tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post5917439206119610543..comments2024-03-23T13:16:37.006-07:00Comments on Hawaiian libertarian: The Defining Characterisitics of FascismKeoni Galthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00842553742723239151noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-90017548297566044972012-03-07T21:17:01.969-08:002012-03-07T21:17:01.969-08:00Characterisitics is misspelled in your title.
Sho...Characterisitics is misspelled in your title.<br /><br />Should be spelled CharacteristicsAlexander Higginshttp://blog.alexanderhiggins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-82454327934030723532010-12-02T07:42:20.427-08:002010-12-02T07:42:20.427-08:00Regarding patriotism vs. nationalism - Joe Sobran ...Regarding patriotism vs. nationalism - Joe Sobran (RIP) wrote an article shortly after 9/11 which clearly defines these terms: http://www.sobran.com/columns/1999-2001/011016.shtmlCarnivorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-78038825524915348572010-11-25T06:26:23.987-08:002010-11-25T06:26:23.987-08:00Back to another favorite Dave topic, food:
http:/...Back to another favorite Dave topic, food:<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1332835/The-trick-keeping-weight-good-Eat-like--dont-count-calories.html<br /><br />The story has some reference to the benefits of low-carb diet, but then (bafflingly) talks about carbs being necessary. How do you reconcile the following two paragraphs?<br /><br /><i>They tested five diets and found that the most effective was a high-protein, low Glycaemic Index regime, which includes lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, pulses and nuts.<br /><br />It is based on carbohydrates with a low GI, such as wholegrain bread, porridge and brown rice. These break down slowly during digestion, making dieters feel fuller for longer and stabilising blood sugar levels.</i><br /><br />Eat meat, poultry, and fish... but also eat bread, oatmeal, and rice. WTF???<br /><br />Look at the "healthy diet" graphic: oatmeal, rye bread, rye bread, pasta. That's low carb?<br /><br />I guess they think there are "good" carbs. But that's not what I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-16023097067548749662010-11-22T08:42:24.839-08:002010-11-22T08:42:24.839-08:00I suppose that in Argentina they still played to a...I suppose that in Argentina they still played to a traditionalist culture of machismo, but the Peronistas have been lead by women on occasion. At least Eva Peron.CarpeOrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710387974265178960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-68755663292013656892010-11-20T22:30:25.447-08:002010-11-20T22:30:25.447-08:00Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts...
I think...<i>Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts...</i><br /><br />I think there is a great deal of disdain for real Intellectuals and real Arts. But the entrenced leftists who call themselves Intellectuals and Artists are fakes. The crap that gets passed off as high art these days is astonishing in the lack of skill or insight it displays. Real artists - those who have mastered the skills needed to create something <i>pleasing</i>, are looked down upon by their agnst-ridden "betters."<br /><br />And as far as the Intellectuals in academia today, well, it's not about intelligence, it's pure credentialism. <br /><br />so, yeah, <i>check.</i>Jack Amoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-12371757388247191952010-11-17T19:16:10.522-08:002010-11-17T19:16:10.522-08:00I love this post. You’ve outlined exactly what I’...I love this post. You’ve outlined exactly what I’ve been noticing which is that the Left and the Right play off each other to garner more and more control of the bleating sheep and erode civil rights. The left gains power and pushes through regulations and taxation “to help the disadvantaged” but that mainly burden small enterprises making it harder to compete with big business. The right rails on this but when it gains power, does nothing to fix the mistakes, enacts its own tax measures that mainly benefit big business and increases police powers to deal with “lawlessness” in terms of the increased regulations. The left gets into power again… and so on. We are being bludgeoned to death by both sides until there will be nowhere left to stand in the middle.<br />Title IX. Come on, “Nationwide, only 41 percent of all high school athletes are girls, even though they make up half the student population. That means schools are giving girls 1.3 million fewer opportunities than boys to play sports nationwide” REALLY? http://www.nwlc.org/press-release/center-files-title-ix-complaints-against-12-school-districts<br /><br />CPSIA “Save Our Children!” (kill the small toy manufacturers) http://overlawyered.com/tag/cpsia/<br /><br />You want to know where it starts to get scary? The place where Bobby Fisher got his start has been taken over by militant police. How’s a little 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 and 12 for you in one fell swoop? http://www.dnainfo.com/20101117/washington-heights-inwood/chess-players-ticketed-by-nypd-for-using-inwood-hill-park-chess-tables.Cul-De-Sac Herohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02038984377092889981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-64816945592542513392010-11-16T19:50:32.930-08:002010-11-16T19:50:32.930-08:00I think the word you're looking for is Totalit...I think the word you're looking for is Totalitarianism:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TotalitarianismAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-63744365364025006232010-11-16T12:59:45.039-08:002010-11-16T12:59:45.039-08:00Slightly OT, but tangential:
Default User: You br...Slightly OT, but tangential:<br /><br />Default User: You bring up the issue of pint size shrinkage, and that reminds me about something I've always wondered about: why did U.S. pints, quarts and gallons, become smaller than the (British) Imperial pints, quarts and gallons? A British gallon is 160 oz, and so a British quart is 40 oz, and a British pint is 20 oz, whereas an American gallon is only 128 oz, so an American quart is 32 oz, and an American pint is 16 oz. I've never heard why the change happened; I've wondered if it was simply a case of greedy merchants deciding to stiff their customers, by using their clout to have the government redefine the size of measures, in their favour. If so, then of course, merchant / corporate manipulation of the U.S. government goes back to the very earliest days. (Though I still agree that smaller businesses have more connection to their community, and are more accountable, etc., compared to larger, esp. transnational, corporations.)Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-37533769198677515022010-11-16T12:46:53.718-08:002010-11-16T12:46:53.718-08:00I think some of that "Powerful and Continuing...I think some of that "Powerful and Continuing Nationalism" is really more corporatism. The wars are not really about national honor but about profit for suppliers.<br /><br />Actually, I think that many of the United States' ills come back to the rise of corporate power. Corporations are large bureaucracies and thus act much like large governments. <br /><br />Of course, we must be clear that suspicion of corporate power does not necessarily mean hostility towards capitalism in a broader sense. I think many on the right confuse pro-market and pro-freedom with pro-corporate. Many on the left assume that their suspicion of corporate power must lead to hostility towards free markets in general.<br /><br />I don't romanticize small business (I have worked for and been a customer) but realize that large transnational organizations will by nature not have loyalty to place. Large organizations lose the personal accountability that might keep smaller concerns from expressing their most sociopathic character (and yes, I do believe that many large corporations are indeed sociopathic – unable to see beyond the changes to their bottom line, manipulative, and dishonest).<br />[Think of all the gotchas in credit card, phone, and other contracts; think of changing and complex pricing schemes; think of the shrinking pack size (a pint becomes 400ml but with the same price but no warning).]Default Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01457093335936191543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-83754540894263124552010-11-16T10:25:58.554-08:002010-11-16T10:25:58.554-08:00Great analysis, HL. Britt's initial analysis ...Great analysis, HL. Britt's initial analysis certainly has much commendable, but indeed, he sees through a leftist, feminist lens and so not clearly.<br /><br />njartist: Some draw a distinction between patriotism and nationalism, saying the former refers to merely love of country, while the latter refers to wishing to see one's country strong and powerful, i.e. wielding power over other countries; going to war with them, taking them over, turning them into states with puppet regimes, etc.<br /><br />So someone who loves his country is a patriot, whereas someone who wishes to see his country take over other countries, or install governments that go along with one's country's government, is a nationalist.<br /><br />It indeed can be difficult to tell the two apart, though sometimes it will show.Will S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02714519301979594160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-58161177572341892352010-11-16T09:03:02.400-08:002010-11-16T09:03:02.400-08:00You may want to bear in mind that some of these th...You may want to bear in mind that some of these things are goods raised higher in the hierarchy of goods than they should be: love of country is a good; excessive patriotism is not; nor is it proper to use patriotism as a cover for evil.<br /><br />And remember fascism/socialism/progressivism uses good, or a portion of the truth, to accomplish evil: coming as a savior for labor when, in fact, corporate or state power is the real goal. <br /><br />Thus insight and right judgment are required.dienwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878081733638742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-18254732738228718022010-11-16T03:26:49.959-08:002010-11-16T03:26:49.959-08:001. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist r...<i> 1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism - Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.<br /><br /><br />This one is obvious...check.</i><br /><br />It is? The Leftist political class that runs this country <b>hates</b> American nationalism and has done everything it can to destroy the American nation. It is only the proles who constantly display the American flag (which Bambi ostentatiously refuses to wear!) and show any overt nationalism.<br /><br /><i>4. Supremacy of the Military - Even when there are widespread<br />domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.</i><br /><br />Again, the Leftist political class that runs this country <b>hates</b> the US military. And what is a "disproportionate" amount of funding, anyway? The military is not the reason the US government is broke -- it is precisely spending on those "domestic problems" that are the problem.<br /><br /><i>5. Rampant Sexism - The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated.</i><br /><br />As was also true of the USSR, PRC, Cuba, and other Communist regimes.<br /><br /><i> 7. Obsession with National Security - Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.</i><br /><br />The most national security obsessed regime EVER was... the Communist USSR. <br /><br /><i>9. Corporate Power is Protected - The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.</i><br /><br />As if the USSR and PRC did not have (and in the PRC case, does not have) a privileged industrial elite.<br /><br /><i>13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption </i><br /><br />Hahahaha, again, the USSR was fascist under this definition.<br /><br />Anyway, not to belabor the point, but pretty much all of those applied to Communist regimes... but this guy Britt probably didn't even see it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-77426466130657554982010-11-15T22:48:58.628-08:002010-11-15T22:48:58.628-08:00"The governments of fascist nations tend to b...<i>"The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated"</i><br /><br />Sure, the Euro variant of fascism may be this way. But the face of a fascist state varies by the people in it. Spainish fascism looked different from Italian fascsim which was in turn different from German fascism. Each variant of fascism expressed the characteristics of the culture that embraced it. What would American fascism look like? Jonah Goldberg already told us...smiley face fascism. The fascism of the feminine.<br /><br /><i>"a Government intertwined with the secular-humanist-liberal religion"</i><br /><br />Yes.<br /><br />One point that Goldberg aptly made was how America was really the first fascist country...during the Wilson administration.Elusive Wapitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825547465295622621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256367009985298221.post-47144408549654568272010-11-15T21:07:43.210-08:002010-11-15T21:07:43.210-08:00About number 11. Mensa members are targets of abu...About number 11. Mensa members are targets of abuse. So are computer geeks and other engineers.The Great and Powerful Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01379953300283048280noreply@blogger.com