On Thu, Apr 28, 2005 at 05:57:12AM -0700, Steve Brown wrote: > You're full of crap > > Cheers! > Steve Brown > > -----Original Message----- > ...... > In fact, if you look up the definition of fascism > you will see remarkable parallels to current US policy. > ...... > > Cheers > > John Winters $ dict fascism 3 definitions found >From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: fascism \fasc"ism\ (f[a^]sh"[i^]z'm) n. 1. a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government; -- opposed to {democracy} and {liberalism}. [WordNet 1.5] 2. an authoritarian system of government under absolute control of a single dictator, allowing no political opposition, forcibly suppressing dissent, and rigidly controlling most industrial and economic activities. Such regimes usually try to achieve popularity by a strongly nationalistic appeal, often mixed with racism. [PJC] ... Hmm. -- Tommy McGuire *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Apr 28 2005 - 07:41:42 PDT
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