Re: [idm] simply a moron ? no, one who has an independent thought.
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laerm wrote:
quoted 9 lines On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, philippe petit wrote:>
> On Thu, 11 Jan 2001, philippe petit wrote:
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> > what could the good points be, unless maybe for you to try to be
> > noticed, provocative... or simply a moron ?
>
> well, some of fascism's good points:
> - unites the people against a common enemy
> - brings about a strong economy
fascism doesn't bring about a strong economy; it forces a nation into an
artificial state of war so industrial productivity goes way up. at the
same time this happens, however, funds are diverted from education
towards the mass expansion of the military and the creation of
neo-military organizations for civilians. you end up with physically fit
undeducated workers. this is why fascism burns out like a fuse after a
short while, by stigmatizing the educated and the intellectuals and
cutting funding off from schools you begin a slow brain drain that
eventually brings down your regime. hence all the axis-power academics
that fled to the US and Britain during the second world war, like fermi
and einstein.
and uniting people against a common enemy is a benefit of binarist
thinking, not a definitive aspect of fascism. fascism relies upon the
creation of mass myth-belief, the revision of history, and the
deification of political action. the US civil rights movement in the 50s
and 60s brought together wide-ranging groups of people who had
previously not worked together in the fight for racial equality. after
the movement dissipated, so did the allegiances formed during its
heyday.
don't defend a stupid point. your post was the equivalent of defending a
dog turd for its pleasant olive-brown color.
- j.
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