http://blog.buzzflash.com/node/12389Submitted by BuzzFlash on Tue, 02/22/2011 - 8:44pm.
* Steven Jonas
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On February 21, 2011, Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman published on article on The Free Press entitled "Fighting the 5 fascisms in Wisconsin & Ohio" (
http://readersupportednews.org/off-site-opinion-section/72-72/5036-fighting-the-5-fascisms-in-wisconsin-and-ohio). They began the article by saying: "The escalating confrontations in Wisconsin and Ohio are ultimately about preventing the United States from becoming a full-on fascist state. The stakes could not be higher---or more clear." At about the same time, a friend sent me a note in which he said: "
decline will be in the form of a 'downward spiral.' There may be push-backs at intervals, but in the long run our nation will succumb to fascism." So maybe now, maybe later, although if it's later, we still have a fighting chance of preventing its onset. Nevertheless, in considering the argument of Messrs Fitrakis and Wasserman, the question arises: are we there yet? Borrowing from the Propaganda Channel (pardon me, but they occasionally get something right): we report, you decide.
A commonly accepted definition of fascism (and there are many) goes as follows: