double dose of Dave

Two essential posts from Dave "Orcinus" Neiwert today (or at least, I saw them today):

First one on the right's new fascination with fascism - specifically, accusations against liberals of being Nazis.

The evil genius of the Nazi regime is that it created, and imposed on its world, a social regime in which the worst traits of humanity -- greed, selfishness, mendacity, betrayal, cowardice -- become the supreme social traits, not just in the camps (though there especially) but throughout Nazi society, because it was precisely those traits which insured one's survival.

And isn't this exactly the regime the right is trying to create here? No insurance for you! Ramp up the fear factor! Set everyone against each other and let the most vicious win!

Second one on a forthcoming book on the Japanese internment. (Eric Muller's American Inquisition) DN's got an internment book of his own, obviously, but this one focuses on the process of how Japanese-American citizens had their loyalties evaluated to determine who should be interned and who could be let go. Sounds great. Should assign.