They were all totalitarian, all believed that the individual was nothing, state was everything.

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They were all totalitarian, all believed that the individual was nothing, state was everything.

David F Mayer — 4/17/2009 5:32:06 AM (archived)

Theoretically, they were distinct, but in practice, they were well-neigh indistinguishable. Death camps, mass murders, etc. Not much real difference between Stalin's USSR and Hitler's Nazi Germany.

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New Homeland Security warning on right-wing extremism - TB - 4/14/2009 9:01:03 PM
- I can not get the PDF to come up... (n/t) - Jody - 4/17/2009 12:51:18 AM
  - Your right. The link died. Here's another one, picked from a random site - TB - 4/17/2009 3:56:34 AM
- Here's a more rational take on this - azstrummer - 4/15/2009 8:10:18 PM
  - Tying up the loose ends of the Oklahoma City bombing - E.P. - 4/15/2009 9:59:00 PM
    - I'm confused - azstrummer - 4/16/2009 1:44:47 AM
      - re: I'm confused - E.P. - 4/17/2009 7:34:13 PM
- Have you read this one? - alcaray - 4/15/2009 7:56:20 PM
  - Can not get this one either... (n/t) - Jody - 4/17/2009 12:52:15 AM
  - Compare definitions - TB - 4/15/2009 10:07:22 PM
    - You don't think that "animal rights" or "environmental concerns" are as inherently harmless? - alcaray - 4/15/2009 10:15:45 PM
- Well, Bush and Cheney wrecked the country. The warning is too late. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/15/2009 4:20:35 AM
- From the American Legion - TB - 4/15/2009 12:11:00 AM
  - I'm not even reading the article Tom - azstrummer - 4/15/2009 5:04:59 AM
- Frankly, I don't see much difference between Communism and Fascism. Just different labels for dangerous nutcases. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/14/2009 11:06:24 PM
  - Hitler's and Mussollini's fascism was largely capitalist. Explain that. - Bowser - 4/15/2009 5:00:29 AM
    - They were all totalitarian, all believed that the individual was nothing, state was everything. - David F Mayer - 4/17/2009 5:32:06 AM
  - Actually Frank, we've really never seen a successful - azstrummer - 4/14/2009 11:46:12 PM
    - re: Actually Frank, we have been successful: - Marcia - 4/15/2009 12:25:43 AM
      - Marcia, I actually agree with you on communism - azstrummer - 4/15/2009 5:01:08 AM
      - re: Actually Frank, we have been successful: - Marcia - 4/15/2009 1:09:02 AM
- Maybe shutting down Gitmo is premature? (n/t) - ER - 4/14/2009 10:57:12 PM
  - re: Maybe shutting down Gitmo is premature? - No kiddying. (n/t) - Marcia - 4/15/2009 12:28:21 AM
- Sounds reasonable to me - azstrummer - 4/14/2009 9:50:27 PM
  - So you go along with their definition of "extremism?" - TB - 4/14/2009 11:13:13 PM
    - Give me a break - azstrummer - 4/14/2009 11:31:27 PM
      - It says what it says. - TB - 4/14/2009 11:42:26 PM
        
        "Jesus is coming" - Buck Galaxy - 4/15/2009 4:26:34 AM
        
        So where did your outrage go? - azstrummer - 4/15/2009 12:05:59 AM
        
        "Funny thing how they never once responded." - TB - 4/15/2009 12:42:49 AM
        
        Glen Beck is a boob on Fox (ex-CNN). - The Silent Majority - 4/16/2009 5:14:01 AM
        
        From this week's People Magazine... - Jody - 4/16/2009 9:49:31 PM
        
        All the newscasters will be Howard Beale someday - TB - 4/16/2009 8:11:16 PM
- Right, completely baseless concern - Buck Galaxy - 4/14/2009 9:43:55 PM
  - Interesting we both interpretted that the same (n/t) - azstrummer - 4/14/2009 9:51:06 PM

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