New Fascists: The powerful democrats

[Wild Cobra]

First off, we need to agree on a good solid working definition of fascism.

Wild Cobra, I think your original post provides a solid definition of what fascism is. Do you concur that we can use it as a good definition?

Well, my quoted definition was chopped up. I think it's hard to actually pin down a solid definition. It's a series of attributes and by what means they are applied. Here is the start of the wiki entry:

Fascism is a term used to describe authoritarian nationalist political ideologies or mass movements that are concerned with notions of cultural decline or decadence and seek to achieve a millenarian national rebirth by exalting the nation or race, and promoting cults of unity, strength and purity.

Fascists promote a type of national unity that is usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic, cultural, national, racial, and/or religious attributes. Various scholars attribute different characteristics to fascism, but the following elements are usually seen as its integral parts: nationalism, statism, militarism, totalitarianism, Führerprinzip, anti-communism, economic planning (including corporatism and autarky), populism, collectivism, autocracy and opposition to political and economic liberalism.

Some authors reject broad usage of the term or exclude certain parties and regimes. Following the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II, there have been few self-proclaimed fascist groups and individuals. In contemporary political discourse, the term fascist is often used by adherents of some ideologies as a pejorative description of their opponents.

It isn't really right for me to claim the democrats are fascists, but it's fun to do. They do exhibit some of the attributes, but not enough. I primarily started this thread to make people think. The democrats want to control more and more of our lives all the time, growing government larger and larger. Call it what you like. Socialism, Marxism, Communism... Attributes of each exist. The democrats are destroying the America I know and love, and I am getting more and more bitter over it. Besides, I did say ” Yes, I engaged in propaganda. But I didn't inhale."

[RandomGuy]

The democrats are destroying the America I know and love, and I am getting more and more bitter over it.

The Republicans are destroying the America I know and love, and I am getting more and more bitter over it.

We're even, but I could and have, made a better case. The last 8 years give me all the ammunition I need, and you know it.