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What confused the left then and now about American conservatism is that love and support for one’s country do not necessarily put one on the road to fascism. Patriotism is not the same thing as extreme nationalism or fascism. The Nazis killed a great many German patriots whose love of their homeland was deep and profound.

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from , p. 197 [source link]
Kevin Smith added this on 8/15/2009 at 10:12 am
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It also highlights the real fascist legacy of World War I and the New Deal: the notion that government action in the name of “good things” under the direction of “our people” is always and everywhere justified. Dissent by the right people is the highest form of patriotism. Dissent by the wrong people is troubling evidence of incipient fascism.

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from , p. 158 [source link]
Kevin Smith added this on 5/23/2009 at 12:35 pm
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