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Get Thee to Appletree

Go, right now, and read the G-man's latest post. I'll wait.

The Americanized fascism that he is discussing is a problem that will grow worse before it gets better, especially if Obama wins. Nothing like a little old-fashioned racism to get the nascent fascists in a froth. They have been preaching eliminationism for a while now. With the economy in recession, the howls of "cultural decline" will grow louder, and that invariably leads to scapegoating.

I'm not a big fan of Obama's policy proposals — I prefer a more progressive candidate — but his political style might be an effective weapon against the extremists on the Right. Hope is a powerful alternative to the politics of violent resentment.

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