"fascistic disposition" paragraph

Terrance lycidas2 at earthlink.net
Fri May 16 11:20:49 CDT 2003


s~Z wrote:

> No need to, he's not mentioning it, but it fits under the point above
> alongside every other situation in which a country is attacked. The
> statement is not about 9/11. It is about countries everywhere under attack.
> A general principle. It can be applied to 9/11. It can be applied to Pearl
> Harbor. It can be applied to Iraq. It can be applied to England. The most
> specific context is the novel he's writing a foreword to. Beyond that, his
> words keep it general.

Not really. The most specific context is Churchill's response to attacks
on England and how one (Orwell, You, me) might categorize those
reactions. Can they be called fascist? 


Obviously, for those of Us living in America the 9-11 application makes
perfect sense.



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