Democracy Now: American Fascists Pt. 1

Chris Hedges's new book examines how Christian dominionists are seeking absolute power and a Christian state. According to Hedges, the movement bears a strong resemblance to the young fascist movements in Italy and Germany in the 1920s and '30s. Hedges is the former New York Times Middle East bureau chief and author of "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning."

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[uroswolf]

capitalism=facism

people open your eyes...

[Durgasinghni]

@ratdancefever3000 Since the first organized Christian church, the Roman Catholic one, every Christian Church since then has sought "dominion." So let's not pretend otherwise.

[TheHerpaderpderp]

@provc Impossible. Through demagoguery any group can be made to feel they are the true light bearers of any given civil society, and can be made to feel besieged by enemies, even if that group represents a numerical minority in the geographical space in which they exist.

[provc]

Let's get the terms correct. Fascism and Socialism are both tyrannies. They are on the same end of the spectrum with big powerful government. On the other end of the spectrum is liberty which represents small government and a constitutional republican government. Let's get away form the term "democracy" our founders called "tyranny of the masses." Democracy is bad because the majority can vote away rights of others. In a republic everyone has inherent rights that can't be voted away by men

[ymeri78]

@uroswolf capitalism is not facism! coopratism is faacism. when u.s.a was capitalist country it was the greatsr country in the world. It has been transformed to cooperatism. that is fasicm....

[br00k39]

@uroswolf capitalism =/= facism. When corperations (especially the ones owned by the christian right) use their money and influence with government to pass laws and regulations to suit them and their interests, that's not capitalism, that's corperate cronism. In a free market capitalist society a corperate state can't be built because the corperations can't use their power and influence to pass laws through government.

[ratdancefever3000]

@TheGodlessGuitarist Countless times have I dared "prophet" Cindy Jacobs to preach about the blood of christ, and all she did was cut me off from commenting about christianity on her videos. Is she a Christian? No. She is out only for her own self, her own glory, her own lies. The blood is the perfect test.

[ratdancefever3000]

@TheGodlessGuitarist Anyone who calls themselves a Christian is a Christian? You mean Hitler? Jim Jones? Charles Manson? You have a vast definition going there my friend. Even Jesus will tell some Christians, "I never knew you. Depart from me you that work wickedness." I'm sorry, but i will never buy your definition of what a Christian is. I buy only christ's defnition. "Take up your cross and follow me daily."

[ratdancefever3000]

@TheGodlessGuitarist A true Christian trusts only in the cross, the cross is his glory, the cross is the only thing that matters, "woe am I if I boast in anything but the cross of christ by which I am crucified to the world and the world to me" said Paul. If they do not preach the blood, the death, the burial, the resurrection of Jesus, every day, 24/7, they are not true. If they ask for money all the time, want to control government, change laws, run and ruin lives - not true.

[ratdancefever3000]

@Durgasinghni I don't belong to any dominionist church. Never will. If I get a hint that any church I am in is dominionist I will leave that church. Fact is, "if the son of man had not returned no life would have been left." So, as it stands, men will give up the earth to be killed, we Christians will just step in and take what's left and rebuild. There's nothing you men can ruin that God cannot fix in the blink of an eye. Your ruins will be our domain to repair, in love and grace and mercy.

[L3g3ndkill4]

Guys please educate me lol. I dont know what "capitalism" means can you guys try to make it easy for me to understand THANK YOU