We, of course, do have social movements that partake of fascism
John, Fascism is not "Big Business", or a Jack-booted Anti Semite with a Swastika on his arm, or a bunch of "Milita" Wackos running around in the boondocks.
It is a Political Movement that Mussolini, a socialist, joined in Italy in the '20s. The term comes from the Italian fascio, derived from the ancient Latin fasces, which referred to the bundle of lictors, or axe-headed rods, that symbolized the sovereignty and authority of the Roman Republic. Hitler admired the success that Mussolini had, and imitated him.
It is characterized economically as a Political system where the State controls the means of production rather than a Marxist system, where the State owns the means of production.
Most people think of Ralph Nader as a Socialist. IMO, he is the leading advocate of Fascism in this country. |
