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Fuzzy Dunlop

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You may be right. I hope you are


You're right to bring up the Congressional statement that you mentioned in your reply to Czar. That's a good step in the right direction. But white supremacists win national elections, even in so-called leftist hotbeds like France and the Netherlands. They've got free elections over there, last I checked. More free than ours, in many respects. I respect what you're saying, but your argument still boils down to "It can't happen here." I don't think you can back that up.

Until very recently, we had an overt white supremacist who was given a specially created position in the president's innermost circle. These people's hands aren't far from the levers of power. And if they do win enough elections to gain significant power directly, they will give themselves the power to do whatever they'd like. The Constitution of Germany that was still officially in effect in the 30s and 40s included broad civil liberties and personal rights. I don't think they suspended those because people attacked the Nazis.

(In response to this post by hoolstoptheheels)

Posted: 09/21/2017 at 2:19PM



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"Undercover with the alt-right" -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2017 12:39PM
  Your headline reminds me of this (link) -- JMHoo 09/21/2017 4:45PM
  Don't you mean "Undercover with Libertarians?" ** -- Hokieesith 09/21/2017 1:37PM
  It's mocking the idea I see so often on here -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2017 1:33PM
  The Constitution isn't 'norms', it's the law. ** -- hoodeyo 09/21/2017 3:34PM
  You may be right. I hope you are -- Fuzzy Dunlop 09/21/2017 2:19PM
  Who was the overt white supremacist, and can you -- Hokieesith 09/21/2017 3:12PM
  First, book recommendation: "It Can't Happen Here" by -- hoolstoptheheels 09/21/2017 3:02PM

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