Comedy Circuit Star Sarah Palin to pitch for next Presidency.

[Rhisiart]

I think many Europeans are staggered that Americans would vote for dumbnuts like Dubya and Palin. They are such lightweights. It makes one weep really.

[rubaiyat]

Originally Posted by Satcomer

That was really out of line calling all Republicans fascists which is very far from the truth. I am no fan of the Republican party (I'm Libertarian) but it is this kind of attitude that turns me off!

Can you point me to the finer details distinguishing the two?

Militaristic √

Gun worshiping √

Hatred and fear of minorities √

Religious (hypocritical) manipulation √

Personal enrichment at the cost of nation and general population √

Cult of Leader √

Extreme flag worshiping nationalism √

Xenophobic √

Anti-intellectual √

Loathing of Free Press √

Contempt of law √

Phoney baloney "anti-government" √

Belief that the elite should rule √

Vengeance for past "wrongs" (Nixon) √

These are just a few off the top of my head.

[SGilbert]

"Hatred and fear of minorities √; (hypocritical) manipulation √; Personal enrichment at the cost of nation and general population √; Cult of Leader √; Anti-intellectual √; Loathing of Free Press √; Contempt of law √; Vengeance for past "wrongs" √"

These are true descriptions of the Obama government, and Demos is general! That's 8 of your 14.

[rubaiyat]

I will only concede the cult of leader.

Substantiate the others.

[Rhisiart]

Right vs Left (or authoritarians vs liberals). A juxtaposition as old as the hills.

Of course that belies the fact that a substantial number in both camps sit so close to the centre that their allegiances look difficult to separate.

Never judge a book by it's cover (unless its somebody so obviously wacko like Dubya and Palin).

[bbloke]

Originally Posted by SGilbert

"Hatred and fear of minorities √; (hypocritical) manipulation √; Personal enrichment at the cost of nation and general population √; Cult of Leader √; Anti-intellectual √; Loathing of Free Press √; Contempt of law √; Vengeance for past "wrongs" √"

From the other side of the pond, I was a little surprised by these comments. For instance, the Democrats have traditionally attracted the strong support of ethnic minorities (and, after all, Obama represents a minority background too), many of Obama's actions have been seen in Europe as moving away from the contempt of law of the previous administration (use of torture, Guantanamo Bay, etc.), and Obama has been seen as more supportive of intellectuals (e.g. funding for universities; link 1 and link 2). As I'm genuinely curious to know the foundations of the criticism, could you please name some examples for me?

[rubaiyat]

bbloke

SGilbert's response is exactly why I made my previous comments.

So many in the Republican party are in some self induced time warp fighting a cartoonish red menace from 50's B-Grade Hollywood flicks, that they sweep even mildly liberal politics into the all encompassing communist menace.

Even using the term Liberal as a pejorative is indicative of how Dr Strangelove they have become. Their attack on Liberalism shows supreme ignorance and makes them condemn themselves as fascist.

Of course not all Republicans are so extreme, McCain was an exception but not much loved by the "faithful" because of it. However since Reagan the typical card carrying Republican seems to have swung so far to the right they'd make Ghenghis Khan blush.

[Satcomer]

Originally Posted by rubaiyat

Can you point me to the finer details distinguishing the two?

Generalizing people as fascist because of their Republican leanings. Here is the proof:

Originally Posted by rubaiyat

Makes a change from blaming the Jewish liberal press for stabbing them in the back.

The Republicans still haven't forgiven them for losing WWII.

Second for taking my Jewish friends through the mud since they sometimes vote Republican for local elections. They are vets like me that have seen some horrors we would rather forget!