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At the risk of sounding crazy, I'll say fascism in a Western country.
by bdr 16y ago
At the risk of sounding crazy, I'll say fascism in a Western country.
- timwiseman 16y agoSadly, that is not crazy. Remember it was not that long ago in historical terms that fascism did hold a Western country. Even now, while it is unlikely, it is very possible for it to happen. It is even possible for it to happen through the democratic process (in fact, that may be more likely with the current makeup of the West). People tend to turn to absolutes when they become desperate and it is quite forseeable that some combination of economic, military, political, or natural disasters will make some country so desperate they will once again try anything.
- btmorex 16y agoTo call that realistically possible, you'd have to believe that World War II and the invention of nuclear weapons didn't fundamentally change the Western world (I think they did. World War II because we saw the results of fascism going unchecked in a major power. Nuclear weapons because realistically another world war would be close to Armageddon)
- jokermatt999 16y agoIt Can't Happen Here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Cant_Happen_Here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Cant_Happen_Here Edit: corrected link, sorry. Edit 2: Or...not. Apparently I can't have a URL with an apostrophe.
- RevRal 16y agoHere you go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%27t_Happen_Here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%27t_Happen_Here :)