Is Ron Paul correct when he says the USA is heading toward fascism?

Question

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/#22378876

Answer 1

"In his original article, 'Fascism Anyone?', Laurence Britt (interview) compared the regimes of Hitler, Mussolini, Franco, Suharto, and Pinochet and identified 14 characteristics common to those fascist regimes."

1.) Powerful and Continuing Nationalism

2.) Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights

3.) Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause

4.) Supremacy of the Military

5.) Rampant Sexism

6.) Controlled Mass Media

7.) Obsession with National Security

8.) Religion and Government are Intertwined

9.) Corporate Power is Protected

10.) Labor Power is Suppressed

11.) Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts

12.) Obsession with Crime and Punishment

13.) Rampant Cronyism and Corruption

14. Fraudulent Elections


I think Ron Paul was correct when he said we edging toward a softer form of fascism. He called it "corporatism".

I also think many of those 14 points are undeniable.

Answer 2

Yes, but only if some Republican other than Ron Paul became president. I'm a Republican and a huge fan of Ron Paul, but I have to admit that thia sentence would be wrong if a Democrat became president.

Answer 3

I agree with about 20% of what Ron Paul has to say. When he said we are edging toward a softer form of fascism calling it "corporatism", I think he was right on the mark.

Answer 4

Yes, I think the US is in an advanced stage of a fascist takeover. Everything has been set up with prison camps that Halliburton has made for us, Habeus Corpus rescinded, Bush pushing anti-civil rights legislation, etc., and all of this put into place using the lie that "911 was committed by terrorist," when it was actually our own government that killed 3000 of it's own citizens. The only threat is our own government who is controlled by the Illuminati and Zionist through their central banks and is just based on their stupid, meaningless and base desires of power and greed.

Do corrupt and morally bankrupt bankers do this abnormal and degenerate thing simply because they can, as if they have nothing else to do, like they're bored and miserable?

Answer 5

He talked about a "soft fascism" referring to the effect of a nanny-state government we keep moving closer to, and as he said, NOT a Hitler style fascism. I'm glad he at least moderated his view in that regard, but to say things like this, to use the word fascism in the context of current American political reality just shows a tremendous lack of judgement and a form of radicalism that really prevents him from being taken seriously. If he would THINK more, before he talks, spend a few days doing nothing but planning how he will explain his views and STAY ON POINT, he might have some success, but all of his off-the-cuff rhetoric will ultimately ruin any hope, as dim as it is, of winning or even competing seriously.

Answer 6

I believe he is correct.
We seem to be in the midst, not just leaning toward.
I do not know if the vid is still available, google pulled it several months ago but it may be worth a shot at a search for Freedom to Fascism

Answer 7

I agree with that. Big Brother gets bigger and more dangerous every day. Freedom is diminished, and the first new Emperor of all the world, since Roman times, becomes more certain. It is just a question of who.

Answer 8

I'm inclined to agree with Mr. Paul. :)

The man has a clue and he is not clouded by bureaucratic BS. Do the think the Electoral College will ever vote for him?
:(

Answer 9

Unfortunately Dr. Paul is correct in that statement. It is still reversable. We can vote Democratic in 2008.

Answer 10

Although I disagree with everything Ron Paul said at the debate, etc. he is absolutely right in saying that the country is moving towards corporate fascism. Of course, he probably would never DO anything about it..