"We Are All Fascists Now"

Al Sharpton had the correct idea but the wrong term.  When he said that Americans voted for Socialism when they voted for Barack Obama, he actually meant fascism (ok, so fascism employs the precepts of Socialism as a matter of routine, but still).

Contrary to common perception, fascism is not a far-right system.  It is a form of Marxism.  It is no accident that in Germany the fascist state of Adolf Hitler was called 'national socialism.'

A very thorough explanation of these terms and their ramifications for America at present can be found at The Smallest Minority.

Here is an excerpt to whet your appetite:  

It's fascism. Nobody calls it by its proper name, for two basic reasons: first, because "fascism" has long since lost its actual, historical, content; it's been a pure epithet for many decades. Lots of the people writing about current events like what Obama et. al. are doing, and wouldn't want to stigmatize it with that "f" epithet.

Second, not one person in a thousand knows what fascist political economy was. Yet during the great economic crisis of the 1930s, fascism was widely regarded as a possible solution, indeed as the only acceptable solution to a spasm that had shaken the entire First World, and beyond. It was hailed as a "third way" between two failed systems (communism and capitalism), retaining the best of each. Private property was preserved, as the role of the state was expanded.