Every Man a King

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When the inevitable economic collapse occurs, will we get a pleasantly technocratic National Uncle like FDR, or a nativist religious populist, an American Franco/Peron?

What a nasty set of dice we'll have to roll. I wish I was an optimist about politics.

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[burntcurtis.livejournal.com]

ZaRDOZ

Re: 2 words

[frobisher.livejournal.com]

Sean Connery in a pony tail? God, that's even worse!

[mcbrennan.livejournal.com]

In my less optimistic moments I'm picturing a cross between Father Charles Coughlin and a younger, perkier, madeover-for-The View-Hitler, definitely a straight-talkin' media-savvy Southerner who'll draw equally from the America-first protectionist Labor people and the Religious right. Mix in a little homespun LaRouchie philosophy, some of the FDR New Deal iconography and the famous Clintonian triangualtion and...yeah. Just this once, I hope all the people who say "it can't happen here" are right.

Dis Wazzup Mit Da Volk?

[nebris.livejournal.com]

(http://pics.livejournal.com/nebris/pic/0000szdz/)

~M~

Re: Dis Wazzup Mit Da Volk?

[mcbrennan.livejournal.com]

*charlie brown voice* THAT'S IT!

AMERICAN FRANCO

[djproctology.livejournal.com]

[dr-strych9.livejournal.com]

The optimist will only tell you this: even if we get a fascist*, the economic collapse and the descent into barbarism will only be en evolutionary step forward into the long boom. "There's got to be a pony in here somewhere!"

* OMG, what a circumlocution you constructed there, Conrad—"nativist religious populist, an American Franco/Peron" seems like a lot of verbiage where just one word should suffice.

[substitute.livejournal.com]

Real fascism requires more anti-individualism than the American myth will tolerate. The nearest thing we could get would be religious in nature, because that's the only place we'll take that kind of thing.

[halfjack.livejournal.com]

On the other hand, more and more Americans seem to be satisfied with their individualism as a myth. The trick only seems to be to ensure unity unter the buzzword "patriotism" and yet allow you to wear funny pants if you so desire.

[substitute.livejournal.com]

YOU CAN HAVE MY FUNNY PANTS WHEN YOU PRY THEM FROM MY COLD DEAD COCK

[dr-strych9.livejournal.com]

"Real fascism requires more anti-individualism than the American myth will tolerate."

Who says you're a pessimist?

[wholesomedick.livejournal.com]

Hillary will make a great president.