Eh, I think in the end it's still a pretty vocal minority in Greece and europe.
I think most people are smart enough to know that lack of austerity is only going to lead to GREATER economic downturns and decades worth of recession.
As for the Debt ceiling.... US Bonds are as strong as ever despite the credit downgrade and now Democrats are finally willing to talk about the deficit and see it as a problem, even though all reports are they were actually the ones who prevented a deal coming out of the super committee.
So really i'd call that one a net positive. Whenever we finally fix our debt problem the credit rating will bounce back like that.
Really though, Liberalism and Fascism haven't looked that different since the Obama administration came in. They kept all the facist policies they said they wanted to get rid of like FIZA, Guantanamo and the like, and if anything have greatly outdone Bush in a ton of areas... including killing a US citizen without trial, or even an attempt at capture.
