When fascism arrived in America, it was wrapped [. . .]

FTFY

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I don't see the Church looking to control our daily lives nearly as much as the Modern Left.

StrikitRich: I don't see the Church looking to control our daily lives nearly as much as the Modern Left.

*spittake*

When fascism comes...well, you'd better have a towel handy.

He speaks true. Hear him.

That has got to be the stupidest thing I have read all week. Can't wait to see the comments glorifying this FA as gospel.

I found a picture of Ted Rall online:

I was expecting an article about Palin. I guess it was simply implied.

I never noticed how many attributes the Tea Party and Nazis had in common. It's almost like both groups are made up of people with ideas and have to use language to express them.

whyarefartslumpy: That has got to be the stupidest thing I have read all week. Can't wait to see the comments glorifying this FA as gospel.

My those are some wonderful arguments against what the man wrote. Your rhetoric is awesome.

Well, Part One of our experiment "Capitalism (Let's make a lot of money)" is over.
The winners will now help out with Part Two: "Total Fascists Dictatorship".
Please turn in all guns and other weapons by Sept. 11, 2010.
That is all.

Bullshiat article is bullshiat.

I stopped reading after he equated communism and socialism and also stated that socialism is a left-leaning idea.

Socialism means co-operative organization [of industry usually]. That can take the form [for instance] of a government run public school, or a group of farmers running a local market.

Socialism has nothing to do with the scale of democracy v. theocracy, etc...

Somebody needs to hip Mr. Rall to the fact that it's only the 29th, and the festivities of National Hitler Month don't formally begin until Sunday.

what you have just said, is the most insanely idiotic thing I have ever heard. At no point, in your rambling incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.


/God help me he might have had a point in there somewhere but jesus-tap-dancing-christ I couldn't point to where

When fascism comes... try not to get any in your eye.

Yeah this guy needs to look at the political compass a little harder.

There's a good reason why there's TWO axes: left/right and authoritarian/libertarian.

perhaps the dumbest article i have read today. but, the day is still early, im sure there is something even more monumentally stupid just out there on the horizon waiting to be found.

Ted Rall...

*clicks article
...ohh Ted Rall... nothing to see here

Theaetetus: LasersHurt: StrikitRich: I don't see the Church looking to control our daily lives nearly as much as the Modern Left.

*spittake*

Nah, he's got a point... The relevant part is "our daily lives". Since he's a white, middle aged, heterosexual male of European descent, the Church really doesn't do much to control him, while the Modern Left does attempt to reign in his overabusive privilege.

It's not control if you were going to do it anyway.

"Don't get homo-married!"
Wouldn't dream of it, Church!

"Stop treating the homogays like second-class citizens!"
STOP CONTROLLING ME, LIBS

B A [TotalFark] Quote 2010-07-29 11:02:17 AM
Certainly a sizeable minority of tea partiers' "take America back" rhetoric is motivated by resentment that a black guy is president. "Take America back" from whom? You know whom. It ain't white CEOs.

No it aint. It's from a socialist disguised as President.


God I miss Bush!

B A: Certainly a sizeable minority of tea partiers' "take America back" rhetoric is motivated by resentment that a black guy is president. "Take America back" from whom? You know whom. It ain't white CEOs.

No it aint. It's from a socialist disguised as President.

Obama isn't socialist. Saying that is like calling Bush Jr. "stupid"; it's basically just code to the rest of us that you have no idea what you're talking about and we should ignore you completely.

/but fark is it annoying.

When fascism comes..... you had better hope that it's not Peter North.

Excellent opinion piece; terrible formatting.

When fascism comes... the neighbors complain.

khanathor: I never noticed how many attributes the Tea Party and Nazis had in common. It's almost like both groups are made up of people with ideas and have to use language to express them.

Except this time they have mobility scooters. If the Nazis had mobility scooters, we'd be speaking German now.

Theaetetus: LasersHurt: StrikitRich: I don't see the Church looking to control our daily lives nearly as much as the Modern Left.

*spittake*

Nah, he's got a point... The relevant part is "our daily lives". Since he's a white, middle aged, heterosexual male of European descent, the Church really doesn't do much to control him, while the Modern Left does attempt to reign rein in his overabusive privilege.

And "overabusive privilege"? English much?

joegekko: When fascism comes... try not to get any in your eye.

Why, is it like fireweed?

Dwight_Yeast Quote 2010-07-29 11:09:47 AM
joegekko: When fascism comes...

Get ready to swallow.

There's a reason why he used the term proto-fascist and not fascist.

If anyone (who is intellectually honest) can read a standard article on the tea party with typical quotes (especially if they are about Palin) and not become chilled to their core, then they aren't paying attention. All the signs of authoritarian and/or fascistic thinking are there.

They're building a cult of personality around that woman and anyone who isn't scared by that is a fool.

Luckily, they seem to be in a decided minority, so hopefully not much will come of it. My fear is that if the economy continues to stagnate or tanks again, the knives will come out.

B A: Voiceofreason01: B A: Certainly a sizeable minority of tea partiers' "take America back" rhetoric is motivated by resentment that a black guy is president. "Take America back" from whom? You know whom. It ain't white CEOs.

No it aint. It's from a socialist disguised as President.

Obama isn't socialist. Saying that is like calling Bush Jr. "stupid"; it's basically just code to the rest of us that you have no idea what you're talking about and we should ignore you completely.

/but fark is it annoying.

Obama wants to control healthcare, make sure everybody gets/is required to get insurance, is willing to finance it out of our tax supported, and nearly bankrupt, social security system and near bankrupt medicaid system, wants to tell states what laws they can pass, wants to give illegal aliens citizenship despite their federal felony status, etc-ad-nauseum. That's socialism in action. What do you think that makes him in practice even though not in declaration?

So in other words you have absolutely no idea what the word "socialism" means.

B A: Voiceofreason01: B A: Certainly a sizeable minority of tea partiers' "take America back" rhetoric is motivated by resentment that a black guy is president. "Take America back" from whom? You know whom. It ain't white CEOs.

No it aint. It's from a socialist disguised as President.

Obama isn't socialist. Saying that is like calling Bush Jr. "stupid"; it's basically just code to the rest of us that you have no idea what you're talking about and we should ignore you completely.

/but fark is it annoying.

Obama wants to control healthcare, make sure everybody gets/is required to get insurance, is willing to finance it out of our tax supported, and nearly bankrupt, social security system and near bankrupt medicaid system, wants to tell states what laws they can pass, wants to give illegal aliens citizenship despite their federal felony status, etc-ad-nauseum. That's socialism in action. What do you think that makes him in practice even though not in declaration?

He also controls the armed forces. SOCIALISM!!!

182: When fascism comes....your the mother comes with it.

No, YOUR the mother!

AmazingRuss:
khanathor: I never noticed how many attributes the Tea Party and Nazis had in common. It's almost like both groups are made up of people with ideas and have to use language to express them.

Except this time they have mobility scooters. If the Nazis had mobility scooters, we'd be speaking German now.

Dude... they had the coolest mobility scooters ever.

tombotia: Bullshiat article is bullshiat.

I stopped reading after he equated communism and socialism and also stated that socialism is a left-leaning idea.

Socialism means co-operative organization [of industry usually]. That can take the form [for instance] of a government run public school, or a group of farmers running a local market.

Socialism has nothing to do with the scale of democracy v. theocracy, etc...

No. No it doesn't. What you described is "collectivism" - as in "a collection of people".

"Socialism" is where the workers own the means of production. Co-ops CAN be socialist (as in the farmer's market you described), but if a group of businessmen own a machine shop staffed by people whose only connection to that ownership is a vested profit-sharing plan, that's not socialism at all.

// cue a bunch of Teabaggers telling me that the Obama administration is socialist because KENYA and socialism is DERP DERP HURR Chavez-loving commies and homoqueers.

khanathor: I never noticed how many attributes the Tea Party and Nazis had in common. It's almost like both groups are made up of people with ideas and have to use language to express them.

Oh it's a lot more than that: they're both patriotic, they're both blaming everyone else for all their problems, they're both pretty racist. Beck and his ilk tend to spout Hitler-isms on a daily basis.

If you've read any history, the parallels are pretty clear.

Ted Rall has never said the same thing twice. He's a strict libertarian one day and a liberal the next. Sometimes he outright praised Bush the Second, other times he said that nothing he's ever done is worth praise. Ted, you are insane. However, I agree with this.

No. No, I don't. I think it will be much more subtle and will come in the form of poor spelling:

B A: Obama wants to control healthcare

Because forcing people to get insured is "controlling healthcare". Next.

B A: make sure everybody gets/is required to get insurance

I see no problem with this. The days of people abusing the ER are nearly over.

B A: is willing to finance it out of our tax supported, and nearly bankrupt, social security system and near bankrupt medicaid system

What?

B A: wants to tell states what laws they can pass

OH NOES, OUR PRESIDENT STOPS STATES FROM ENACTING UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND RACIST LAWS! THE WORLD MUST SURELY BE COMING TO AN END!

B A: wants to give illegal aliens citizenship despite their federal felony status

Horse Shiat.

If you are trolling, 5/10. If you are not trolling, EABOD.

In closing,

SHUT UP B A, YOU COCK!