Democrat. Republican. It doesn't matter. I've gotten fed up with the whole damned thing. Neither side seems interested in representing anyone other than their corporate donors. The last straw for me was the bill being pushed through congress that declares the United States a war zone, which allows the military to arrest American citizens in the same manner they detain terrorists. Both Republicans and Democrats have voted for this. To me, that's martial law. This isn't a "Socialism vs. Capitalism" argument. Considering the US has been a mixed economy (meaning partially socialist and partially capitalist) for almost 100 years, there's nothing wrong with socialism (in part), but what we are driving towards is fascism. The last time we had a global economic meltdown like this (the Great Depression) is the last time fascism reared it's ugly head. History has a nasty way of repeating itself, but I think the US is on the wrong side of it this time. Think about it for just a second.
A. A violent group is allowed to operate for years with little more than lip service.
B. We have a discrete group that can be singled out (Muslims).
C. Corporate interests are firmly in bed with our government.
D. Massive economic downturn, breeding malcontent with the masses (Read: Occupy movements)
All four of these conditions have existed in every nation-state that has gone fascist. All that is missing is a charismatic leader who comes from Group A that can attract the resources of Group C while blaming D on B.
This really isn't that much of a leap.
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