http://www.leftoutfront.com/2006/fascism-fatigue/ Connecting the dots of political news stories that whip me into a screaming frenzy, while fighting the rise of extremism and reinforcing the necessity of community. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:32:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://www.leftoutfront.com/2006/fascism-fatigue/#comment-13 Sat, 04 Nov 2006 22:26:58 +0000 http://www.leftoutfront.com/2006/fascism-fatigue/#comment-13 [...] I already wrote about the Bush administration’s fun with the term “Islamofascism.” Tossing the word around makes it more familiar and, perhaps, less scary. It still scares me, though. I have spent enough time studying the fascist movements of the mid-twentieth century that I realize we are frogs boiling slowly. It’s happening so slowly that we don’t jump. JUMP! [...] […] I already wrote about the Bush administration’s fun with the term “Islamofascism.” Tossing the word around makes it more familiar and, perhaps, less scary. It still scares me, though. I have spent enough time studying the fascist movements of the mid-twentieth century that I realize we are frogs boiling slowly. It’s happening so slowly that we don’t jump. JUMP! […]

]]> http://www.leftoutfront.com/2006/fascism-fatigue/#comment-7 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:51:15 +0000 http://www.leftoutfront.com/2006/fascism-fatigue/#comment-7 Today must be the major response day to the Fascism Tour begun this week. Jim Lobe, <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0901-01.htm" rel="nofollow">"'Fascism' Frame Set up by Right-Wing Press,"</a> an Inter Press story at Common Dreams today. Today must be the major response day to the Fascism Tour begun this week. Jim Lobe, “‘Fascism’ Frame Set up by Right-Wing Press,” an Inter Press story at Common Dreams today.

]]> http://www.leftoutfront.com/2006/fascism-fatigue/#comment-6 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 20:16:54 +0000 http://www.leftoutfront.com/2006/fascism-fatigue/#comment-6 Oh, and <a href="http://alternet.org/blogs/video/41108/" rel="nofollow">Keith Olbermann put it right out there</a> in his response to Donald Rumsfeld's speech in Salt Lake City. He gave Rumsfeld a history lesson on fascism. Great read. I don't seriously believe this kind of reasoning will reach those who are currently on their speaking tour, but maybe the people listening to the tour will be able to comprehend the way this regime is toying with language and history. Oh, and Keith Olbermann put it right out there in his response to Donald Rumsfeld’s speech in Salt Lake City. He gave Rumsfeld a history lesson on fascism. Great read. I don’t seriously believe this kind of reasoning will reach those who are currently on their speaking tour, but maybe the people listening to the tour will be able to comprehend the way this regime is toying with language and history.

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