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[[Image:Road to serfdom.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Friedrich Hayek]]'s ''Road to Serfdom'' outlines the origins of Fascism and other totalitarian ideologies.<ref>F.A. Hayek, [https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/upldrelease93pdf.pdf Reader's Digest condensed version of ''The Road to Serfdom'']</ref>]]

[[File:Road to serfdom.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Friedrich Hayek]]'s ''Road to Serfdom'' outlines the origins of Fascism and other totalitarian ideologies.<ref>F.A. Hayek, [https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/upldrelease93pdf.pdf Reader's Digest condensed version of ''The Road to Serfdom'']</ref>]]

'''Fascism''' is a [[big government]], [[totalitarian]], economic, political, and [[statist]] [[ideology]] that arose in early twentieth century [[Europe]] and came to dominate the social and political systems of [[Italy]] under [[Benito Mussolini]].  Fascism is an alliance between [[monopoly]] capitalist enterprises and government. It is basically an economic issue, although the word gained somewhat of a twisted meaning during World War II related to racism and prejudice because of its acceptance in [[Nazi Germany]] by [[Adolf Hitler]].  It stands in contrast to communism, which is outright expropriation of ("the means of production") private property and government management of large businesses. In a fascist regime, large corporations retain their private ownership, their profits, the ability to select their own managers and staff, and even are protected from competition provided that the corporation bends to the government's wishes.

'''Fascism''' is a [[big government]], [[totalitarian]], economic, political, and [[statist]] [[ideology]] that arose in early twentieth century [[Europe]] and came to dominate the social and political systems of [[Italy]] under [[Benito Mussolini]].  Under typical Marxist socialism, the workers rise up and seize the means of production. Under a fascist system, a socialist regime allows the means of production to remain in private capitalists and oligarchs' hands - provided that they lend support to the socialist regime. Additionally, the socialist regime can extend monopoly protection to the businesses by guaranteeing government contracts, and regulatory practices designed to drive competitors out of business.

Fascism is [[statist]] in nature, relying on a public-private partnerships, such as between [[Big Tech]] and the [[NSA]] for information control and surveillance; while private businesses provide personal data and [[political profiling]] on citizens to government without a search warrant, the government grants [[crony capitalist]] protection to the businesses in the form of government contracts, and harassment of competitors through arbitrary regulations and denial of licenses.

Fascism is an unholy alliance between [[monopoly]] capitalist enterprises and government. It is basically a set of economic policy prescriptions, although the word gained somewhat of a twisted meaning during World War II related to racism and prejudice because of its acceptance in [[Nazi Germany]] by [[Adolf Hitler]].  It stands in contrast to communism, which is outright expropriation of "the means of production", i.e. expropriation of [[private property]], and then the government itself selecting managers and unqualified party bureaucrats to run the businesses.  In a fascist regime, large corporations retain their private ownership, their profits, the ability to select their own managers and staff, and even are protected from competition provided that the corporation bends to the government's wishes.

In the [[Ruski Mir|Russian world]], fascism and nazism, much like the [[covid pandemic]] from China, is a disease of [[the West]] that has infected the planet, which Russia defeated and remains ever vigilant against.

 

In the [[Ruski Mir|Russian world]], fascism and Nazism, much like the [[covid pandemic]] from China, is viewed as a disease of [[the West]] that has infected the planet, which Russia defeated and remains ever vigilant against. Marshal of the Soviet Union [[Georgy Zhukov]] said shortly after the [[Battle of Berlin]], "We have liberated Europe from fascism, and they will never forgive us."<ref>https://gazeta-delovoy-mir.ru/2021/06/10/stepan-korolkovkhranitel-mayaka-16-593-po/</ref>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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:

:Anti-individualistic, the Fascist conception of life stresses ''the importance of the State'' and accepts the individual only in so far as his interests coincide with those of the State, which stands for the conscience and the universal, will of man as a historic entity. It is opposed to[[ classical liberalism]] which arose as a reaction to absolutism and exhausted its historical function when the State became the expression of the conscience and will of the people. Liberalism denied the State in the name of the individual; ''Fascism reasserts the rights of the State'' as expressing the real essence of the individual.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimpowell/2012/02/22/the-economic-leadership-secrets-of-benito-mussolini/#2f2fab6868e6 The Economic Leadership Secrets of Benito Mussolini]</ref><ref>[https://fee.org/articles/how-fascism-became-the-political-boogeyman/ How Fascism Became the Political Boogeyman]</ref>

:Anti-individualistic, the Fascist conception of life stresses ''the importance of the State'' and accepts the individual only in so far as his interests coincide with those of the State, which stands for the conscience and the universal, will of man as a historic entity. It is opposed to [[classical liberalism]] which arose as a reaction to absolutism and exhausted its historical function when the State became the expression of the conscience and will of the people. Liberalism denied the State in the name of the individual; ''Fascism reasserts the rights of the State'' as expressing the real essence of the individual.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimpowell/2012/02/22/the-economic-leadership-secrets-of-benito-mussolini/#2f2fab6868e6 The Economic Leadership Secrets of Benito Mussolini]</ref><ref>[https://fee.org/articles/how-fascism-became-the-political-boogeyman/ How Fascism Became the Political Boogeyman]</ref>

Conservatives are inherently anti-Fascist because they support individual liberty and are opposed to one-party totalitarianism.

Conservatives are inherently anti-Fascist because they support individual liberty and are opposed to one-party totalitarianism.

==Background==

==Background==

Fascism was influential in [[Portugal]] as well, and had followers in most European countries and in [[Argentina]]. The last regime that had some fascist elements, that of [[Francisco Franco]] in [[Spain]], came to an end in 1975. Fascism was falsely considered "[[Right-wing|Far-Right]]" in politics, mostly due to [[Joseph Stalin]] denouncing Hitler and the [[National Socialist]]s as "right-wing" after World War II (and to a lesser extent the [[Frankfurt School]], in particular [[Theodor Adorno]] and [[Herbert Marcuse]], exploiting the [[American Jewish Committee]]'s attempt at investigating the cause of fascism to prevent another holocaust to push Marxism.<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267543/big-liar-dinesh-dsouza </ref>), but it in reality was considered closer to the [[far-Left]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191104161810/https://www.regnery.com/books/the-big-lie/</ref> Indeed, in a speech delivered on February 23, 1941 at Rome, Mussolini had stated that "When [World War II] is over, in the world's social revolution that will be followed by a more equitable distribution of the earth's riches, due account must be kept of the sacrifices and of the discipline maintained by the Italian workers. The Fascist revolution will make another decisive step to shorten social distances.", which made very clear that even by that point, fascism was far closer to socialism than to true conservativism.<ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1941/410223a.html</ref>

Fascism was influential in [[Portugal]] as well, and had followers in most European countries and in [[Argentina]]. The last regime that had some fascist elements, that of [[Francisco Franco]] in [[Spain]], came to an end in 1975. Fascism was falsely considered "[[Right-wing|Far-Right]]" in politics, mostly due to [[Joseph Stalin]] denouncing Hitler and the [[National Socialist]]s as "right-wing" after World War II (and to a lesser extent the [[Frankfurt School]], in particular [[Theodor Adorno]] and [[Herbert Marcuse]], exploiting the [[American Jewish Committee]]'s attempt at investigating the cause of fascism to prevent another holocaust to push Marxism.<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267543/big-liar-dinesh-dsouza</ref>), but it in reality was considered closer to the [[far-Left]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20191104161810/https://www.regnery.com/books/the-big-lie/</ref> Indeed, in a speech delivered on February 23, 1941, at Rome, Mussolini had stated that "When [World War II] is over, in the world's social revolution that will be followed by a more equitable distribution of the earth's riches, due account must be kept of the sacrifices and of the discipline maintained by the Italian workers. The Fascist revolution will make another decisive step to shorten social distances.", which made very clear that even by that point, fascism was far closer to socialism than to true conservativism.<ref>http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/policy/1941/410223a.html</ref>

Largely because of the ill-defining of Fascism as being on the right instead of truly being on the left, several leftists often offer a false dichotomy between what they called freedom and fascism, with their definition of freedom generally coming closer to socialism or communism, or anarchism. A notable example of this is George Lucas with his Star Wars films, who makes clear he tries to paint it as people giving up freedom for fascism.

Largely because of the ill-defining of Fascism as being on the right instead of truly being on the left, several leftists often offer a false dichotomy between what they called freedom and fascism, with their definition of freedom generally coming closer to socialism or communism, or anarchism. A notable example of this is George Lucas with his Star Wars films, who makes clear he tries to paint it as people giving up freedom for fascism.

== Beliefs ==

== Beliefs ==

 

Fascists believe that all actions should be done for the good of the state; they reject [[classical liberalism]], which upholds the rights of the individual. Fascism ignores or rejects [[Christianity]], though some fascist leaders such as Hitler attempted to manipulate organized religion for political gain. This definition extends to economic policy as well, with government and business made to work together for this end. This is called "corporatism."  

Fascists believe that all actions should be done for the good of the state; they reject [[classical liberalism]], which upholds the rights of the individual. Fascism ignores or rejects [[Christianity]], though some fascist leaders such as Hitler attempted to manipulate organized religion for political gain. This definition extends to economic policy as well, with government and business made to work together for this end. This is called "corporatism."  

Characteristics of fascism include a belief that the state is more important than the individual; a leaning towards authoritarian government and violence; preference for centralized [[economic planning]]; an emphasis on [[nationalism]] and national traditions; militarism; information control and censorship; media propagation of the Great Leader, which demonizes and trivializes his critics; and a rejection of both free enterprise and [[Socialism]] in favor of [[corporatism|corporatist]] economic policies. Despite the name, however, the name "corporatism" had nothing to do with corporations as generally understood, but was derived from "Corporazi", which was an Italian term that was derived from Medieval guilds, which were closer in analogue to socialist labor unions.

Characteristics of fascism include a belief that the state is more important than the individual; a leaning towards authoritarian government and violence; preference for centralized [[economic planning]]; an emphasis on [[nationalism]] and national traditions; [[militarism]]; information control and censorship; media propagation of the Great Leader, which demonizes and trivializes his critics; and a rejection of both free enterprise and [[Socialism]] in favor of [[corporatism|corporatist]] economic policies. Despite the name, however, the name "corporatism" had nothing to do with corporations as generally understood, but was derived from "Corporazi", which was an Italian term that was derived from Medieval guilds, which were closer in analogue to socialist labor unions.

Mussolini wrote, "Outside the State there can be neither individuals nor groups (political parties, associations, syndicates, classes). Therefore Fascism is opposed to Socialism, which confines the movement of history within the [[class struggle]] and ignores the unity of classes established in one economic and moral reality in the State; and analogously it is opposed to class syndicalism. . ."<ref>"Mussolini, Doctrine of Fascism' (1932)</ref>

Mussolini wrote, "Outside the State there can be neither individuals nor groups (political parties, associations, syndicates, classes). Therefore Fascism is opposed to Socialism, which confines the movement of history within the [[class struggle]] and ignores the unity of classes established in one economic and moral reality in the State; and analogously it is opposed to class syndicalism. . ."<ref>"Mussolini, Doctrine of Fascism' (1932)</ref>

Like all socialist ideologies, fascism pushes its agendas by concentrating on a "scapegoat"—typically groups such as "the rich," "bourgeois," "economic royalists," "white privileged," "international bankers," "unvaccinated [[Jewish|Jews]] and [[Gypsies]]" (who were considered  disease carriers),<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/05/anti-vaccination-germany-anti-semitism/618777/  Edna Bonhomme, "Germany’s Anti-vaccination History Is Riddled With Anti-Semitism. Jewish people were blamed for spreading disease, and considered expendable victims" ''The Atlantic'', MAY 2, 2021].

Like all socialist ideologies, fascism pushes its agendas by concentrating on a "scapegoat"—typically groups such as "the rich," "bourgeois," "economic royalists," "white privileged," "international bankers," "unvaccinated [[Jewish|Jews]] and [[Gypsies]]" (who were considered  disease carriers),<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/05/anti-vaccination-germany-anti-semitism/618777/  Edna Bonhomme, "Germany’s Anti-vaccination History Is Riddled With Anti-Semitism. Jewish people were blamed for spreading disease, and considered expendable victims" ''The Atlantic'', MAY 2, 2021].

</ref><ref>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-bio-fascist-war-against-the-unvaccinated/</ref> and the campaigns waged by several fascist regimes against [[Freemasonry]]. The characteristics of fascism also include rampant [[cronyism]] and [[corruption]], as well as rigged elections and a general disdain for human rights.<ref>Dr. Lawrence Britt, "Fascism Anyone?," ''Free Inquiry;;, Spring 2003, page 20.</ref>

</ref><ref>https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-the-bio-fascist-war-against-the-unvaccinated/</ref> and the campaigns waged by several fascist regimes against [[Freemasonry]]. The characteristics of fascism also include rampant [[cronyism]] and [[corruption]], as well as rigged elections and a general disdain for [[free speech]] and human rights.<ref>Dr. Lawrence Britt, "Fascism Anyone?," ''Free Inquiry;;, Spring 2003, page 20.</ref>

The fascists share with the communists a hatred of democracy and a belief in a one party, totalitarian state. Fascism seems not to flourish in countries with an Anglo-centric heritage.

The fascists share with the communists a hatred of democracy and a belief in a one party, totalitarian state. <!--Fascism seems not to flourish in countries with an Anglo-centric heritage.-->

== Examples ==

== Examples ==

The prototypical fascist regime was that of [[Benito Mussolini]], who ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943.  Mussolini argued that "If it is admitted that the nineteenth century has been the century of Socialism, Liberalism and Democracy, it does not follow that the twentieth must also be the century of Liberalism, Socialism and Democracy. Political doctrines pass; peoples remain. It is to be expected that this century may be that of authority, a century of the "Right," a Fascist century." <ref>[http://www.historyguide.org/europe/duce.html  "Mussolini, Doctrine of Fascism (1932)"]</ref>  German [[Nazism]] referred to government mandated corporatist entities as industrial cartels and added an obsession with [[Social Darwinism]] and a [[collectivist]] view of [[race]].  Austrian economist [[Friedrich Hayek]] observed in the final stages of [[World War II]], "the rise of fascism and [[Marxism]] was not a reaction against the socialist trends of the preceding period but a necessary outcome of those tendencies. Yet it is significant that many of the leaders of these movements, from Mussolini down (and including Vichy French prime minister [[Pierre Laval]] and Norwegian puppet ruler [[Vidkun Quisling]]) began as socialists and ended as fascists or Nazis.<ref>Friedrich A. Hayek, [http://www.iea.org.uk/files/upld-publication43pdf?.pdf ''Road to Serfdom'',] Reader's Digest Condensed Version, April 1945, pg. 31 - 32.</ref>  The [[British Union of Fascists]] was never an important force in British politics, although it was significant enough for the government to consider its leader, Sir Oswald Mosley, dangerous enough to intern during the war.

The prototypical fascist regime was that of [[Benito Mussolini]], who ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943.  Mussolini argued that "If it is admitted that the nineteenth century has been the century of Socialism, Liberalism and Democracy, it does not follow that the twentieth must also be the century of Liberalism, Socialism and Democracy. Political doctrines pass; peoples remain. It is to be expected that this century may be that of authority, a century of the "Right," a Fascist century." <ref>[http://www.historyguide.org/europe/duce.html  "Mussolini, Doctrine of Fascism (1932)"]</ref>  German [[Nazism]] referred to government mandated corporatist entities as industrial cartels and added an obsession with [[Social Darwinism]] and a [[collectivist]] view of [[race]].  Austrian economist [[Friedrich Hayek]] observed in the final stages of [[World War II]], "the rise of fascism and [[Marxism]] was not a reaction against the socialist trends of the preceding period but a necessary outcome of those tendencies. Yet it is significant that many of the leaders of these movements, from Mussolini down (and including Vichy French prime minister [[Pierre Laval]] and Norwegian puppet ruler [[Vidkun Quisling]]) began as socialists and ended as fascists or Nazis.<ref>Friedrich A. Hayek, [http://www.iea.org.uk/files/upld-publication43pdf?.pdf ''Road to Serfdom'',] Reader's Digest Condensed Version, April 1945, pg. 31 - 32.</ref>  The [[British Union of Fascists]] was never an important force in British politics, although it was significant enough for the government to consider its leader, Sir Oswald Mosley, dangerous enough to intern during the war.

The centerpiece of the New Deal was the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) of 1933, which was “similar to experiments being carried out by the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in Italy and by the Nazis in Adolf Hitler's Germany,” according to John A. Garraty,<ref>[http://sah.columbia.edu/about/history.html past president]</ref> of the Society of American Historians.<ref>John Arthur Garraty, ‘’[https://books.google.com/books?id=DGRuAAAAMAAJ The American Nation]’’, 4th ed., vol. 2 (Harper & Row, 1979) ISBN 0060422696, p. 656</ref> NIRA established the [[National Recovery Administration]] (NRA), “the New Deal’s attempt to bring to America the substance of Mussolini’s corporativism.”<ref>Leonard Peikoff, ‘’[https://books.google.com/books?id=2_xpAAAAIAAJ The Ominous Parallels]’’ (Stein and Day, 1982) ISBN 081282850X, p. 293</ref> As one NRA study concluded, “The Fascist principles are very similar to those which have been evolving in America and so are of particular interest at this time.”<ref>Janet C. Wright, "Capital and Labor Under Fascism," National Archives, Record Group 9, Records of the National Recovery Administration,[https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/009.html#9.2.4 Special Research and Planning Reports and Memoranda, 1933-35], Entry 31, Box 3</ref>

The centerpiece of the New Deal was the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) of 1933, which was “similar to experiments being carried out by the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini in Italy and by the Nazis in Adolf Hitler's Germany,” according to John A. Garraty,<ref>[http://sah.columbia.edu/about/history.html past president]</ref> of the Society of American Historians.<ref>John Arthur Garraty, ‘’[https://books.google.com/books?id=DGRuAAAAMAAJ The American Nation]’’, 4th ed., vol. 2 (Harper & Row, 1979) ISBN 0060422696, p. 656</ref> NIRA established the [[National Recovery Administration]] (NRA), “the New Deal’s attempt to bring to America the substance of Mussolini’s corporativism.”<ref>Leonard Peikoff, ‘’[https://books.google.com/books?id=2_xpAAAAIAAJ The Ominous Parallels]’’ (Stein and Day, 1982) ISBN 081282850X, p. 293</ref> As one NRA study concluded, “The Fascist principles are very similar to those which have been evolving in America and so are of particular interest at this time.”<ref>Janet C. Wright, "Capital and Labor Under Fascism," National Archives, Record Group 9, Records of the National Recovery Administration,[https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/009.html#9.2.4 Special Research and Planning Reports and Memoranda, 1933-35], Entry 31, Box 3</ref>

Just as Mussolini “organized each trade or industrial group or professional group into a state supervised trade association” that “operated under state supervision and could plan production, quality, prices, distribution, labor standards, etc.,”<ref>John T. Flynn, ‘’[http://mises.org/books/rooseveltmyth.pdf The Roosevelt Myth]’’ (The Devin-Adair Company, 1948) pp. 42-43</ref> the NRA “forced virtually all American industry, manufacturing, and retail business into cartels possessing the power to set prices and wages, and to <ref>[http://www.fee.org/pdf/the-freeman/1005RMEColumn.pdf]</ref> dictate the levels of production.”

Just as Mussolini “organized each trade or industrial group or professional group into a state supervised trade association” that “operated under state supervision and could plan production, quality, prices, distribution, labor standards, etc.,”<ref>[[John T. Flynn]], ‘’[http://mises.org/books/rooseveltmyth.pdf The Roosevelt Myth]’’ (The Devin-Adair Company, 1948) pp. 42-43</ref> the NRA “forced virtually all American industry, manufacturing, and retail business into cartels possessing the power to set prices and wages, and to <ref>[http://www.fee.org/pdf/the-freeman/1005RMEColumn.pdf]</ref> dictate the levels of production.”

U.S. Ambassador to Italy Breckinridge Long wrote to Roosevelt's economic advisor [[Rexford Tugwell]], “Your mind runs along these lines [corporativism]… It may have some bearing on the code work under N.R.A.”<ref>Long to Tugwell, May 16, 1934, [http://lccn.loc.gov/mm%2078030502 Breckinridge Long Papers], Box 111, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress)</ref> Tugwell, the “most prominent of the Brain Trusters and the man often considered the chief ideologist<ref>[http://www.fff.org/freedom/0201e.asp FDR — The Man, the Leader, the Legacy], Part 11

U.S. Ambassador to Italy Breckinridge Long wrote to Roosevelt's economic advisor [[Rexford Tugwell]], “Your mind runs along these lines [corporativism]… It may have some bearing on the code work under N.R.A.”<ref>Long to Tugwell, May 16, 1934, [http://lccn.loc.gov/mm%2078030502 Breckinridge Long Papers], Box 111, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress)</ref> Tugwell, the “most prominent of the Brain Trusters and the man often considered the chief ideologist<ref>[http://www.fff.org/freedom/0201e.asp FDR — The Man, the Leader, the Legacy], Part 11

The ''[[New York Times]]'' reported that the mood in [[Washington]] in 1933 was “strangely reminiscent of Rome in the first weeks after the march of the Blackshirts, of [[Moscow]] at the beginning of the Five-Year Plan... America today literally asks for orders.” The Roosevelt administration, reported the ''Times,'' “envisages a federation of industry, labor and government after the fashion of the corporative State as it exists in Italy.”<ref>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60A1FFF3E5C16738DDDAE0894DD405B838FF1D3</ref>

The ''[[New York Times]]'' reported that the mood in [[Washington]] in 1933 was “strangely reminiscent of Rome in the first weeks after the march of the Blackshirts, of [[Moscow]] at the beginning of the Five-Year Plan... America today literally asks for orders.” The Roosevelt administration, reported the ''Times,'' “envisages a federation of industry, labor and government after the fashion of the corporative State as it exists in Italy.”<ref>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60A1FFF3E5C16738DDDAE0894DD405B838FF1D3</ref>

Roosevelt privately found Mussolini "admirable," writing to his personal friend John Lawrence, "I don't mind telling you in confidence, that I am keeping in fairly close touch with that admirable Italian gentleman." <ref>David F. Schmitz, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Pzt2AAAAMAAJ The United States and fascist Italy, 1922-1940]'' (University of North Carolina Press, 1988 ISBN 080781766X, p. 139)</ref> FDR also wrote to U.S. Ambassador to Italy Breckinridge Long about Mussolini, "I am much interested and deeply impressed by what he has accomplished and by his evidenced honest purpose of restoring Italy and seeking to prevent general European trouble." <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aHEbAAAAIAAJ F.D.R., His Personal Letters, Vol. 3] [Ed. Elliott Roosevelt] [Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947], p. 352.</ref>

Roosevelt privately found Mussolini "admirable," writing to his personal friend John Lawrence, "I don't mind telling you in [[confidence]], that I am keeping in fairly close touch with that admirable Italian gentleman." <ref>David F. Schmitz, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Pzt2AAAAMAAJ The United States and fascist Italy, 1922-1940]'' (University of North Carolina Press, 1988 ISBN 080781766X, p. 139)</ref> FDR also wrote to U.S. Ambassador to Italy Breckinridge Long about Mussolini, "I am much interested and deeply impressed by what he has accomplished and by his evidenced honest purpose of restoring Italy and seeking to prevent general European trouble." <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aHEbAAAAIAAJ F.D.R., His Personal Letters, Vol. 3] [Ed. Elliott Roosevelt] [Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1947], p. 352.</ref>

Hitler likewise expressed "admiration" for Roosevelt's economic policies, and said he was in accord with" Roosevelt's "moral demand," which he identified as the "quintessence of German philosophy of the State," as he wrote in a letter<ref>[http://www.cdojerusalem.org/icons-multimedia/ClientsArea/HoH/LIBARC/ARCHIVE/Chapters/Forging/Foreign/Message.html]</ref> to U.S. Ambassador to Germany [[William Dodd]].

Hitler likewise expressed "admiration" for Roosevelt's economic policies, and said he was in accord with" Roosevelt's "moral demand," which he identified as the "quintessence of German philosophy of the State," as he wrote in a letter<ref>[http://www.cdojerusalem.org/icons-multimedia/ClientsArea/HoH/LIBARC/ARCHIVE/Chapters/Forging/Foreign/Message.html]</ref> to U.S. Ambassador to Germany [[William Dodd]].

