The Republican party is full of Fascists.
Damn that feels good. Fascist, Fascist, Fascist!
Try it! George Bush is a Fascist. Fits doesn't it. It's a word that adequately sums up everything that he and his cronies do.
(Justification and ranting on the flip.)
We've all seen the "defining characteristics of Fascism" list. We've all nodded and said, oh god, that's so true. We just can't seem to make that leap, that statement of faith that we know is true.
They're Fascists.
They believe in corporate power over all other considerations. They believe that the state should be allowed to look into and regulate your private life in the name of security. They believe that might makes right. That's Fascism, baby.
They believe that certain people should shut up. Freedom of speech means saying what the Republicans LIKE to hear. They believe that any deviancy from their norm must be stopped.
Fascists...
Republicans like to tar their opponents with that brush. They call "tolerance" a religion, imposed from without. Somehow the concept of fairness and respecting others wishes is a "religion" that must not be imposed on "right-thinking" Americans. Yup, you gotta be free to insult and put down those who have less power than you, to be a REAL American.
They accuse anyone not interested in becoming a mercenary American Drone to be "balkanizing" America. Somehow the concept of community needs to be channeled into loyalty and love of the "STATE". Jeez, where have we seen that before...
Fascists. Period. Seems to me that we tried to eliminate those little bugs last century, but like a goddamn cockroach, the things just coming back for more. It's time to turn on the light and make them scatter.