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Mussolini's dream of fascism is happening (Original Post)
SHRED
May 2018
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CrispyQ
(36,424 posts)1. The ultimate privatization.
And we voted it in!
SHRED
(28,136 posts)2. Germany voted in Hitler
CrispyQ
(36,424 posts)3. Using fear & hatred to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
Instead of cultivating the best in humanity. What a toxic world view.
Sounds familiar.
Varaddem
(431 posts)5. Not just Mussolini's
We should not have allowed Hitlers buddies here to retain their power or their fortunes. We are paying for it today.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)6. When science-hating anti-intellectuals are elected, this is what happens
Initech
(100,040 posts)8. It's a party that focuses on televised bullshit vs one that lives in reality.
We live in reality, they thrive on bullshit. And right now there's a steaming pile of it at the Oval Office.
Initech
(100,040 posts)7. Yup - any scientific advances will happen when the powers that be decide it's profitable to do so.
Because in this country the only thing that matters is the almighty dollar.
appalachiablue
(41,103 posts)9. Ultimate privatization for proft, one way or another.