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Charges of Brown Shirts tactics not OK if made from the Left

by smkovalinsky | August 23, 2009 at 12:02 pm

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Apparently, the old saying, "they can dish it out, but they can't take it" holds true of some members of the political right. Ever since Obama won the Iowa primaries, we have heard charges of fascism, Nazism, and an Obama Brown-Shirts brigade in the offing. But when the right engages in brown-shirt-esque behavior, and a Democrat notices, my, oh, my, does the fur fly (from Noel Sheppard of NewsBusters):

On August 5, Congressman Brian Baird (D-Wash.) likened recent town hall meeting protesters to Nazis:

"What we're seeing right now is close to Brown Shirt tactics. I mean that very seriously."

On Tuesday, at such a political gathering in Vancouver, a Marine Corps veteran named David William Hedrick blasted the Congressman for this disgraceful depiction.

Of course, fascism, and an impending totalitarian take-over are all part of the Change platform of the president, if you believe some of the Right rants in the American blogosphere. It is comical, I suppose, to see a fraction of this litany now referred to as a "digraceful depiction" when it is voiced by a Democrat. (* Heavy sigh*).

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eastvanray

at 12:44 on August 23rd, 2009

Remember the rule. The first one in an argument to reference Hitler or Nazis loses.

smkovalinsky

at 12:48 on August 23rd, 2009

That was supposed to be the rule, wasn't it? But no one listened. :(

idiots (not verified)

at 13:05 on August 23rd, 2009

so when a really real neo-Hitler that outwardly displays fascist tendencies comes along, and someone wants to point it out, they're automatically wrong. i love the logic of you attempted-intellectuals. nevermind facts or documentation, they're just wrong. because in the present age, feelings dictate reality. you are actively engaging in postmodernism- that your perceptions are the reality of the universe. if your mind can handle facts, research them to find the truth. larouchepac.com and larouchepub.com are excellent resources that thoroughly document these "outlandish" claims of fascism radiating from the executive and whorehouse congress. grow a brainstem.

eastvanray

at 16:51 on August 23rd, 2009

If the topic of discussion is Nazis or Hitler then OBVIOUSLY one could not carry that conversation on without referencing the subject. Some people need others to do their thinking for them!

smkovalinsky

at 13:26 on August 23rd, 2009

I actually cannot stand postmodernism. I am no postmodernist, and facts, empirical facts, I grant full supremacy. I am not saying whether I think Obama deserves the charge, or does anyone on the right. And no, I never said that to call a spade a spade was wrong. It is the republicans in this piece who have called it despicable.