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[[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>]]

[[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]].  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 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 licensing.

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 licensing.

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>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

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.

[[Giovanni Gentile]] is considered the ideological father of Fascism. Gentile was a [[socialist]] and follower of [[Karl Marx]].

[[Giovanni Gentile]] is considered the ideological father of Fascism. Gentile was a [[socialist]] and follower of [[Karl Marx]].

[[File:Globalist fascism.PNG|right|400px|thumb|[[Emmanuel Macron]].]]

[[File:Globalist fascism.PNG|right|400px|thumb|[[Emmanuel Macron]].]]

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.

===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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[[File:Zelensky neo-Nazi award.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Ukrainian dictator and [[YGL]] alum [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] presents neo-Nazi leader Dmytro Kotsyubaylo with the Hero of Ukraine award.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2022/03/04/nazis-ukrainian-war-russia/</ref>]]

[[File:Zelensky neo-Nazi award.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Ukrainian dictator and [[YGL]] alum [[Volodymyr Zelensky]] presents neo-Nazi leader Dmytro Kotsyubaylo with the Hero of Ukraine award.<ref>https://thegrayzone.com/2022/03/04/nazis-ukrainian-war-russia/</ref>]]

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.

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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