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Flying Squirrel

(3,041 posts)
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 01:35 PM Aug 2017

The Two Diverging Paths of Fascism

Last edited Thu Aug 17, 2017, 07:48 PM - Edit history (12)

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Between the banks and the corporate government contractors, by the end of the Civil war, corporations were pretty much in control of our government. From the civil war on, in our fascist arrangement (long before the term fascist even became part of the lexicon), corporations were controlling our government, and not the other way around.

And I can find nothing in our history to ever suggest that this arrangement changed since then. During FDR’s tenure, we probably came as close as we ever have to some significant regulation of our corporations.

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I like the approach of Dr. Richard Wolffe, but with a twist. I don’t necessarily buy the argument yet that capitalism has run its course, but I do like his idea of co-ops. But what are co-ops really? For the most part they are non-profit corporations. Non-profit corporations, if they replaced for-profit corporations, could really prevent for-profit corporations from taking over governments and acquiring the kind of globalist power that makes nation states powerless to do anything about them. Non-profit corporations do a pretty good job of ensuring that the money that would go to shareholders, go instead to the employees and to making upgrades within the company. And they usually do better serving their customers and clients. Non-profit corporations could put an end to our fascist system of government.

Maybe it is time for an abolitionist movement of a different kind. The abolition of the for-profit corporation. And with it we could abolish bank notes as currency and replace them with bills of credit.

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Full article:

https://jackpineradicals.com/boards/topic/the-two-diverging-paths-of-fascism/

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Absurdly necessary disclaimer:

Jackpine Radicals is not a RW source or Russian propaganda outlet, nor are its members racists or misogynists. If any of that were truly the case, the OP would be removed.

But go ahead and pile it on thick!

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The Two Diverging Paths of Fascism (Original Post) Flying Squirrel Aug 2017 OP
Don't peddle rightwing sources on DU KitSileya Aug 2017 #1
Damn! I heard they were alt-left. shanny Aug 2017 #2
lol n/t Flying Squirrel Aug 2017 #3
Still working on Operation Counter-Offensive, I see. KitSileya Aug 2017 #5
Looks like garbage to me too. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #6
When you go far enough left, they say, you find yourself to the right. KitSileya Aug 2017 #4
Profound dishonesty combined with strong anti-Democratic Hortensis Aug 2017 #8
"they say" shanny Aug 2017 #24
there is no such thing as "ALT-LEFT" Skittles Aug 2017 #25
In case you weren't aware of this, JPR has been determined to be a Russian Fake News site here: George II Aug 2017 #7
Huh! As that forum's a DU satellite, thought only we knew Hortensis Aug 2017 #9
I just scanned the whole list. sheshe2 Aug 2017 #10
Why am I not surprised? (That site is a cesspool.) NurseJackie Aug 2017 #12
"An Initial Set of Sites That Reliably Echo Russian Propaganda" lapucelle Aug 2017 #18
"Jackpine Radicals is not a RW source ... NanceGreggs Aug 2017 #11
Bwahahaha sheshe2 Aug 2017 #13
Funny how they were SO PROUD ... NanceGreggs Aug 2017 #17
Gotta say... sheshe2 Aug 2017 #19
Turns out the guy they put into office has multiple ailments. George II Aug 2017 #20
Each person attacking Hillary as they did has blood on their hands. Eliot Rosewater Aug 2017 #14
Worse than that ... NanceGreggs Aug 2017 #15
... lapucelle Aug 2017 #16
You are truly awesome! nt brer cat Aug 2017 #21
Truthout, home base of William Rivers Pitt, lapucelle Aug 2017 #22
Yuppers! sheshe2 Aug 2017 #23

Eliot Rosewater

(31,125 posts)
6. Looks like garbage to me too.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 04:52 PM
Aug 2017

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In fact it is on a list of Russian FAKE NEWS type sites.

Or sites that dont tell the truth.

What in the HELL is it doing HERE?

