On 11/22/2010 3:12 PM, Michael Meeropol wrote:
> If the economy improves enough to help him win re-election there
> will be two good things to be grateful for -- 1)  The suffering of
> those who have borne the brunt of this recession will be somewhat
> mitigated.
> 2)  The tide of fascism will have be (briefly?) interrupted.

I can't understand this preoccupation with fascism. What threat to 
capitalist rule is it intended to stave off? Rachel Maddow?

>
> [who knows we might see Scalia or Thomas or Kennedy replaced by a
> "moderate"...]

God knows we might never expect a brazen liberal.

>
> I am serious about the latter point.  I wonder how many Penners
> have thought about whether fascism is a clear and present danger.

Only those from a certain ideological tradition, I suspect.

>
> The Tea Party people have many different views but they have been
> channeled towards the WORST possible kinds of elected
> representatives and the Supreme Court Citizens United ruling has
> opened the door to naked corporate control of the political agenda.

God save us from such riff-raff. Between us humble workers and the 
fascist mob stands the enlightened wing of the bourgeoisie at 
Goldman-Sachs.
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