Rehabilitating fascism
Common Dreams
by Robert Freeman
09/05/06
With his announcement that the war on terror is actually a war against 'Islamo-fascism,' President Bush has opened a fruitful debate. As is so common with Bush, however, his use of the term seeks to stigmatize more than characterize, to evoke glandular excretions more than intellectual reflections.But in one sense, the president has performed a useful service. By re-introducing fascism into legitimate public discourse -- by 'rehabilitating' it, as it were -- the president may actually help inform the country about the real dangers it faces as the war on terror continues its relentless march...
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0905-22.htm
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by Robert Freeman
09/05/06
With his announcement that the war on terror is actually a war against 'Islamo-fascism,' President Bush has opened a fruitful debate. As is so common with Bush, however, his use of the term seeks to stigmatize more than characterize, to evoke glandular excretions more than intellectual reflections.But in one sense, the president has performed a useful service. By re-introducing fascism into legitimate public discourse -- by 'rehabilitating' it, as it were -- the president may actually help inform the country about the real dangers it faces as the war on terror continues its relentless march...
http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0905-22.htm
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
rudkla - 6. Sep, 14:07
