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Originally Posted by ljnlaw
Racial profiling under any circumstances is NEVER a good thing in my opinion...unless of course you want to live in a socialist or fascist state
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Sorry for the thread drift.....BUT...
What does racial profiling have to do with socialism? Or even fascism?
Yes, the worst fascist regime of the 20th century did indeed practice racism and genocide on a massive scale, but socialism and fascism as ideas have to do with government's tie to economics. They have nothing to do with racism and profiling.
Contrary to popular belief, fascism is not a man with a mustache.
Fascism has become such a popular word these days, I think most people using it have no idea what it really means. I think they simply think it means "evil".
And also, on the scale of economic systems, socialism and fascism are complete opposites. One is where a strong central government controls economics and distribution of wealth and resources. The other is where a very weak central government is a puppet to the large businesses and wealthy elite.
Ok....<rant over>....back to your regularly scheduled programming.....