Watch http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=yDfPaUux1Kc

Then tell me what you think about the "Ron Paul is eccentric" comment.

AGS berates me for suggesting the media might think Ron Paul is a fascist. He is right to do so.

Fascism is a movement initially of the middle class, caught as it is between the working class and big business.

It builds its base in the early days among two groups - the middle class and disaffected people, especially young unemployed men. This latter group becomes its storm troopers.

In times of economic crisis (eg when the rate of profit plummets) big bsuiness turns to the fascists to smash the defensive organisations of the working class (unions, labour parties and other parties of the left) and restore profit rates - mainly by driving wages down.

Ron Paul's movement has elements of both groups in it (just as Hansonism did in Australia). That doesn't make it fascist yet. So I should have resisted the cheap shot and just stuck to the usual accusations against Ron Paul - mainly that he sponsored a newsletter full of racist filth for many years. Being anti-semitic doesn't necessarily make you a fascist. But it sure doesn't make you a "libertarian".

I wrote to a friend recently that Clinton would win the nomination because the super delegates represent the Party hierarchy, not the membership and they have a large number of votes. I think I need a bit of clarification on this. Does anyone know about the super delegates - how many, where exactly from etc etc?