Why The Future Is Here In The South, Another Example

[Caliexpat]

Fascism is old hat. Look for the hybrid.

Perhaps a better term would be corporatism.

Corporatism (or corporativism[sup][1][/sup] ) is the socio-political organization of a society by major interest groups, or corporate groups, such as agricultural, business, ethnic, labour, military, patronage, or scientific affiliations, on the basis of common interests.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporatism

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Perhaps a better term would be corporatism.

Corporatism (or corporativism[sup][1][/sup] ) is the socio-political organization of a society by major interest groups, or corporate groups, such as agricultural, business, ethnic, labour, military, patronage, or scientific affiliations, on the basis of common interests.

http://en.wikipedia....iki/Corporatism

That term is not so polemical as the overused "fascism."

 

[PhilipDT]

??? I would not fine Ayn or her acolytes, unless she or they refused to pay their fair share of taxes.

'Twas a lame pun on the ridiculous pronunciation of her name. Seemed funnier at 3 am when I wrote it.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

'Twas a lame pun on the ridiculous pronunciation of her name. Seemed funnier at 3 am when I wrote it.

To hear the heartwarming tale of one Ayn's Acolytes bravely battling the callous collectivists from his fortress in Galt's Gulch, go to:

http://thecolbertreport.cc.com/videos/ehanpl/the-ballad-of-cliven-bundy

 

[ghost]

You are correct. The Future Is Here in the South. And it's not a pretty picture.