1984 Foreword "fascistic disposition"

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In a message dated 5/1/2003 7:07:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jbor at bigpond.com writes:


> The mainstream political parties in most Western democracies can hardly even
> be described as "left" or "right" - they're all within about half a
> micrometer of one another in some nondescript "centre".
> 
> 

Right, because if they ever dare to elect someone with views
more than "half a micrometer" out of spec with the tolerance set
by Langley, the truckers are all of a sudden gonna be out on strike,
or demonstrations will suddenly start "happening" in whatever capital 
is at stake, essential services will stop, army officers will be whisked 
away for special training, a few nuns and priests will be gunned down, 
university professors and other intellectuals will start disappearing,
"sort of thing," [quote comes from the Nixon Tapes, b/t/w] etc,. etc. 
just ask Mrs Allende.

Forget about asking Pinochet. His memory is about as bad as
Reagan's, or maybe some of the people on the...

respectfully 

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