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Originally Posted by Airbornelawyer
American Progressives have pretty much whitewashed their own history, but before World War II, they were quite enamored of Mussolini and even Hitler, though Hitler's far more aggressively ethnic nationalism and anti-Semitism was a turn-off, especially after the Nuremberg Laws and later the Kristallnacht.
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FDR, and his adminstration, was very much a fan of of German Nationalism through the 30s even after hostilities broke out in Europe. Programs like the NRA (National Recovery Act) and the Works Progress Administration were modeleld after Nazi work programs.
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.... it remains to be seen how the Progressive movement will react when out of power. So far, early indications are impotent rage and petulant obstructionism. And, of course, rank hypocrisy, although to be fair hypocrisy is one of the few constants in politics.
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The following was posted on SOCNET and I found it an interesting history of radical violence and speculation into what may come:
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