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"they're reminders to all Americans that they need to watch what they say, watch what they do. This is not a time for remarks like that; there never is. "
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010926-5.html

BUZZFLASH: FUTURE FASCISTS OF AMERICA

http://www.buzzflash.com/farrell/03/04/08.html

The Strange and Quirky World of America's Future Fascists

by Maureen Farrell

"When I heard the whistling, and the boos," director Pedro Almodovar said of the reaction to Michael Moore's Oscar speech, "it seemed like an enormous shame and it shows the condition that the country is in."

Our pitiful Joan Crawford/Bette Davis level of debate aside, (one can almost hear Karl Rove taunting impotent Democrats with, "But you are, Blanche, you are in a wheelchair"), there are countless lesser-known symptoms of "the condition the country is in." Though we don't hear about them often, these disquieting, often amusing quirks make us realize, dear Toto, that even Kansas isn't in Kansas anymore.

Some of the more bizarre stories could be filed under "John Ashcroft's Parenting Tips" or "Future Fascists of America." And at a glance, they appear to be but blips on a sea of tension-filled, fear-laden normalcy. But as these incidents meld into larger trends, they become problematic. And like the Nazi goosestep, their threat lies not only in their existence, but in their unexamined acceptance. So, in the interest of liberty and oddity, consider the following:

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