Originally posted by jones
Oh, and the 14 signs, my first link..which one don't you see in america?
Please allow me.
First of all, a quick Google search of Dr. Lawrence Britt finds his article that you linked to, plus others, on quite a few leftist sites. So I'm sure that this was a totally unbiased report, right?
OK...
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - it couldn't possibly be that, after 9/11, people
spontaneously rallied around the flag?
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - I have yet to see "torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc." in America.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause - the enemies attacked us on 9/11, not the other way around. Or did you forget that?
4. Supremacy of the Military - Serving in the US military as, with the exception of the Vietnam era, always been held up as a noble profession.
5. Rampant Sexism - does not exist in America.
6. Controlled Mass Media - Let's see... we have everything from Fox NEws, Drudge, CNN, the New Republic... boy, that's a controlled media, isn't it?
7. Obsession with National Security - Again, we have responded to an unprovoked attack on our nation, much
unlike Nazi Germany, Chile, Italy, etc.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined - This would more aptly describe the Taliban, not the US.
9. Corporate Power is Protected - actually, in a facist state, the government controls the economy, not the other way around.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed - labor is anything but supressed in America.
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts - Again, this is not seen in America.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment - we have the Bill of Rights to keep us from things like this happening. And please don't being up the Patriot Act... I can't stand people whining about increased crime enforcement.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption - let's see... yup, all of Bush's Texas Rangers and oil business partners are now in office.
14. Fraudulent Elections - Are you still trying to whine about the 2000 elections?
Sorry, I don't see any of the supposed 14 signs of facism in America.