is the US sliding into Fascism? Evidence for and against

I find it interesting that people continue to act as if the current Republican administration is something new rather than one point on a very, very long trend.Many of the characteristics on that list have a long, long history in the US. But I would say that the list actually became complete during or after World War II, especially the military-worship and the over-arching concern over national security.A common joke is that, seeing how the US was fighting against fascism, the US lost WWII.Edited to correct a typo.This message has been edited by Chiroptera, 04-26-2005 11:43 AM

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I guarantee you would want to know if your 13 year old daughter were pregnant let alone is going to have an abortion. Don’t deny that you would not want to know.

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There should be a rule that whenever anyone claims to know how the other person in the debate feels, thinks, or how they would act, that person automatically loses the debate.