it really isn't as simple as you make it to be

Sure it is. History closed the book on Nazi and fascists years ago. There is no reason to quibble about a few definitions. The answer to the big question is clear for all to see in Buchenwald, Auschwitz, Dachau and the other camps. There is no moral equivocation big enough to blur the definition and the true intent of the Nazis.

As far as von Brunn is concerned he supported and followed neo-nazi groups, he wrote about the threat of "liberalism" and followed the nativist veiw of the Consitution that he claimed was subverted by the Jews. It doesnt get much clearer than that.

by MRFred on 06/11/2009 10:09:41 PM EST

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You're exactly right, MRFred- there is nothing to debate. The difference here is Political Science 101 stuff. This was a right-wing extremist, plain and simple. I think you and ihavenobias are being overly nice in taking the time to respond on this one. I'm all for critical thinking, but this one is not really that nuanced.

by ProgTruth on 06/11/2009 10:50:30 PM EST

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DHS sez

 

(U) Rightwing extremism in the United States can be broadly divided into those groups, movements, and
adherents that are primarily hate-oriented (based on hatred of particular religious, racial or ethnic groups),
and those that are mainly antigovernment, rejecting federal authority in favor of state or local authority, or
rejecting government authority entirely. It may include groups and individuals that are dedicated to a
single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration.

Case closed

by MRFred on 06/11/2009 10:55:59 PM EST

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The sad part about this is none of us will ever get the time back we lost responding to this initial post.

by ProgTruth on 06/11/2009 11:16:17 PM EST

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I would gladly "waste time" countering revisionists that use fading memory, and fallacious arguments to somehow mitigate the true horrors that right wing extremists like the Nazis have caused.

by MRFred on 06/12/2009 10:55:26 AM EST

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