SALT LAKE CITY - The United States is fighting "a new type of facism," US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told a veterans' group here Tuesday. "We face similar challenges in efforts to confront the rising of a new type of fascism," he said. "And that is important in this 'long war' where any kind of moral and intellectual confusion about who and what is right or wrong can weaken the ability of free societies to persevere," he said, taking aim at detractors of the US "war on terror".Do you believe that?? First, he describes a "new type of fascism" where, I'm guessing, a few thousand extremists with little-to-no budget (compared to ours) some how force their will upon the rest of the world. Hm... sounds like someone we already know--only those guys have the biggest budget on planet Earth. That's what strikes me as so funny--Rumsfeld, Bush, Cheney and the others keep going on and on about this threat--now they're using the word "fascism" as if it hasn't already been defined as something that really only [http://www.webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?sourceid=Mozilla-search&va=fascism|a country's government can practice]. Terrorist organizations cannot practice fascism because they simply don't have the means. But Rummy sez this is a "new type of fascism." Right, uh-huh... Second, he warns us that "any kind of moral and intellectual confusion about who and what is right or wrong can weaken the ability of free societies to persevere." YA GOT THAT RIGHT, FUCK FACE. What is morally and intellectually right is that we DON'T dress prisoners up in women's underwear, attach electrodes to their genitals or find them dead in their cells. What's morally and intellectually right is to avoid BLATANT, BIG BROTHERY, DOUBLESPEAK that obviously endorses a practice while simultaneously inferring disapproval of a practice. That's like when Bush, Rice, Rumsfeld and friends say that we are not torturing people when we have and probable still are. That's like when Bush, Rice, Rumsfeld and friends assure us that the Geneva Conventions are being adhered to even when they are being completely ignored. They think they can get around accusations of lying by simply letting other countries handle the torturing while they watch, or that the Geneva Conventions only refer to enemy military (men in uniform who are part of a hierarchy) and civilians and NOT to so-called "enemy combatants." Did the phrase "enemy combatants" even exist before 911? These people running our country are blathering on about how we are all facing a grave threat--[http://www.newshounds.us/2006/08/24/republican_guest_suggests_implementing_universal_service_to_put_us_on_a_war_footing.php|one former USSoD has even suggested] that the USG implement a "universal service" system that forces all American citizens to help in the War Against Terror. Here's exactly what former US Sec. of Defense under Bill Clinton, William Cohen, said during a recent appearance on Fox & Friends:
"I'm not sure there'll be a draft. I think there should be a commitment to universal service. I think that only a few people are really committed to this war against terrorism and called. I think the American people have to be - understand - that we're all in this together. We ought to have a real call to national service to commit ourselves to some form of public service ...."So, now, Rummy's telling us about this "new type of fascism." That's funny, because there's an old type of fascism that is sweeping America and he's one of the people holding the broom. That broom will sweep away all of our rights and replace them with duties to God and country! And under no circumstances are we to question either! Rumsfeld warned us that "any kind of moral and intellectual confusion about who and what is right or wrong" is dangerous and can weaken us--but who defines who and what are right and wrong in America? Is it the individual, the community or the government? Seems like Rumsfeld wants it to be the Bush Administration. Another thing that Rumsfeld makes clear in that quote: Don't think for yourself--just trust us. Yeah, because trusting you guys has worked out really well, so far.
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