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Originally posted by Spanky
The term theocratic is much more appropriate than fascist. What the Taliban had in Afghanistan was much more similar to what Geneva had under Calvin, Salem had under the Puritans, or Iran under the Imams immediately after the revolution, than what Mussolini's had in Italy or Franco had in Spain.
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ps: Also, the use of pejorative terms like Islamofascist to characterize the enemy helps "frame" the debate. I am pro-framing.