KitSileya

(4,035 posts)
4. When you go far enough left, they say, you find yourself to the right.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 04:36 PM
Aug 2017

In reality, the shitstains at jpr are ever only to the left in causes that benefit themselves, which is not progressive nor liberal. They are misogynists, racists, and they use a plethora of rightwing sources and memes to attack Democratic leaders such as HRC, Senators Harris, Booker and rep. Lewis et. al. That makes them right-wing in my book, but if you want to claim them as part of your left, feel free to do so. Only, don't expect real progressives and liberals to join you.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
8. Profound dishonesty combined with strong anti-Democratic
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 05:58 PM
Aug 2017

hostility: These identify them all well enough, and does really matter all that much what label may seem more appropriate at any particular point? Averaging more far left or far right, or some just indefinable noxious mix, their attack messages don't belong here.





George II

(67,782 posts)
7. In case you weren't aware of this, JPR has been determined to be a Russian Fake News site here:
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 05:53 PM
Aug 2017
http://www.propornot.com/p/the-list.html

An Initial Set of Sites That Reliably Echo Russian Propaganda

An excerpt:

humansarefree.com
ihavethetruth.com
in5d.com
informationclearinghouse.info
infowars.com
intellihub.com
intersectionproject.eu
intrepidreport.com
investmentresearchdynamics.com
investmentwatchblog.com
jackpineradicals.com
jamesrgrangerjr.com
jewsnews.co.il
journal-neo.org
katehon.com

Scan the complete list, they're in great company.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
9. Huh! As that forum's a DU satellite, thought only we knew
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 06:06 PM
Aug 2017

it was out there in orbit. Some of us. They must be really jazzed to make a list.

The Russian influence is hardly news, of course. Their irrational hostility and the profound dishonesty required to maintain it makes them a super easy mark.

Thanks for the link. I'm headed over there.

sheshe2

(83,940 posts)
10. I just scanned the whole list.
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 06:21 PM
Aug 2017

I need a shower now.

Great source, George. This really should be an OP of its own....wait...holy shit!!!! Truthout is on that list as well? I missed that the first time around.

lapucelle

(18,356 posts)
18. "An Initial Set of Sites That Reliably Echo Russian Propaganda"
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 07:50 PM
Aug 2017
"When an outlet establishes a pattern of behavior, by consistently, uncritically, and one-sidedly echoing, repeating, being used by, and redirecting their audiences to Russian official and semi-official state media, it is in an important sense irrelevant whether they are a paid Russian proxy, an honest true believer, or commercially opportunistic. The outcomes of serving strategically deceptive narratives to the American public are the same."

NanceGreggs

(27,820 posts)
11. "Jackpine Radicals is not a RW source ...
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 07:16 PM
Aug 2017
... or Russian propaganda outlet."



Any word yet on how Hillary miraculously overcame the many fatal diseases she was suffering from last summer? There were hundreds of JPR posts about it, complete with videos of how she couldn't walk in her full body-brace.

And how's that Pizzagate investigation coming along? Any criminal charges yet?

What about Seth Rich's murder by HRC - which Hillary masterminded despite her faltering health? Have the JPR sleuths figured that one out yet?

JPR is Freeperville, served with a side of Russian dressing.




NanceGreggs

(27,820 posts)
17. Funny how they were SO PROUD ...
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 07:47 PM
Aug 2017

... of "knowing" HRC was dying of multiple diseases - and insisted that we sane people were "too stupid" to recognize the obvious.

I wonder why they never respond when confronted with that?



sheshe2

(83,940 posts)
19. Gotta say...
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:07 PM
Aug 2017

Pizzagate had to be the funniest most ridiculous, hallucinogenic charge I ever read. I think some at JPR need to seek opioid treatment...STAT!

lapucelle

(18,356 posts)
22. Truthout, home base of William Rivers Pitt,
Thu Aug 17, 2017, 08:20 PM
Aug 2017

is on the updated list of "Sites That Reliably Echo Russian Propaganda". How unfortunate.



http://www.propornot.com/p/the-list.html

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