Fascism: Socialism with Shareholders

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Thanks, Onion. I do not think many others here realize just how provocative the site is. Whether you agree or not, it's great reading.

Big debate going on at Political Crossfire! Sixteen replies and hundreds of visitors so far!

It's the libertarians versus the socialists - who will win?

"The facts changed and the situation worsened," Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said at a news briefing, explaining the administration's switch from its original plan to help financial institutions by buying up troubled assets, primarily securities backed by bad home loans. Then, contradicting himself in the same speech, he says, "Our system is stronger and more stable than just a few weeks ago."

Actually, the only fact that has changed in the weeks since the bailout was approved is the Democrats coming to power. Within days of the election, the bailout has shifted from fascism, loaning money to private companies and buying their toxic assets, to socialism, purchasing their stock outright. Specifically, Democrats are pressing hard to include a multibillion-dollar bailout for faltering automakers, too -- over administration objections.

Basically, the Republicans are fascists and the Democrats are socialists - neither party supports free enterprise.

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The World should pay more attention to Canada which is neither socialist of facist but stands solidly in the middle and plays the forces of one against the forces of the other. Our banks are privately owned and are presently the strongest in the world. Why is that? The government would not allow them to to indulge in the crazy schemes that has lead to this fiasco. We have bailed out many troubled business over the years and always look at it an an investment that must benefit the Canadian people. These schemes usually include provisons that insure payback if the scheme succedes. The government will sometimes own and operate businesses and when they have taken them where they wanted them to go,sell them back to the private sector. We would really like to see all business privately owned but if these entities are hurting the interests of the people and those of the country they will generally do something about it. For example, the government felt that something needed to be done in the oil industry in this country that they didn't see the oil industry doing. They bought out a big oil company,"Fina" and formed,"Petro Canada". they then set this company to work to develop the oil sands in Alberta, which by the way no oil company was willing to do at the time. It was a losing proposition at the time but it accomplished what the purposr was which was to open up a resource that they knew was worth Trillions of dollars long term. When they got to where they wanted to go they sold Petro and now Canadians are reaping the rewards of this "socialist?" or "facist?" program. Of course it's nither one or the other but illustrates Canada's biggest strength, the fine art of pragmatic compromise.