I don't know what we gain from calling the actions that Charles mentions fascistic. Go back a hundred years, before anyone ever heard of fascism, and you will see much the same behavior. Was the Spanish-American war fascistic? Were the Palmer raids fascistic?
Is every abuse of power fascistic? I'm not so much concerned whether Charles is correct or not, but rather how do we communicate to others or vision of the world. Does calling Bush a fascist help us communicate? Charles Brown wrote:
^^^^ CB: U.S. is not fascist, but it has fascist_ic_ actions. The war on Iraq is fascistic. McCarthyism was fascistic. The U.S. modus operandi is "spot fascism". There isn't full-blown fascism ,but strategically placed fascistic attacks or programs. The murder of Martin Luther King was a fascistic act, for example. Calling it a witch hunt is not accurate. It was an important poltical act that was spot fascism. The U.S. wars on Viet Nam, Korea , Iraq, Nicaragua were fascistic.
--- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University michael at ecst.csuchico.edu Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901
