[[File:Hitler and Mussolini.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Benito Mussolini]] on October 25, 1936.]]
[[File:Hitler and Mussolini.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Adolf Hitler]] and [[Benito Mussolini]] on October 25, 1936.]]
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'''Fascism''' is a [[big government]], [[totalitarian]], economic, and political [[ideology]] that arose in early twentieth century [[Europe]] and came to dominate the social and political systems of [[Italy]] under [[Benito Mussolini]] and [[Germany]] under [[Adolf Hitler]]. Fascism is [[statist]] in nature, relying on big [[government]] solutions and "[[crony capitalism]]" while being openly hostile towards conventional [[religion]].
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'''Fascism''' is a [[big government]], [[totalitarian]], economic, and political [[ideology]] that arose in early twentieth century [[Europe]] and came to dominate the social and political systems of [[Italy]] under [[Benito Mussolini]] and [[Germany]] under [[Adolf Hitler]]. Fascism is [[statist]] in nature, relying on big [[government]] solutions and "[[crony capitalism]]" while being openly hostile towards conventional [[religion]]. In 21st century America, the [[Democratic party]] has come to embody the oppressive [[single party control|single party aims]] of fascism in the [[United States]].
Conservatives are opposed to Fascism, favoring the individual over the state. Mussolini described Fascism this way:
Conservatives are opposed to Fascism, favoring the individual over the state. Mussolini described Fascism this way: