16 September 2008

Fascism past the doorstep, into the house

Today’s RGJ includes an AP photo from Golden, Colo., of Shockin’ Sarah Palin speaking at a GOP campaign rally Sept. 15.

A banner behind her reads: Country First.

Fascism is defined in my Merriam Webster’s as a “political philosophy, movement or regime that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.”

McCain’s ready to continue the Cheney-Bush philosophy:

Exalt nation, check.

Dictatorial leader (imperial presidency and veepidency), check.

Economic regimentation (tax cuts for the filthy rich, zippo for the rest), check.

Social regimentation (eliminate abortion, birth control, sex ed; insert creationism and prayer in school), check.

Suppress opposition (protesters herded out of sight in St. Paul), check.

Old fascist, female fascist, GOP fascist … who the hell stole MY country?

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