Points well taken. But I will continue to equate Fascism with Nazism, even if, for sure, the Mussolini and Franco versions were not nearly as off the charts as the Hitler regime. Same phenomenon, Hitler explicitly patterned his movement after Mussolini's, this is no joke, and the two ( for a while ) were friends . But, for sure, Nazism was Fascism on steroids. Billy ============================================ In a message dated 3/8/2010 9:22:13 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Billy, Sent from my iPhone On Mar 8, 2010, at 19:01, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: I don't disagree at all that Fascism is extremely dangerous; I fully agree that the teachings of Hitler directly contribute to countless acts of violence, persecution, and other atrocities. I just don't believe that a wholesale condemnation of Fascism is either intellectually justified or practically useful. I won't defend Fascism, but would say it is inaccurate to equate it with Nazism. For that matter, I have grave issues with German nationalism, but wouldn't want to condemn it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------- I don't disagree at all that Communism is extremely dangerous; I fully agree that the teachings of Marxist-Leninism directly contribute to countless acts of violence, persecution, and other atrocities. I just don't believe that a wholesale condemnation of Communism is either intellectually justified or practically useful. Um, yeah, actually I would agree with that. You're saying you side with McCarthy on that? :-) I condemn Stalinism, but there are some Marxists whose intellectual contribution I respect even if I disagree with. E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- OK, have it your way. Billy ============================================================ In a message dated 3/8/2010 1:49:17 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: On the flip side: _http://www.persecutionblog.com/2010/03/islamic-assailants-kill-hundreds-of- christians-near-jos-nigeria.html_ (http://www.persecutionblog.com/2010/03/islamic-assailants-kill-hundreds-of-christians-near-jos-nigeria.html) LAGOS, Nigeria, March 8 (CDN) — An uneasy calm prevailed in Plateau state, Nigeria today following the killing of hundreds of Christians early yesterday morning in three farming villages near Jos by ethnic Fulani Muslims. I don't disagree at all that Islam is extremely dangerous; I fully agree that the teachings of the Koran directly contribute to countless acts of violence, persecution, and other atrocities. I just don't believe that a wholesale condemnation of Islam is either intellectually justified or practically useful. -- Ernie P. = _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) _http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com_ (http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com) Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/ _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) _http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com_ (http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com) Archives at _http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/_ (http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/) = _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected] http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com Archives at ht tp://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/
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