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To: JohnM who wrote (19941)	2/25/2002 9:52:54 AM
From: SirRealist	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>We, of course, do have social movements that partake of fascism but the strong state elements keep it well in check.<< That's a relief. I was starting to worry about the Dittoheads, and the Junior League.

To: JohnM who wrote (19941)	2/25/2002 3:07:11 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

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.