Quote Originally Posted by Fuchs View Post
Well, the average Republican would be considered a Nazi in Germany (and many neocons would have run the risk of getting incarcerated as criminals), while the Democrats' "progressive" left wing reminds me of our 1950's conservatives save for what Americans call "social" (= sex-related) topics.
More than once I have referred to someone as a fascist (for example) and been accused of casting aspersions when I was just using the term descriptively.