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From: lazarus@athena.mit.edu (Michael Friedman)
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Subject: Re: The lawsuit of the year.
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Date: 21 Jan 88 22:28:44 GMT
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In article <8801210557.AA01465@oreo> oreo!gsmith (Gene Ward Smith) writes:

>  I think it is pitiful you are so bloodthirsty and uninformed.
>And I think ignorance and bloody-mindedness is a bad combination,
>a dangerous combination, and it is, I submit, the combination
>which produces "facists" and many of the other depressing things
>we like to throw at each other as labels.

When I decided to respond to this posting I first tried to define
'Fascist'. The sad thing was that I couldn't. The best thing that I
could come up with was 'Something left-wingers call right-wingers when
they get mad'. Perhaps that is because the word 'Fascist' has actually
come to mean that in our society.

Before reading further I would appreciate it if you, the reader, would
attempt to define the word 'Fascism'.

Good. Now continue.

I checked the dictionary.

Fascism - A centralized, autocratic, national regime with severely
nationalistic policies, excercising regimentation of industry,
commerce, and finance, and forcible suppression of opposition.

I bet that most of you were wrong.

How about we all agree to only use the word 'Fascist' when we mean
'Someone who supports Fascism'. That way the word will retain some of
its original meaning.


These are the official opinions			Mike Friedman
of my organization. So, TOUGH!!