ESSAY: When America Went Fascist by Chris Rowthorn (25 Sept. 2007)

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Excerpt from the beginning of this essay by Chris Rowthorn (click here to read the whole thing):

"'Fascism: a system of government marked by centralization of authority under
a dictator' -- The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition (2000). It is a truism in the blogosphere that one more terrorist attack will turn America into a fascist state. People speculate about what fascism in America will look like, or how they might fight it. Others boast that they plan to flee the country ahead of the coming fascist takeover of the United States. One cannot read these posts without a sense of bitter irony, because one thing is clear to those who are watching carefully: The United States of America is already a fascist state. The United States turned fascist on December 11, 2000. On that day, the Supreme Court essentially appointed George W. Bush president of the United States, stopping the recount of Florida votes, and, hence, the democratic process. The justices of the court then slipped away by night, ashamed of their role in murdering America's great experiment in democratic rule..."

ESSAY: When America Went Fascist by Chris Rowthorn (25 Sept. 2007)