Granny,
Ummmm....take a really deep breath and then go back and read the entire conversation. Specifically post #2.
Although Jon Stewart and NPR hold socialist, corporatist, syndicalist, etc philosophies, their beliefs don't encompass ultra-nationalism, let alone nationalism, and therefore they are most definitely not Nazis. Further, their views primarily rest on a foundation of class struggle versus race. That being said, it doesn't mean for a moment that they don't support any number of other very bad things. In retrospect, it wasn't even accurate for me to describe them as "small f" fascist in post #7.
What a pity you've never heard of or have an interest in the works of Paul Johnson (a close associate of Lady Thatcher) or Thomas Sowell (author of Intellectuals and Society).
BTW, as I recall Rex Stout/Nero Wolf was a detective novel writer who held largely progressive/New Deal views. Was there a particular book you could recommend? Unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, there are so many books and so little time.
Yep, I have no desire to read Lady Thatcher, tho I admired her much...I don't read, nor have I read any book on politics except when I had to at university for a philosophy class...Plato's republic was the closest I have ever come to reading a book on politics...it sucked big time and it took him 3 pages of argument to make one point. And as my paper I had to write on it, he argue's for a slave society, Philosopher King and sounded a lot like the democrat party and the ruling elite... boring as hell.
UMMMMMM Red dog #1, now you take a real deep breath and look up Nazi in the dictionary, also fascist...both are socialist partys, with government in control National Socialist German Workers party. But then for you socialist probably means nothing...Also can be called Fascists. The left has tried to rewrite nazi's as right wing, but its not true....This country is more fascist than communist so far...the difference being fascist don't own business's they just regulate all trade....Italy during WW2. Communist own and regulate all business...
>>>>>>>>>>>Although Jon Stewart and NPR hold socialist, corporatist, syndicalist, etc philosophies, their beliefs don't encompass ultra-nationalism, let alone nationalism, and therefore they are most definitely not Nazis. Further, their views primarily rest on a foundation of class struggle versus race...>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
To hold socialist views is nazi with a small a until they get enough power as Hitler did in the 30's......
Prattling on about class struggle is communism neither of the other 2. Class struggle is Marx and the rest of those murdering dogs. I would think you would know the difference with all those books you read..
Unlike you probably, I read Nero Wolfe for pleasure not finding politics in every written word...It was mentioned in passing in a couple of story's, but if you think it was the totality of Nero Wolfe, you missed a lot.
Bye the way, you can also try to find some politics in Erle Stanley Gardners, Perry Mason. I like popcorn for my brain and thats the books I read...Now back in my early years it was Frank Slaughter and Frank Yerby /sp. Also liked Daphne deMorea /spelled wrong and don't care to look up the proper spelling...) A book *Frenchman's Creek* made into a movie in the 1940's.
Tis a pity you don't like the same kind of books I do...but thats life...
PS I don't care to reread this thread again, but you are welcome to memorize it if you so choose....and Frenchmans Creek was definitely a book for gals not guys...
My mother read Frenchman's Creek, gave it to my older sister to read and when she was done I got it...Gave it to my daughter, the youngest of my 5, she loved it and when she was done gave it to my granddaughter. She also loved it and now its been read so much it fell apart a few years back...
I am on Nero Wolfe for the second time around. Its been decades since I read all of his books and they are like new reading to me as my memory started to get sloppy when I turned 70...:O) Just finished *Might as Well be Dead* and am on to the next. The Mother Hunt....Any Louis L'Amour is great, especially the Sackett Series..Good place to start LOL