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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: geode00 who wrote (262440)4/23/2008 10:43:57 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
The right wing doesn't want to nationalize anything

Well generally nationalization is associated with the left, so perhaps by definition your correct. There are a few people who have opinions that would otherwise be considered conservative but who want to nationalize something other other, but they are a minority on the right if their on the right at all.

Of course opposing nationalization is a very wise policy.

it wants to privatize everything including SS and war.

Now you step from a reasonable if not very meaningful comment, into bizaro land.

Things change quietly at the margin but FISA, the militarization of the police, Gitmo, rendition, torture, etc. are all hallmarks of right wing authoritarian rule.

Waterboarding three terrorists in Gitmo isn't much of an example of authoritarian rule, neither is detaining people in a war, either ourselves (Gitmo) or by handing them over to local governments (rendition).

The trend in SWAT tactics by the police is negative, but is light years away from fascism or authoritarian rule. In a real police state you would have to worry about imprisonment for posting what you do (even with an alias).

FISA was a restriction on domestic surveillance, not an expansion of it.
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