(09-25-2022, 04:02 PM)mikesez Wrote: L2L says we're close to fascism now.  So he agrees with my crazy dad.
FSG says we need to fear a communist takeover though.  So he agrees with my crazy FIL. 
I'm just over here trying to have nice family get togethers!

It doesn't matter because they see the same thing. There is a fight for power, and both sides believe that power can be levied against them. You're the one that misses the forest because all the trees are in the way.

This country is ALREADY fascist, with a few exceptions. What we are seeing is not national (which is why Republicans think it's communism), and it's not being implemented by the state, which also a key condition. However, political and economic powers are being united in the pursuit of a common vision, which is essentially fascism. The people do not have control. Most of what you think about the structure of the government and your ability to influence is an illusion. I know you don't want to acknowledge it, but it's here.

Your Father and FIL are both right... they just blame each other instead of the real culprit, and you think yourself enlightened because you can want to try to argue technicalities.

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