2016
#11
couldn't agree more, but how is the current dem leadership economically any different? TPP says
Gabi Hayes
Jun 2016
#23
Trump and the republican base are more nationalistic (as was Hitler) in economics, culture, military
pampango
Jun 2016
#27