Fascism in America

[arisbe]

The Left has been denouncing American Fascism, indeed, denouncing America as Fascist, for so many years that we are deaf to the din of it. Lately, though, the warnings of an emerging Fascist mentality have been repeated from what some describe as the fringes of the Right, both the traditionalist (paleoconservative) and individualist (libertarian) wings. The American Conservative is seen as more moderate and mainstream, sceptical of big government, critical of the war, but willing to give both Republicans and Democrats the benefit of the doubt when they seem honest. It is therefore a milestone that even they are now insisting that we ought to take the threat very seriously indeed. Scott McConnell, a student of Fritz Stern, Columbia's great historian of the European Right, makes a sobering case, with the essential qualifications, in Hunger for Dictatorship: War to export democracy may wreck our own.

It is, I think, essential reading.

Comments

[reality-hammer.livejournal.com]

This is an immoral mission for the United States military, whose job it is to protect and secure our liberty.

I disagree. 9-11 showed that waiting for them to attack us could be fatal to our nation. Our enemies are our enemies, no matter where they are.

It has nothing to do with being silly, just ignorant. I said nothing about Jews and meant nothing about Jews. You might wish to read my actually comments before you reply next time.

So when you said "Israel" you meant...?

he war in Iraq was not in our national-security interest

I disagree. Saddam has been a continuing threat to our nation since 1990.

Israel is quite capable of taking care of Iraq as well, but has not done so at the request of the United States. They do not need us to fight their wars. They've proven they can handle anything any Arab nation sends against them.

You have yet to demonstrate that acting in our best interest is wrong, but what you have done is state that because it might align with the interest of the Jews Israel, we should ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist.

Can you read?

[eru-illuvatar.livejournal.com]

So when you said "Israel" you meant...?

Had you continued on to the next line of my post, you would have found the answer. I'm getting rather tired of explaining and re-explaining my posts to you, since you are totally incapable of reading them fully. Here is the next sentence in my post, which answers your needless question: "What I actually said was that we ought not fight wars that are in Israel's interests and not our own."

You keep trying to make this about Jews, and it is not. That Israel is a Jewish state is quite inconsequential to my objection of our uncritical support for their policies. I feel the same way about any other U.S. ally. We should not fight a war for the United Kingdom that is not in our security interests, and the same is true for any other U.S. ally. The United States should not fight any war unless it is morally defensible and in our own national-security interests. Plain and simple! Stop trying to make me out to be an anti-Semite. You're only making yourself look foolish.

Re: Can you read?

[reality-hammer.livejournal.com]

Had you continued on to the next line of my post, you would have found the answer.

Oh, I did. I found nothing to convince me that you meant anything other than "the Jews".

I also addressed the line you claim I ignored:

srael is quite capable of taking care of Iraq as well, but has not done so at the request of the United States. They do not need us to fight their wars. They've proven they can handle anything any Arab nation sends against them.

So, obviously, I've proven that I can read.

Your turn!

You claim that we are fighting Israel's wars, but have yet to demonstrate that.

I'll wait....