popeye1250
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However, much of the American left uses it when it is convenient for them, but condemns it vociferously when it is used on them, even slightly. Oh my! False equivalence strikes again. The Nazis were a product of the Right. The Right wing has an exclusive monopoly on fascism and ultra-nationalism. Therefore this is a label only applicable to the ultra-conservative side of politics. To apply these terms to the left makes as much sense as calling the Tea Party Maoists. Your assumption is that there is any real operative difference in the effects of a totalitarian state such as a "Fascist" state or a "Communist" state, and that only "from the right" can totalitarian states arise. This concept pleases you, for it fits your ideological bent, and makes you smug and comfortable in your condemnation of things you do not like and do not understand. Even the concept of "right" and "left" is pretty broad, and misleading, almost to the point of being meaningless. Firm "Assumption"? Excuse me. I didn't make any assumptions. I merely pointed out the historical record. Fascism is a product of the conservative side of politics aka the Right wing. Always has been. Always will be. The attempts to exculpate Beck from the consequences of his own nasty words are becoming ever more ridiculous and contradictory. For example, you assert: "Even the concept of "right" and "left" is pretty broad, and misleading, almost to the point of being meaningless." (post # 136) You used the "meaningless" notion of the left/lefties in the 5 (out of 7) points that comprise your 'argument' in your previous post (#134). By your own reasoning, your argument is therefore 'meaningless'. Nazism and Fascism are the exclusive property of the conservative side of politics. That is the historical record around in the world. It is the same today - those who venerate Fascism and the Nazis are always found on the ultra-Right. Fascism and Nazism belong to the Right whether you like it or not. Trying to re-write history or to smear your political opponents merely exposes the bankruptcy of your position. No one who genuinely subscribes to leftist ideas or ideals would touch Nazism or Fascism with a barge pole. Beck's vile attempts to smear the victims of Norway's tragedy has no basis in fact or anything remotely resembling morality, honesty or decency. Beck's words are indefensible, as comment after comment here has stated. Why you feel a need to continually attack and malign people who are horrified by his deranged slanders is a question you really ought to ask yourself. Boy that's weak even for you. Here's some "historical fact" for ya, one of the biggest nazi sympathizers in the USA during ww 2 was recalled as ambassador to the court of st james in England by President Roosevelt because he was getting so many complaints about him and his nazi propaganda from the English, Joseph P. Kennedy... a Democrat. And we had (and still have remnants of) a group called the Ku Klux Klan in this country who were founded by,.....Southern Democrats after the Civil War. A few years back one of our Senators in the U.S. Robert Byrd died and he was a "grand kliegel" in the KKK. And,.....he was,.....a Democrat. To try to say that nazis, facists and communists, ("the exclusive property of the conservative side of politics") are "conservatives" I wouldn't touch with a 100 ft long telephone pole much less a barge pole. I know a lot of Republicans, Democrats and Independants and I can tell you not a one of them would claim the nazi's, the kkk or the communists as their own. Killing six million Jews is "conservative?" Killing 27 million of your own people in Russia is "conservative?" What about Mussolini, he was a Christian, right? Did Hitler want "less" taxes or "more" taxes? Of course he wanted(needed) "more" taxes to keep his war machine going not "less" taxes to stimulate business and create jobs. And I bet you Aussies were awful glad to see the conservative American Army, Navy and Marines come down there in 1942 as Port Moorsby about 500 miles away(?) was being bombed by the Facist Empire of Japan. And most of those Soldiers, Sailors and Marines probably wearn't singing "peace" songs and had never celebrated "May Day." Let me get this straight now, say if you had to be under the control of one out of three men. Now remember, they're all "conservative" according to you. Hitler, Stalin or George Bush, which one would you choose?
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