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Br Richard Cohen | Tuesday, September 30, 2008 | The Washington Post

“…The rhetoric in Washington seems oblivious to history. It talks only of financial matters, and it searches, as any mindless politician must, for culprits. Greed is blamed, as if it is something new or controllable, and the entire problem is discussed as if failure will do nothing but endanger some rich institutions and their equally rich managers. The Great Depression teaches otherwise.

Throughout Europe during the Depression came the rise of fascist parties — the Nazis in Germany, the Union of Fascists in Britain, the Croix-de-Feu in France, etc. Elsewhere, communist parties were emboldened. People were desperate, and they looked for desperate solutions….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/29/AR2008092902660_pf.html