Poor semantics; good propaganda

Submitted by rw (Australia), Aug 16, 2006 at 03:57

The use of the term fascist to describe islamism is far from correct nomenclature; it does have one strength however - that in appropriating it, however inaccurately, Mr Bush makes it more difficult for this particular term of abuse to be levelled at him and friends. Poor semantics; good propaganda.

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