PaintMyHouse
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You were doing fine until you hit this part, "Now let's turn to Progressives.", after which nothing but nonsense came out, but then again I'm a Liberal Elitist, like the men who founded the place, and therefore don't care very much beyond what you hate in this case you'd be just fine with, as long as your side was in power.Still, there are some basic principles that can identify a Fascist movement:Close enough for government work: What exactly is fascism - HowStuffWorksI await your definition.To understand Fascism means you would lose, so you don't.Translatin: I cant name any meaningful differences because I am wrong. So I'll attack instead.There's that willful blindness kicking in.
Yes, yes. we know.
Hmm, let's see. Did Hitler and Stalin both talk about the power of the state as unlimited? Yes, they did.
- Absolute power of the State: The Fascist state is a glorious, living entity that is more important than any individual. All individuals are part of the State, but the State is greater than the sum of its parts. All individuals must set aside their own needs and supplicate themselves to the needs of the State. There is no law or other power that can limit the authority of the State.
- Survival of the fittest: A Fascist state is only as glorious and powerful as its ability to wage wars and win them. Peace is viewed as weakness, aggression as strength. Strength is the ultimate good and ensures the survival of the State.
- Strict social order: Social classes are strictly maintained in order to avoid "mob rule" or any hint of chaos. Chaos is a threat to the State. The State's absolute power and greatness depends on the maintenance of a class system in which every individual has a specific place, and that place cannot be altered.
- Authoritarian leadership: To maintain the power and greatness of the State requires a single, charismatic leader with absolute authority. This all-powerful, heroic leader maintains the unity and unquestioning submission required by the Fascist state. The authoritarian leader is often viewed as a symbol of the State.
Were Soviet Russia and Nazi Germany aggressive in foreign policy? Yes, they were
Did both maintain striuct social orders? Yes, they did.
Did both have authoritarian leaders? Yes they did.
So they are more similar than dissimilar.
Now let's turn to Progressives.
Do progressives believe in the absolute power of the state? Yes, they do. Recall Kagan unable to say if government could or could not force people to eat broccoli.
Do progressives believe n waging war? Yes. War on Poverty, War on Climate Change, etc.
So progressives believe in struct social classes to avoid chaos? Yes. How many times are we told if we cut welfare mobs will riot?
Do progressives believe in authoritirian leadership? Is that even a question?? We have people here cheering Obama on to dissolve the Supreme Court and Congress.
Progressves are pretty much authoritarians like Communists and Nazis.
Thanks for posting the link to prove it!