"James Robinson" wrote in message
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Quantum Foam Guy wrote:

"James Robinson" wrote:

I do consider it fascism. I also have never had my fingerprints taken
for a driver's license in the US.

Do you consider Jerry Brown to be a fascist? California started DL
fingerprinting in 1977 and it became mandatory in 1982. How about Bill
Clinton? Is he a fascist?

Fascism is the belief in an authoritarian central government. All of
the above are part of a movement toward more and more control of
everyday life by government, and as such can be considered a step in the
general direction.

In your opinion.

One only has to look at the size of the Code of Federal Regulations to
see what is happening. I have a number of sections on my shelf for
reference, and those sections of the code have essentially doubled in
size over the last decade. Is it really necessary?

That's not evidence of fascism, it's evidence of a typical bureaucracy. Can
you name a point in our history when federal regulations didn't increase?

Remember that some of the worst leaders around the world were initially
elected to office by the population, and then instituted tighter and
tighter controls in the name of security. It doesn't mean that what the
US government is doing will end up with the same result, but I certainly
don't want to make it easy for them.

A very important point seems to be left out of this discussion: America is
at war with an enemy that has attacked us on our soil. During wartime,
certain rules are established in order ensure our security as much as
possible. Once the war is over, those rules are lifted. If we didn't have
moslem psychopaths trying to kill as many of our citizens as possible and we
were still putting these security measures in place, I would agree that we
shouldn't be doing so. But that's not the world we live in.