On 10/03/2010 07:08 PM, Ricardo Araoz wrote: > On 03/10/10 20:01, Leland Jackson wrote: >>>> If you let aside the rejection of individualism this would very much >>>> describe USA, wouldn't it? >>>> Though the real (as I see it) meaning of fascism comes from 'fasces' >>>> wich would be the 'living forces', the corporations with efective power, >>>> that allied to the governing party will dictate the direction of the >>>> state. In your case, wouldn't lobying and the alliance between big money >>>> and politics be an effective means of accomplishing this? >>>> >> Interesting matter to contemplate. The USA is a democracy. The people >> of the USA govern themselves by electing representatives to Federal, >> State, and local office. The representative should reflect the will of >> their constituents; thus, John McCain's turn toward a more harsh stance >> against illegal immigration is just a reflection of the will of the >> people of Arizona, who elected him. >> > Yes, but remember Hitler was elected, and so was Musolini.
Probably not. Below is a link on Hitler's rise to power: http://www.fff.org/freedom/fd0403a.asp > Their turn > against Jews was it just a reflection of the will of the people? As soon as Hitler had the power, he immediately created a Dictatorship which usurped the power vested in the people, (eg subjugating the people to Hitler's will). >> A recent Supreme Court ruling allowing unlimited political contributions >> by individuals and Corporations to candidates running for elected office >> has probably skewed influence in favor of Corporate America and the very >> wealthy, at the expense of the individual, who by numbers make up the >> majority of the vote, but it also has reinforced American's first >> amendment right to free speech. I feel corporate America may have won >> in this Supreme Court compromise. LOL This will need to be changed at >> some point. >> > Just made their work a little easier. But we all know "corporate > America" does not really need it to exert it's influence. I mean, how > many wars have you people waged just to give "corporate America" what > they wanted? > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
