The Teabagger movement is by its very nature, Fascist

Taverner

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Tue May-11-10 05:17 PM
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The Teabagger movement is by its very nature, Fascist

From its definition in Wikipedia:

Fascists support a "Third Position" in economic policy, which they believe superior to both the rampant individualism of laissez-faire capitalism and the severe control of state socialism

That is them, to the core. They are against corporatizing the world, yet they are against any kind of government involvement.

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Tue May-11-10 05:25 PM
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1. The teabaggers do exhibit fascist characteristics...

exclusionary nationalism, overt racism, militarism, a culture of victimhood, obsessions about America's decline, fetishizing rural life, a hatred and fear of modernity...I'd say so.

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MIprogressive

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Tue May-11-10 05:26 PM
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2. Ive had this argument with some classmates

and they claim that they like government, but small government that only protects them, not one that helps the needy.

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Taverner

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Tue May-11-10 05:30 PM
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3. Ties into nationalism

And...They argue that in order for nations and races to survive in a world defined by perpetual national and racial conflict, nations and races must purge themselves of socially and biologically weak or degenerate people while simultaneously promoting the creation of strong people.

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nemo137

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Tue May-11-10 05:53 PM
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4. One of Griffin's defitions gets the the root of the teabaggers, I think

It was, and I'm paraphrasing from memory here, that fascist groups are ultranationalist groups aimed at "mobilizing all 'healthy' or 'productive' to bring about national rebirth.

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