Is Joe Arpiao a Fascist? discussion and poll.

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I had so much fun with the last one so here is a new one.

Joe Arpiao


He is a Nationalist (his number one issue is immigration)
He is a Racist (or at least hangs out with them. J.T. Ready, Russell Pearce.)
He is Anti-liberal (just ask him)
He is Anti-modern (will not use computers)
He is Corporatist (has only arrested 5 people for hiring "illegals" but 1000s of "illegals")
He believes in a cult of action.
He is Italian.

For those not familiar with the man.
<<Sheriff Joe on Wikipedia>>

Non 'Mericans and other folks please play your outside options lend insight.
(also you have better educations and can explain stuff to us who was born in Eagleland)

Just for starters, everyone has a #1 issue, I don't know anything about his private associates, being anti-liberal isn't necessarily a bad thing, if he doesn't want to use computers then that's his business, I'm not sure what's up about not charging businesses but that's a legally complex matter to speculate on, I'm not sure what you mean by 'cult of action', and I find it amusing that someone making accusations of racism claims being Italian is proof of fascism.

Illegal immigration is a plague and I'm glad he's trying to get the initial steps started to do something about it! He's done a pretty good job in other areas as well.

No, Arpaio is not a Fascist. None of the things you listed are unique to the fascist philosophy. Let me break it down for you, simply because I have nothing better to do.



Nationalism, although you use it as a synonym for jingoism, is not a unique trait of fascism. Nor is racism, though there is no real evidence that Arpaio is a racist.

Fascism is not anti-liberal or even anti-socialist and does not exist along the standard left-right political scale. Libertarians are quite anti-liberal, but are the polar opposite of Fascists. To be fair, Libertarians are usually anti-conservative as well. Or anti-any sort of government philosophy.

I assure you, the man has access to the national criminal database. He may dislike computers, but using them is part of his job.

Arpaio is a Republican, and most republicans are corporate friendly. This is really not a valid point. Especially in context to detaining illegals, which is his job as local law enforcement. Also because Fascism would put strong central government over corporate interests.

I think Arpaio's reference to a "Cult of Action" is more of a referendum on the Feds doing nothing about the problem of illegal immigration. Stating that they should talk less and do more. Honestly though, I could not find this terminology attributed to him anywhere.

Arpaio is not Italian, he is of Italian descent. That point is moot anyway since the Italian Fascist Party is defunct.


I would hope this would answer your question.

Sheriffs in general for some reason seem to be flamboyant self-promoters with autocratic tendencies. I don't know if Arpiao is particularly worse than others in that regard or if he's simply the most visible but Phoenix does have a serious problem with illegal immigration. I'm not a fan of Arpiao at all but I think a lot of issues in Maricopa County are broader than simply discriminatory treatment of Hispanics because Arpiao is a racist and more of a reflection of the national debate on what to do period with the issue of illegal immigration from Latin America. The issue is still going to be there once Arpiao is gone.

He is a Nationalist – So am I
He is a Racist - All nationalist are racists. Just ask any liberal.
He is Anti-liberal – Me too.
He is Anti-modern – Socially so am I about some things and I can always add more.
He is Corporatist - Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
He believes in a cult of action - Whatever that is I probably support it.
He is Italian – I’m not. I find some of them to be at least mildly annoying at times.

I think a nice pair of Jackboots would suit you Raptor.

He is...

A)...not reason A) I left Arizona.
B)...reason B) I left Arizona.

Reason A) for leaving Arizona is:
A) Jan Brewer.