Genoa (was Re: Who provokes whom?

Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Mon Jul 23 18:57:22 CDT 2001



Doug Millison wrote:
> 
> No, I don't agree that "democracy is all about" putting Fascists into power.
> Democracy fights against fascists, no matter how they arrive in power.
> 
> Thomas Eckhardt
> But these people/parties were elected. Isn't this what democracy is all
> about?


Why bother to correct the misreading? It's got to be
deliberate. 

Obviously Thomas was not saying that electing fascists is
what democracy is all about. 

This is a very slippery game boys. I'm not interested in
playing anymore. 

The posters that are now discussing fascism as if it were a
play on Broadway have provided no facts, no substance for
their very hazardous assertions. They have played with
language and history, nothing more. I know what fascism is
and I know that what is going on in Italy and in the United
States is not Fascism. Or Nazism. If some of the actions of
governments or police are the same as those of former
fascist governments this is what should be discussed.



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