MacArthur’s “fascist movement” ??

January 2nd, 2009

From Tue May 20 21:15:48 1997
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>Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 23:16:59 -0500
>To: mahan@microwrks.com
>From: Tom Robison
>Subject: Re: MacArthur’s “fascist movement” ??
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>Sender: mahan-owner@microworks.net
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>Lou wrote:
> >
> > I’ve been hearing these allegations … that MacArthur (and
> >Patton! ?!) had been conspiring some sort of “fascist movement”/
> >takeover … on other channels by leftish members.
> >
> > Is there *any* truth to this at *all*? Any sources??
> >
> > … or is this just another vicious anti-military rumor
> >long overdue for squelching?
>
> One fella I have studied pretty thoroughly is “Georgie” Patton, and I’ve
>never run across anything that would suggest that Patton had any fascist
>connections, or even tendencies. He had his own personal political agendas,
>for sure, but Georgie lived for the fight, on the field, and would have
>been a poor player in the political arena. I think he knew that.
>
>And I can’t imagine George Patton and “Dugout” Doug agreeing on anything.
>
>
>Tom Robison
>Ossian, Indiana
>tcrobi@mindspring.com

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