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We've had 'neolibs', a doublethink bastardization of the much-maligned term 'liberal.'
We've had 'neocons', who are only conservative insofar as feudalism, intrigue, brutality and corruption are old ideas.
Time for a new descriptive term, the 'neofasc'; which would include the current fringe-right administration, and its gaggle of corporate benefactors. Real conservatives would thank us for giving them back their good name. They recognize, as we do, the meaning of Mussolini's definition of fascism as the perfect union of corporation and state. Many true conservatives I know are as fearful of where the country is headed as we are—for many of the same reasons.
It might also help people understand that fascism isn't merely confined to skinheads and other marginal types—it's right there, on TV every day, with funny titles under the names of its leading proponents like 'Secretary of Defense.'
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