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A lesson about fascism brought to you by selections from Wikipedia. Much of this will seem familiar, but perhaps not by the same name. Enjoy the thread.
"The fascist view of a nation is of a single organic entity that binds people together by their ancestry and is a natural unifying force of people."
"Fascism seeks to solve economic, political and social problems by achieving a millenarian national rebirth, exalting the nation or race above all else and promoting cults of unity, strength and purity."
Remember, healing and unity!
Remember, healing and unity!
But isn't fascism by definition racist?
"European fascist movements typically espouse a racist conception of non-Europeans being inferior to Europeans.Beyond this, fascists in Europe have not held a unified set of racial views."
"European fascist movements typically espouse a racist conception of non-Europeans being inferior to Europeans.Beyond this, fascists in Europe have not held a unified set of racial views."
But aren't fascists necessarily imperialists?
"Historically, most fascists promoted imperialism, although there have been several fascist movements that were uninterested in the pursuit of new imperial ambitions."
"Historically, most fascists promoted imperialism, although there have been several fascist movements that were uninterested in the pursuit of new imperial ambitions."
"Fascism promotes the establishment of a totalitarian state. It opposes liberal democracy, rejects multi-party systems and may support a one-party state so that it may synthesize with the nation."
But how does it do that?
But how does it do that?
"Fascist states pursued policies of social indoctrination through propaganda in education and the media, and regulation of the production of educational and media materials....It attempted to purge ideas that were not consistent with the beliefs of the fascist movement"
"Fascist economics supported a state-controlled economy that accepted a mix of private and public ownership over the means of production. Economic planning was applied to both the public and private sector"
So it's not communism but...
So it's not communism but...
"Fascism emphasizes direct action, including supporting the legitimacy of political violence, as a core part of its politics".
"the prosperity of private enterprise depended on its acceptance of synchronizing itself with the economic goals of the state".
