It’s that kind of astounding, willful ignorance and, frankly, hate, that will continue to cost the DNC elections. I’d recommend considering what Mr. Nolan said and look for a way to connect with people on issues instead of writing them off as racist assholes. Obama won two terms in a row, do you think that all of a…

I don’t remember getting a Cutco presentation, but I do remember the Rainbow vacuum cleaner sales people....

Probably a smart move by Trump. If he got too wordy with it, the media would criticize him for mocking or belittling Kwanzaa and promoting racism.

I knew I came to the wrong place for objective viewpoints, but as long as people get to rant about their hate, they seem content. The media and politicians should be proud at how well they have polarized people, getting them to fight over nonsense.

I’m arguing the opposite - individual actions should not be judged in a vacuum, but rather the totality of it all should be considered so that you have an informed opinion instead of one just forged out of a political view where you’re twisting everything you see to support your view.

No, you’re just too ignorant to actually consider what I wrote. There is nothing I can do about that. If you want to let hatred blind you, that’s your call, but don’t be surprised when someone suggest that you be a little more open minded.

I’ve repeatedly said that I’m not here to defend the Koch brothers. I don’t give them any money (they obviously don’t need it) and I don’t benefit financially (that I know of) from any of their actions. I really don’t care about them - I just find it amusing that people find it so easy to demonize them (or anyone -…

Well, I think that they are at over $2B in charitable donations at this point (perhaps more, depending on how things like medical research are classified). I not sure what right we have to sit in judgement of their financial and time commitments to charities and the such, but my point is to the other posters here that…

Yes - Fascism is national socialism. The left is the political party pushing socialism and bigger government in the US. The right wing party pushes for smaller government and individualism/capitalism.

It didn’t strike you as odd that the Wikipedia article on Fascism didn’t mention the father of Fascism, Giovanni Gentile? If you’re going to use Wikipedia as your reference, you can read about him here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giovanni_Gentile

You really should try to be more open minded - you’d learn something. For example, Nazi’s were “National Socialist” - in other words, fascists that subscribed to Gentile’s “True Democracy” philosophy - left wing principles. The Koch brothers are conservative - right wing.

I didn’t come here to defend the Koch brothers, but on the same token you should consider not viewing them one-dimensionally. They have invested a lot in philanthropy and have even joined people like George Soros on things like criminal justice reform.

The ‘caring’ of a socialist state? Yeah I think I’ll pass on that...

Well, by definition, someone that supports Trump wouldn’t be a Fascists - they are more likely to be right-leaning capitalists. Fascism comes from Giovanni Gentile who pushed a model of two different democracies: ‘liberal’ democracies, which is an individualistic model (like the United States constitutional republic)…

You seem to suggest that capitalists are, by definition, inhumane, uncaring, etc. That isn’t any more true of capitalists than socialists, communists, etc.

Soros has a liberal agenda whereas the Koch brothers have (generally) a conservative/libertarian agenda, so ‘right’ vs. ‘wrong’ gets heavily weighted by your political views. Also, I think that it is wrong to view either the Koch brothers or Soros in a single dimension; for example, the Koch brothers have donated a…

I’m not hear to defend the Koch brothers, although I think that you have a very single dimensional view of them (as conservatives do of people like George Soros). Certainly the Koch brothers invest their money to advance their own self-interest (who doesn’t?), but that is far from all that they do. The Koch brothers…

Absurd statement makes ignorance obvious

The question is legitimate - it is your answer that I was seeking out (thank you for providing that). Your answer indicates that you’re ok with money influencing politicians as long as it aligns with your personal beliefs and values. I would submit that financial influences on politicians doesn’t necessarily reflect…

Well, other’s here may disagree, but in my mind - yes. Whenever you have politicians responding to big money then they may not be doing the will of the people. With the United States being a constitutional republic, it’s elected representatives are supposed to represent the will of the people. Although the author’s…