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To: skinowski who wrote (292984)	2/18/2009 9:32:18 PM
From: KLP	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793939

I keep thinking of the article earlier that Michael Ledeen wrote about Fascist and Socialist, that LB posted.... Message 25412737 >>>>> Yes, it's very "European," and some of the Europeans even call it "social democracy," but it isn't. It's fascism. Nobody calls it by its proper name, for two basic reasons: first, because "fascism" has long since lost its actual, historical, content; it's been a pure epithet for many decades. Lots of the people writing about current events like what Obama et. al. are doing, and wouldn't want to stigmatize it with that "f" epithet. Second, not one person in a thousand knows what fascist political economy was. Yet during the great economic crisis of the 1930s, fascism was widely regarded as a possible solution, indeed as the only acceptable solution to a spasm that had shaken the entire First World, and beyond. It was hailed as a "third way" between two failed systems (communism and capitalism), retaining the best of each. Private property was preserved, as the role of the state was expanded. This was necessary because the Great Depression was defined as a crisis "of the system," not just a glitch "in the system." <<<< Yes, those gals are pretty, but their government is really bad..