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Monday, October 6, 2008 12:00 AM

John McCain's unprecedentedly ugly speech today

The increasingly petty and ugly attacks on Barack Obama by a desperate, dying movement are a microcosm of the last eight years.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Monday, October 6, 2008 02:57 PM

    ...And what if they win?

    What if McCain/Palin somehow do win this election?

    What would happen to those who "opposed" them? The rhetoric from the far-right is starting to, imo, obtain a certain fascist/nationalist fervor to it. It isn't quite there yet, but it seems like it is approaching that level. They are charging the left with being un-patriotic, coddling/associating with terrorists, hating America, , etc, etc, ad naseum.

    I guess my point is...if somehow the Right does pull off this election (say, with the help of Diebold), and if their "movement" is in its death throes, do you think we may end up seeing actual movement on the ground as follow-up persecution against the left by those now enabled by a McCain victory? One last attempt to revive the NeoCon / Right movement through actual action on the ground...and in the form of fascist-style activities?

    Basically...would the right follow-up their own invective with illegal action against those they are claiming are "anti-American"? Anytime before this...I would probably say "no". This time, I kinda believe they might.

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