===Fascism misdefined as "far-right"===

===Fascism misdefined as "far-right"===

As noted above, Fascism has largely been falsely identified as being part of the far-right since World War II.<ref>John Weiss, ''The Fascist Tradition: Radical right-wing extremism in modern Europe'' Harper & Row, 1967. </ref> See  :"An authoritarian and nationalistic system of government and social organization which emerged after the end of the First World War in 1918, and became a prominent force in European politics during the 1920s and 1930s, most notably in Italy and Germany; (later also) an extreme right-wing political ideology based on the principles underlying this system" (''OED'').

As noted above, Fascism has largely been falsely identified as being part of the far-right since World War II.<ref>John Weiss, ''The Fascist Tradition: Radical right-wing extremism in modern Europe'' Harper & Row, 1967.</ref> See  :"An authoritarian and nationalistic system of government and social organization which emerged after the end of the First World War in 1918, and became a prominent force in European politics during the 1920s and 1930s, most notably in Italy and Germany; (later also) an extreme right-wing political ideology based on the principles underlying this system" (''OED'').

There is also a Communist party directive dated back to as early as 1943 that demands that any Communists who encounter any opposition towards their plans are to call their opponents, among other things, fascists and nazis.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIylzZCv_ww</ref> This ultimately came to a head around 2003 when a literature professor by the name of Dr. Lawrence Britt, under the claims that he had studied Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, [[Francisco Franco]], Muhammad [[Suharto]], and [[Augusto Pinochet]] (even though only Hitler and Mussolini were actual adherents to fascism), made 14 points about Socialism in the various countries, claiming that the fourteen points were the following:

There is also a Communist party directive dated back to as early as 1943 that demands that any Communists who encounter any opposition towards their plans are to call their opponents, among other things, fascists and Nazis.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIylzZCv_ww</ref> This ultimately came to a head around 2003 when a literature professor by the name of Dr. Lawrence Britt, under the claims that he had studied Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, [[Francisco Franco]], Muhammad [[Suharto]], and [[Augusto Pinochet]] (even though only Hitler and Mussolini were actual adherents to fascism), made 14 points about Socialism in the various countries, claiming that the fourteen points were the following:

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Traditional Fascism was defined as an authoritarian government working hand-in-glove with corporations to achieve totalitarian objectives. A centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, using severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.  That governmental system didn’t work in the long-term because the underlying principles driving free people rejected government authoritarianism.  Fascist governments collapsed and the corporate beneficiaries were nulled and scorned.  In the era of [[globalization]] a new approach came along to achieve the same objective.

Traditional Fascism was defined as an authoritarian government working hand-in-glove with corporations to achieve totalitarian objectives. A centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, using severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.  That governmental system didn't work in the long-term because the underlying principles driving free people rejected government authoritarianism.  Fascist governments collapsed and the corporate beneficiaries were nulled and scorned.  In the era of [[globalization]] a new approach came along to achieve the same objective.

The [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF) was created to use the same fundamental associations of government and corporations.  Only by the 21st century the corporations organized to tell the governments what to do.  The WEF was organized for multinational corporations to assemble and tell the various governments how to cooperate to achieve control.  Fascism is still the underlying premise, the [[WEF]] just flipped the internal dynamic.

The [[World Economic Forum]] (WEF) was created to use the same fundamental associations of government and corporations.  Only by the 21st century the corporations organized to tell the governments what to do.  The WEF was organized for multinational corporations to assemble and tell the various governments how to cooperate to achieve control.  Fascism is still the underlying premise, the [[WEF]] just flipped the internal dynamic.

*[[Nazi platform of 1920]]

*[[Nazi platform of 1920]]

*[[Nazi platform of 1925]]

*[[Nazi platform of 1925]]

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

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==External link==

==External links==

*[https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2021/09/05/the-rise-of-economic-fascism-in-america/ The Rise Of Economic Fascism In America], by CD Media Staff, September 5, 2021

*[https://creativedestructionmedia.com/analysis/2021/09/05/the-rise-of-economic-fascism-in-america/ The Rise Of Economic Fascism In America], by [[CD Media]] Staff, September 5, 2021

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