Are the same group who planned a fascist coup of the US in 1933 the same group that's highjacked the US today?

Question

The fact that we are an occupied nation can no longer be denied. There was a coup planned in 1933 and Prescott Bush was involved. Are the same group of fascist conspirators involved?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/document/document_20070723.shtml

The coup was aimed at toppling President Franklin D Roosevelt with the help of half-a-million war veterans. The plotters, who were alleged to involve some of the most famous families in America, (owners of Heinz, Birds Eye, Goodtea, Maxwell Hse & George Bush’s Grandfather, Prescott) believed that their country should adopt the policies of Hitler and Mussolini to beat the great depression.

Answer 1

Odd that so few people seem to know that the plot you're talking about was, apparently, quite real. They had tried to get Gen Smedley Butler, one of the most honored Marines in history, to lead the coup. They were indeed planning to raise an army of WWI vets, who had not been given all of the benefits they had been promised. Butler, being a patriot, turned them in. Nothing was ever done to those behind the plot, no doubt due to their wealth and power, even though there was some evidence to support Butler's claims.

And yes, to some extent it does seem that today the nation is owned and run by corporate interests. They managed the coup without firing a shot or forcing us into fascism.

Answer 2

In 1982, conservative legal scholars such as Antonin Scalia and Robert Bork held the Federalist Society's first National Student Symposium, launching an organization meant to advance the "rule of law." This week, the organization will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a three-day convention, featuring speakers such as Clarence Thomas and John Yoo, along with Scalia, Ted Olson, and Bork. The Federalist Society has experienced a golden era under President Bush, who will, not surprisingly, be giving the keynote address at the organization's black tie gala on Thursday. The Federalist Society has served as a gateway for judges and legal aides who strive to work inside the administration, in effect promoting individuals who have dedicated themselves to enforcing a right-wing ideology rather than the law. When Bush took office, many of his top appointees were current and former Federalist Society members, including Gale Norton (Interior Secretary), John Ashcroft (Attorney General), and Spencer Abraham (Energy Secretary). In 2005, the White House seemed to recognize the dangers in associating too closely with the conservative society. It aggressively resisted media efforts to (accurately) characterize then-Supreme Court nominee John Roberts as a member of the group, going so far as to call and pressure reporters to report otherwise. Apparently, that's all water under the bridge. Roberts is also speaking at the anniversary.

Answer 3

Dude get a life, Those 1/2 million Veterans would been WW1. Lets see.. My uncle was in WW1 he was born about 1892 and if he was in charge today he would only be 115 years old, Ya sure why not it all sounds reasonable. Strum Thurman was in the Senate at 100.

Answer 4

George Bush took over in an unprecedented type of Coup: He was elected, twice I might add. I voted for him twice by the way to include once by absentee ballot while on active duty from the Army Reserves.

Answer 5

Maybe thats the real reason FDR formed the shadow government and underground tunnel facilities to house the most prominent government figures.

Answer 6

C'mon pants...what's the use of living in your own fantasy world if you have to ask for help in building it...?

Answer 7

So, there are a lot of crazy men who do great things.

Answer 8

I think you need to change your screen handle