smithdw55 wrote:
I'm with U Bernie. The young people of today have somehow twisted and warped the meaning of Fascism and clearly can't delineate nor understand the difference between it and Nationalism as President Trump has identified. However using a child's definition or version of the definition of Nationalism: "a feeling that people have of being loyal to and proud of their country often with the belief that it is better and more important than other countries" so it isn't to difficult for Kev to understand. I would like for him to describe to me the problem with being a Nationalist as an American.
We a are greater than most other country's simply stated. Beside the facts bare out that bottom line our country's economy is the basis for the world economy, it's growth and success, it all starts with the US $$$$.😉 Just answer this young Kev, what other country in the world has ever freed as many people as we have? What other country in the world has come to the aide of those in dire need as a result of natural disasters or internal strife as we do? What other country in the world has after defeating a nation that attacked and declared war on us, all but rebuilt that same nation? What other country in the world takes in as many immigrants providing them the possibility and hope of a life better than they could never possibly have in their motherland? What other country in the world has spent more of our treasure and young American lives, men/women to ensure that a person can sit safe and secure in the confines of their home and community and criticize and peacefully, and often violently, protest the very government that provides the freedom for them to to do so without fear of imprisonment or worse, when peaceful, no matter how stupid and ignorant they may sound to intelligent rational thinking people?
As for Fascism, todays young people are totally clueless. Although to be fair even in my youth "E.B. White wrote in The New Yorker in 1946 that the meaning of fascist had degenerated to the point where “a Fascist is a man who votes the other way.” This is obviously where we are still at today. But for young Kev, “it is a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.” The reality for Kev should be "centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader", I would remind Kev that although his silly snowflake ass can't get over the fact, President Trump is a legitimate, dully elected President of the American people. He can twist the election all he wants. But DJT was elected in the manner prescribed by the Constitution of the USA, like it or not. And I have yet to see a severing of economic and social regimentation or forcible suppression of opposition. In fact to the contrary it is the DemSocialist Party of Pelosi, Schumer, Waters, Warren, Biden, Clinton and of course Obammy that have been, since Day 1 and his inauguration, that have been attempting to forcibly suppress their opposition with their constant and incessant degrading comments of the POTUS and his family, wasteful witch hunt investigations and constant obstruction of any efforts by President to move the country forward from the malaise, stagnation and corruption of the Obammy years. But I guess when the shoe is on the DemSocialist foot that's not Fascism, that's simply politics.
Yes, I would identify myself as a "Nationalist". I would identify Kev as a "Fascist" simply by his own statement of "Shut down fascism and nationalism." I'm proud to be a Nationalist, can he say the same of being a Fascist as demonstrated by his comments?
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