I don't think so. Sweden is socialist; it doesn't mean it's communist, but it's definitely socialist.
Fascism is an ideology. It's a complete disregard for principles and a pursuit of trying to get whatever you want at all costs and without regard to how future leaderships should behave if that present fascist leader were a citizen.
Eisenhower showed considerable restraint in backing the desegregation of schools, even if he disagreed with it.
We all have fascistic tendencies and democracies engage in this behavior usually under extreme conditions of desperation.
Harper's entire way of operating is generally fascistic. He centers power around himself and allows very little party debate. He prevents questions from the media when he doesn't feel like it.
He and Bush have violated the rights of their citizens and allowed torture. Harper is in no way threatened by Omar Kadr, but chooses to violate Canadian law that he be protected and at least be transferred from Guantanamo.
I think you're wrong to imply that fascism can only be called that in the worst cases of Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy. The road to those societies were paved with gradual violations of people's rights and a hypocritical abuse of power. Harper is a fascist and just because he hasn't sent in gangs to beat up those who criticize the regime, like Putin, doesn't mean he isn't. The society won't allow it, but he keeps pushing and shows a depraved willingness to say things like parliament shouldn't meet because it could cause market instability. These are not the actions of a democracy-loving leader. Even Hitler invoked what the people supposedly wanted to pursue his agenda.
Harper is engaged in a consistently anti-Muslim campaign. You might not care because you're unaffected, but even Nazi Germany left certain people alone.
you don't get it do you?
you're worried about being like america but you can't fucking spell centre, neighbour, etc. right if all of gitmo's precious ponies depended on it, could you?
don't you see the irony here? are you SO dense?
and what is this, you show up to the party with a few words you learnt on the playground and expect everyone to be impressed and swayed by your all-knowing opinion? hey, here's news for you... not everyone is a fascist or bleeding heart socialist. i might be damned near fascist these days because of people like you but when i see people like diamond posting his nonsense it suddenly propels me in the opposite direction again. it's a vicious cycle because i hate both sides with equal passion.
between you two polar opposites is where most of us reside. both the uneducated right and lunatic left use hitler/stalin as examples and "fascism" or "socialism" as their catchphrases. can you not see that you sound no different than they do?
at the end of the day are you interested in being loud or are you interested in making a difference? because if you're the latter, i'd recommend that you stopped with the abhorrent oversimplications/absurd blanket statements and use some facts to back your argument instead of calling everyone you don't agree with a nazi.
and don't you dare bitch about canada turning into america again while spelling and sounding exactly like a blinded blue-sky thinking democrat. the irony in your posts is so rich, i'm actually heaving here.
if you think this is an unnecessarily harsh post, it's not. i'm actually handling you with kids gloves... the gloves are made of kids, but they're kids gloves all the same. you opened a can of worms when you started calling every john dick and harry a fascist and this is what happens.
