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Tea Party moving U.S. towards fascism: Fidel Castro
C News / AFP ^ | November 18, 2010

Posted on 12/03/2010 7:49:55 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

HAVANA - The conservative Tea Party movement, credited for a recent Republican resurgence in U.S. politics, is moving the United States towards fascism, Cuban leader Fidel Castro said in remarks published on Thursday.

Speaking to a group of visiting students in Havana on Wednesday, Castro called his powerful neighbor a ruined nation "on the road toward fascism" thanks to the Tea Party, which he derided as an "extreme right" movement.

Castro, 84, communism's most visible living figure, led Cuba from the 1959 Revolution until he stepped down for health reasons in 2006.

His brother Raul is currently the president of the Marxist nation.

The former Cuban president heaped scorn upon the upstart Tea Party movement led by conservative political darling Sarah Palin and several other insurgent politicians bent on upending the political establishment and "reclaiming" power from the President Barack Obama and his Democratic party....

(Excerpt) Read more at cnews.canoe.ca ...


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: 2012; castro; communism; obama; palin; sarahpalin; teaparty; teapartyrebellion
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Funny how he sounds like more than half of the talking heads on TV.
1 posted on 12/03/2010 7:49:58 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Facism is not a “right” movement. It is just not as “left” as socialism. It is not on the side of liberty and freedom, which is “right”


2 posted on 12/03/2010 7:53:13 PM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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My dictionary says fascism must include rigid one party dictatorship and private ownership of production under centralized government control. Sounds like TARP and the Obama administration to me.
3 posted on 12/03/2010 7:56:52 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: FatherofFive

“Fascist” is just what Commies call people they disagree with and who oppose the communist version of “peace” (i.e. oppose communism).


4 posted on 12/03/2010 7:56:52 PM PST by Little Ray (The Gods of the Copybook Heading, with terror and slaughter return!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Fascism is socialism. Sooo Castro old buddy, how can that be?


5 posted on 12/03/2010 7:57:18 PM PST by Cisco Nix
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To: Retain Mike

Libtards make their own definitions.


6 posted on 12/03/2010 7:58:58 PM PST by Soothesayer (“None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license...")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well there you go.. Fidel is Not more stupid than use to be hes pretty much the same...


7 posted on 12/03/2010 8:01:32 PM PST by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
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To: Little Ray

“Fascist” is just what Commies call people they disagree with and who oppose the communist version of “peace” (i.e. oppose communism)

Yep, an edict of Stalin’s at the second international. “If it isn’t pure communism, call it fascism”


8 posted on 12/03/2010 8:01:43 PM PST by Cisco Nix
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To: Soothesayer

Oh, that is right. I forgot to consult Libipedia. They do have their own “living document.”


9 posted on 12/03/2010 8:03:04 PM PST by Retain Mike
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To: Retain Mike

This administration is fascist in almost every regard. The lone exception is that Obama doesn’t often describe America as being superior to every other nation. But then again he is seeking to nationalize everything (including our bodies) so I don’t think it would be to unfair to categorize him as a nationalist. At least in as much as it can segue into his globalist agenda.

The really funny thing is how often the phrase “the third way” has been creeping into the lexicon. With almost the exact same meaning it had in the 1930’s . . . even if what they used to call national socialism they are now calling “state capitalism”.


10 posted on 12/03/2010 8:05:06 PM PST by TheVitaminPress (as goes the Second Amendment . . . so goes the Constitution.)
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11 posted on 12/03/2010 8:06:44 PM PST by OCC
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“Fascist” is just what Commies call people they disagree with

That is exactly right. Fascists are big government advocates with a slightly different flavor. Fascists are "left" wings. The opposite of freedom and liberty.

12 posted on 12/03/2010 8:08:26 PM PST by FatherofFive (Islam is evil and must be eradicated)
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Tea Party moving U.S. towards fascism: Fidel Castro

Great Rule: Go in any direction Castro opposes.

13 posted on 12/03/2010 8:09:57 PM PST by DWar ("The ultimate destination of Political Correctness is totalitarianism.")
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Just understand this: To a Communist, "fascism" is the opposite end of their spectrum. They have no concept of anarchy, liberty, or constitutional republicanism.

To a commie, hell is fascism.

To a free man, hell is statism, regardless of whether it calls itself communism, fascism, or democracy.


Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

14 posted on 12/03/2010 8:13:30 PM PST by The Comedian (Government: Saving people from freedom since time immemorial.)
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To: Soothesayer
Libtards make their own definitions.

A tyrant is a tyrant .. PERIOD!

Left or Right or Sideways or InBetween or whatever -- *ANY* polit who seeks to impose restrictions on God given freedom while basking in their own plunder, is, dare I say it -- a Tyrant.

Fidel gets no pass whatsoever on this, no matter his 'age' ......

15 posted on 12/03/2010 8:20:05 PM PST by Mr_Moonlight
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Fidel is never going to make it as a standup comedian. He needs to stick to his day job as the world’s #1 fascist dictator.


16 posted on 12/03/2010 8:22:31 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Sittin' in da back of da bus since January 2009.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Shrivel up and die you old Communist bat.


17 posted on 12/03/2010 8:32:26 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper (In 2012: The Rookie and The Wookie get booted from the White House.)
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Fascism is an economic system where the government controls the means of production while still allowing private ownership. With the banks, insurance companies, medical care and pharma, and two of the three car companies controlled or on their way to being controlled by the government it is pretty clear which party (and president) is the fascist one.
18 posted on 12/03/2010 8:35:54 PM PST by KarlInOhio (All monopolies are detestable, but the worst of all is the monopoly of education. -Frederic Bastiat)
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Fascism is a system of nationalistic, oppressive, military government dictatorship...

For example, like Cuba.


19 posted on 12/03/2010 8:36:26 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (McCarthy Was Right)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Why is this human hemorrhoid still breathing?
20 posted on 12/03/2010 8:37:47 PM PST by JPG (Sarah dedicated her new book to Trig: "I'm glad you're here.")
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