Domestic Fascism Awareness Week

In preparation for Domestic Fascism Awareness Week (starts Sunday), let's review:

fascism

Main Entry: fas·cism
Pronunciation: 'fa-"shi-z&m also 'fa-"si-
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces
1 often capitalized : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
2 : a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control <early instances of army fascism and brutality -- J. W. Aldridge>

I know, I know ... the first word that popped into your mind was "Giuliani", wasn't it? Remember this?

We look upon authority too often and focus over and over again, for 30 or 40 or 50 years, as if there is something wrong with authority. We see only the oppressive side of authority. Maybe it comes out of our history and our background. What we don’t see is that freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do.

Wow.

What do you think?  Is Rudy the real deal?

Comments

[tata]

I keep thinking how HILARIOUS Steve Gilliard would have found Giuliani's sucking up to the fundies. It's like Rudy's his own suddenly inadequate wife.

[actor212]

Freedom is about authority.

War is peace! Work will make you free! We've always been at war with East-- EURasia!

[Frederick]

Rudy's a bundle of sticks alright.