Re: Fascism?

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels on
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/11-American-Nations-tp7584250p7584827.html

On 1/17/14, 11:46 AM, glen wrote:

> First, it would be just as "fascist"
> to assert that fascism should always be quashed as it is to assert that
> fascism is always good.  Again, what matters is the extent to which the
> ideals are embedded in a practical context ... the "openness".
>
> (1) I can imagine some goals (e.g. preventing all and every instance of
> rape) should be a bit "fascist" in order to facilitate freedom of
> another type.
> [..]
>
> (3) [..] Banning abortion in any
> entire _state_ is just plain wrong.  It's simply too difficult to leave
> the state unless you live on the border.  But banning abortion in a
> county ... particularly if there is a nearby county where the service is
> available?  Maybe.  The problem, of course, lies in how inter-deme flow
> is managed.
>

To get this mustn't one be prepared to pursue "openness" by force?
To point to essential (but arbitrary) principles?  One that's been done,
why not apply the same principles at the local level?  It seems
paradoxical to me.

Marcus

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