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To: combjelly who wrote (958090)	8/21/2016 5:34:45 PM
From: Taro	2 Recommendations Recommended By FJB locogringo Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578141

Uh huh. So says you. Who never came up with an example of fascism that grew out of the Left, despite your many claims that it has. Your post to i-node, let me help you both out here - while still understanding, that you CJ is beyond any help! 2. Mussolini was a socialist before becoming a fascist. Born to a socialist father, Mussolini was named after leftist Mexican President Benito Juárez. His two middle names, Amilcare and Andrea, came from Italian socialists Amilcare Cipriani and Andrea Costa. Early in Mussolini’s life, for instance, those names seemed appropriate. While living in Switzerland from 1902 to 1904, he cultivated an intellectual image and wrote for socialist periodicals such as L’Avvenire del Lavoratore (The Worker’s Future). He then served in the Italian army for nearly two years before resuming his career as a teacher and journalist. In his articles and speeches, Mussolini preached violent revolution, praised famed communist thinker Karl Marx and criticized patriotism. In 1912 he became editor of Avanti! (Forward!), the official daily newspaper of Italy’s Socialist Party. But he was expelled from the party two years later over his support for World War I. By 1919 a radically changed Mussolini had founded the fascist movement, which would later become the Fascist Party. history.com

To: combjelly who wrote (958090)	8/21/2016 7:26:46 PM
From: i-node	2 Recommendations Recommended By Old Boothby PKRBKR Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578141

>> I posted an article that delineates 14 points that all fascist states have exhibited. Actually, 14 points that were published in a novel, written by an American businessman who had spent (by his own account) a full 200 hours studying fascist regimes. A Novel which presumed America as a fascist state. When you look at the true characteristics of fascism, there are some things that are important. And others that are characteristic, but don't matter. I'm going to give you the substantive points. My list. You can argue with if you'd like. - Corruption and Cronyism. - Fraudulent Election Processes. - A press that for whatever reason, can't be objective about the regime and/or suppression of free speech by any means. - The use of propaganda and Newspeak to shut down opposition. - State control of every aspect of national life (Mussolini himself said it) - Nationalism as a tool only. Because individuals in society must be subordinated to the state. If it is possible to get individuals to surrender their rights willingly, there you go. Now, you can try to figure which political parties identify more clearly from your point of view. But it is important to separate the important precepts from the tools and techniques.