Fascism and the Economy, Corporations, and Totalitarianism

[gatomontes99]

46 minutes ago, herbie said:

Just because it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, has feathers. swims and flies like a duck and tastes like a duck, even comes with side of wrappers, green onion and HoiSin sauce it's gotta be the Holy Dove of Peace and Enlightenment come to save us from the extreme left.

But does it need grapes? 

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, paxamericana said:

It’s been my honor to live rent free in your head for all of 2025. May 2026 bring such blessings.

You occupy the space of a gnat hole in my head and you're welcome to it for the proof of your incompetence you provide,

[gatomontes99]

Just now, robosmith said:

You occupy the space of a gnat hole in my head and you're welcome to it for the proof of your incompetence you provide,

That is embarrassing for you. 

[robosmith]

40 minutes ago, Nationalist said:

So you're an Oregon Ducks fan? I like watching them too. They took out Texas Tech today.

Ya know...it's sad how much of a dump the Libbies have made of Portland. It was a nice place to visit. Such a shame.

Too bad you have NOTHING with which to prove it's now a "dump." LMAO

[gatomontes99]

31 minutes ago, robosmith said:

Too bad you have NOTHING with which to prove it's now a "dump." LMAO

Seriously. 

 

That is embarrassing...for YOU!

 

[gatomontes99]

This charade has gone on long enough. 

Rick Steves is no expert on fascism. How do I know? Aside from just being a TV personality and travel writer, he lists no qualifications. And then he says this:

On 11/3/2025 at 8:29 PM, robosmith said:

...it’s almost like there’s a recipe book: goose the economy, abolish unions, privatize what’s public, win the support of tycoons.

If you take each of these points separately, you can see the nonsensical nature of his argument. The first being "goos[ing] the economy". What form of government does not try to have a good economy? If goosing the economy is fascist, doesn't that make every single government on the planet fascist? Of course, having a good economy does NOT make you a fascist government, so his use of the phrase is likely one that he felt bolstered his weak argument. 

The second, "abolish[ing] unions" is something that was done by Mousilini. However, it was the first step in acquiring and liberating corporations from the owners. Which makes the third "privatiz[ing] what was public" completely fabricated. Fascism takes deep control over business, like all left wing forms of government. Abolishing unions was just another way of suppressing the people. 

As for the final supposed step or characteristic of fascism "win[ning] support of tycoons" is the same as the first point, an attack on all governments as all governments want the support of the rich. He might as well have said all fascists drink water and breath air. 

To sum it all up, Rick Steves knows less about fascism than the average leftist. 

[WestCanMan]

On 11/3/2025 at 6:29 PM, robosmith said:

privatize what’s public,

Since when is that a symptom of fascism? Or totalitarianism? 

That's so f'ing stupid that I can't even contemplate how an adult wrote that down thinking that other adults would actually believe it. What I can believe, however, is that you believed it 🤣

They could have said anything and you would have repeated it, robo. They could have said that "balding is a sign of totalitarianism" and you would have just copied and pasted it. 

Did Hitler and Stalin and Mussolini privatize public institutions? Is that what they were famous for?

[CdnFox]

3 hours ago, herbie said:

Just because it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, has feathers. swims and flies like a duck and tastes like a duck, even comes with side of wrappers, green onion and HoiSin sauce it's gotta be the Holy Dove of Peace and Enlightenment come to save us from the extreme left.

I used to think you had imaginary voices in your head that you listened to. I see you've moved on to imaginary waterfowl.

I guess that means you're now officially quackers 😆😆😆😆😆

[WestCanMan]

4 hours ago, herbie said:

Just because it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, has feathers. swims and flies like a duck and tastes like a duck, even comes with side of wrappers, green onion and HoiSin sauce it's gotta be the Holy Dove of Peace and Enlightenment come to save us from the extreme left.

Just because a PM seizes control of the judiciary like a dictator, constantly shrieks extreme & unsubstantiated accusations against a group of people like Hitler did, creates a health passport to discriminate against citizens like Hitler did, freezes the bank accounts of dissidents like Hitler did, dominates the MSM like Hitler did, overwhelms his citizens with bogus propaganda like Hitler did, abolishes inconvenient truths by whitewashing the internet to a greater extent than Hitler managed with his book-burning campaign, doesn't mean that he's not a glorious leader.

