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cathy.swanson commented on the blog post How to Stand with the Flaming Firebaggers Against the Tar Sands Pipeline
Fascism has been tossed all around and I think it is becoming like some other words do, in that people become defensive at a word that they truly don’t know the real definition of. I don’t think the republican base is listening or really knows what the word means. It sounds so negative that they just jump in against it immediately, just joining with their group in solidarity for the sake of solidarity.
We all have to beware of who we follow in politics as in anything else and as we clearly see that the Republican leadership has so mesmerized their base that these people are able to ignore the most blatant evidence against their own intelligence and logic. In my whole life I never thought I would see such a circus show going on by people elected by us, who some are probably very ignorant/under-educated and have no business representing anyone at the highest level of government and those that are just pretending to be ignorant.
We need a different word or words to describe what the real danger is to our country by these “leaders” and their insane ideas. Their followers believe that they are trying to put America back on track when the reality is that they want to do away with the America that our founders created.
Maybe that is the “sentence” we need to use before we tell them it is fascism?
Also worried about Freedom Plaza occupation and what the law is going to do to people there.
So proud to support all of you here with my Solidarity in words and action when ever I can.
Sincerely,
Cathy
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