Commie
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I don't care if they were too idiotic to be organized; the rhetoric and general demeanor far more closely matches that of the fascist movements of the 20th century than the tea party groups do. "Hilarious" that you don't realize that.
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It's ALWAYS revolutionary groups who bring fascism.
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See, from my pov, I would say if you are going to present an argument...like OWS is a fascist movement, you have to do more than calling them fascists over and over again! The same tactic was used ever since the McCarthy Era to label every critic of capitalism - a communist, and a possible Soviet agent. No proof had to be offered, and the definition of communism was so loose that it could include everyone from Hitler to anti-Vietnam War Senator - Eugene McCarthy!
And here you are declaring:"revolutionary groups...bring fascism," which is a logical absurdity! Since the purpose of a fascist movement is to quickly seize control of the state and prevent any revolutionary groups from rising up in opposition. Yeah, that really matches OWS!
I would say that, based on the way the tea party activists behaved during the Wall Street banking meltdown (shifting the blame for inflated mortgage markets from Wall Street firms who violated basic banking principles and onto homeowners and the FDIC), that was as clear an indication as needed that the tea party populism works in the service of large powerful interests, rather than average people.....and if this has any vague connection to the 'future Hitler' dilemma, it's that future Hitler is going to take great interest in cultivating tea party groups as his base of support. No fascist in his right mind, would try to develop an alliance with anti-capitalist radicals!