[Nationalist]

3 hours ago, robosmith said:

Too bad you have NOTHING with which to prove it's now a "dump." LMAO

Oh?

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g52024-i238-k14026605-o50-Why_is_Portland_Oregon_so_Bad-Portland_Oregon.html

And I quote:

"PORTLAND IS DISGUSTING! The city leadership should be ashamed and ousted for letting the place be overrun by homelessness, tent cities, defacing & destroying properties, public indecencies, riots, and ruining other people's businesses and livelihoods. To watch people during broad daylight defecate into a city sewer, shoot up, and set up homeless communities all over is not what I would expect from a 1st world country. "

 

[robosmith]

3 hours ago, WestCanMan said:

Since when is that a symptom of fascism? Or totalitarianism? 

That's so f'ing stupid that I can't even contemplate how an adult wrote that down thinking that other adults would actually believe it. What I can believe, however, is that you believed it 🤣

They could have said anything and you would have repeated it, robo. They could have said that "balding is a sign of totalitarianism" and you would have just copied and pasted it. 

Did Hitler and Stalin and Mussolini privatize public institutions? Is that what they were famous for?

You're quoting Project 2025, the goal of which is to serve the oligarchs' interests, not those of the common man.

Mamdani was elected to make NYC affordable for the common man. Duh

Trump serve's only himself and the oligarchs that support HIM.

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, Nationalist said:

Oh?

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g52024-i238-k14026605-o50-Why_is_Portland_Oregon_so_Bad-Portland_Oregon.html

And I quote:

"PORTLAND IS DISGUSTING! The city leadership should be ashamed and ousted for letting the place be overrun by homelessness, tent cities, defacing & destroying properties, public indecencies, riots, and ruining other people's businesses and livelihoods. To watch people during broad daylight defecate into a city sewer, shoot up, and set up homeless communities all over is not what I would expect from a 1st world country. "

 

One guy's review on trip advisor proves NOTHING, except he's a MAGAt.

Northwest US cities rated:

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[herbie]

And again, our resident Bundt all rush in to deny deny deny.
They'd jump in the lake one after another and deny the water's wet.

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, herbie said:

And again, our resident Bundt all rush in to deny deny deny.
They'd jump in the lake one after another and deny the water's wet.

Oh dear.  Still having emotional melt downs when you see facts and then shake your fist at them like an old man yelling at clouds? 

Oh well. Try to make sure your trousers stay up. 

[WestCanMan]

12 hours ago, herbie said:

And again, our resident Bundt all rush in to deny deny deny.
They'd jump in the lake one after another and deny the water's wet.

There's no need to "deny" anything that robo says, everyone with an IQ over 80 just laughs at it. 

If you had any actual examples of Trump behaving like a dictator then you would have given them, like I did when I showed all the parallels between Hitler and Trudeau.

[Nationalist]

13 hours ago, robosmith said:

One guy's review on trip advisor proves NOTHING, except he's a MAGAt.

Northwest US cities rated:

 

Portland is literally a garbage dump.

[User]

13 hours ago, herbie said:

And again, our resident Bundt all rush in to deny deny deny.
They'd jump in the lake one after another and deny the water's wet.

He screamed into the void. 

[robosmith]

6 hours ago, WestCanMan said:

There's no need to "deny" anything that robo says, everyone with an IQ over 80 just laughs at it. 

I can hear the Canuck lDIOTS laughing from here in America and your cackling is the loudest and most lDIOTIC.

5 hours ago, Nationalist said:

Portland is literally a garbage dump.

You are literally an IGNORAMUS, dropout. Shoulda stayed in school. LMAO

[CdnFox]

1 hour ago, robosmith said:

I can hear the Canuck lDIOTS laughing from here in America and your cackling is the loudest and most lDIOTIC.

 

That's probably just the neighborhood kids laughing at you.  You're so dramatic.