when do we finally say | Metafilter
when do we finally say | Metafilter: The Reality of Red-State Fascism, by Lew Rockwell. We consistently say ‘Man, we’re on the road to fascism’ yet people fall all over themselves to say ‘We’re nowhere near it.’. Well, when do we say ‘Holy shit…we’re there’? Everybody’s favorite libertarian gives us a timeline of the descent, […]
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when do we finally say | Metafilter: The Reality of Red-State Fascism, by Lew Rockwell. We consistently say ‘Man, we’re on the road to fascism’ yet people fall all over themselves to say ‘We’re nowhere near it.’. Well, when do we say ‘Holy shit…we’re there’? Everybody’s favorite libertarian gives us a timeline of the descent, […]
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