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Fascism

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'''Fascism''' is an [[totalitarian]] economic and political ideology that arose in early twentieth-century Europe and came to dominate the social and political systems of a number of European and other nations. The last European fascist regime, that of [[Francisco Franco]] in Spain, came to an end in 1975.

Characteristics of fascism include a belief that the state is more important than the individual; a leaning towards authoritarian government and [[economic planning]]; an emphasis on [[nationalism]] and national traditions; militarism; information control and censorship; media propagation of the Great Leader which demononizes and trivializes his critics; and a rejection both of free enterprise and [[Social democracy]] in favor of [[corporatism|corporatist]] economic policies.

The fourteen characteristics of fascism also include rampant [[cronyism]] and [[corruption]] as well as general disdain for human rights and rigged elections.<ref>Dr. Lawrence Britt "Fascism Anyone?," Free Inquiry, Spring 2003, page 20</ref>

The prototypical fascist regime was that of [[Benito Mussolini]], who ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943. Other regimes which included corporatist elements are those of [[Francisco Franco]] in Spain (1936-1975) and [[Antonio Salazar]] in Portugal (1932-1968). German [[Nazism]] referred to government mandated corporatist entities as industrial cartels and added an obsession with [[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 [[Laval]] and [[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>

Fascism as an ideological theory was comprehensively discredited in the eyes of most Westerners because of the defeat of the [[Axis]] powers in [[World War II]], however fascist economic theories of government mandated combines, wage and price controls, [[economic planning]] boards which set production requirements, and regulated monopolies were characteristic of the [[New Deal]] era and government efforts to spend its way out of the [[Great Depression]]. [[Class warfare]] and a hostile stance toward legitmate business and profit is another characteristic feature fascism retained from it's [[Socialist]] roots.

"Fascist" is today frequently used as a term of abuse both on the left and on the right against one's political opponents. While few people are willing to describe themselves as fascists or endorse the fascist regimes of the past, fascist parties and parties descended from fascist parties (such as the [[Alleanza Nazionale]] in [[Italy]]) continue to be a minor force in European politics. Fascism seems not to flourish in countries with an Anglo-centric heritage: America, Australia and Canada have never had significant fascist movements, and the [[British Union of Fascists]] was never an important force in UK politics.

The name "fascism" derives from an ancient Roman symbol, the ''[[fasces]],'' a group of birch rods bundled together with an axe. It symbolizes strength in unity; the rods are weak by themselves but strong when bundled together.

Of the Fascist movement, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. wrote:
{{Cquote|The Fascists, for example, were not [[conservative]] in any very meaningful sense. They did not wish to preserve the existing order, or even to turn back the clock to some more stable century. They purposefully planned to transform the existing order into a new and all-absorbing authoritarianism, based upon the energies and frustrations of modern industrialism. The Fascists, in a meaningful sense, were revolutionaries. Yet their totalitarian ideal hardly fitted into the pattern of the Left, which had been the traditional home of greater freedoms and more generous aspirations. So, after boggling and uncertainty, they were assigned positions on the far Right. <ref>Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., ''New York Times Magazine'', April 4, 1948. [http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/schlesinger-notrightleft.html Not Right, Not Left, But a Vital Center]</ref>}}

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Lost Colony

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The '''Lost Colony''', or '''Roanoke Colony''', was the first [[British]] [[colony]] established in [[America]] on [[Roanoke Island]], [[North Carolina]] in the late sixteenth century. [[Sir Walter Raleigh]] was given a charter to establish this colony by [[Queen Elizabeth]].

In 1587, a group of colonists returned to [[England]] to acquire more supplies. Upon their return to the colony in 1590, they found it abandoned, with no trace of the colonists. The only clue was the word "[[Croatoan]]" carved into a tree, which happened to be the name of local tribe. There is speculation that they were either killed off by this tribe, or assimilated into their villages for survival purposes. To this day no one knows their fate, hence the name the Lost Colony.

==References==
http://www.libraryreference.org/roanoke.html

http://www.nationalcenter.org/ColonyofRoanoke.html
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Chattel

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Chattel is an article of personal [[property]]. [[category:legal terms]]

Talk:Massachusetts liberal

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So, would it be at all relevant that Massachusetts has the lowest divorce rate[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0923080.html], one of the lowest crime rates. [http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/macrime.htm], [http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/], [http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm], one of the lowest murder rates [http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?did=169&scid=12] and (I don't have a citation at the moement) one of the lowest adultery rates? [[User:JoshuaZ|JoshuaZ]] 02:56, 4 March 2007 (EST)
::This is indeed overspecific on some of their errors. [[User:DDG|DDG]] 23:49, 12 March 2007 (EDT)

== Do we really need this article ==

I am very conservative but I don't see a need for this article. Why not simply include it in the MA article. [[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 22:06, 19 March 2007 (EDT)conservative

-I agree. Only the first four words are relevant to the article title. The stats belong in the MA article. [[User:Bomber23k|Bomber23k]]

New Hampshire

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[[Image:New_hampshire.jpg|thumb|right|A map of New Hampshire.]]
[[Image:New_Hampshire_State_Flag.gif|thumb|right|The state flag of New Hampshire.]]

New Hampshire was one of the first 13 states. It was the 9th state to ratify the Constitution of the United States of America.

New Hampshire offers [[civil union]]s, similiar to [[same sex marriage]].<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/domestic-partnership-in-the-united-states Answers.com]</ref>

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Graphology

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Graphology is the study of human handwriting with the intent of assessing a person's psychological state.

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Democratically elected

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Genuine democracy, of course, requires substantially more than democratic elections. Even countries that hold reasonably competitive elections may lack constitutional limits on governmental power, deprive citizens of basic rights, or lack tolerance of religious or ethnic minorities. Indeed, in some circumstances, elections can sharpen ethnic differences or exacerbate communal tensions. To build genuine democracy, societies must foster a democratic culture and the rule of law in addition to holding democratic elections. [http://usinfo.state.gov/dd/eng_democracy_dialogues/elections/elections_essay.html]
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Democratically elected

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Catherine Ferguson

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'''Catherine Ferguson''' started the first [[Sunday school]] in [[New York City]]. Her birth date and birth place are unknown, because her mother was a black [[slave]].

==Early Life==

When she was eight years old, Catherine's mother was bought by another family. She never saw her mother again. Though this was a hard loss for her, Catherine, or Katy, did not become bitter. Instead, she was compassionate to [[orphan]]s of any race. Katy was placed under the care of a kindly woman who was a strong [[Christian]]. The woman brought Katy to [[church]] and taught her about [[God]]. When Katy was sixteen years old, a benevolent woman, who believed slavery was wrong, bought Katy's freedom. Katy was married two years later and began a family of her own. She had two children, though both died as infants. This loss motivated Katy to continue God's work, which was meant for her.

==The First Sunday School in New York City==

Katy began holding a Sunday school for local [[children]] in her home in 1793. The Sunday school is believed to be the first Sunday school in New York City. After learning that Katy needed more room for he Sunday school, a local pastor offered the basement of his church to Katy. The Sunday school, called The Murray Street Sabbath School, thrived with many children. As well as teaching children about God, Katy helped 48 starving children find good homes that would meet their needs. Catherine Ferguson died in 1854. In 1920, The Katy Ferguson Home for unwed mothers was founded in honor of this compassionate woman.

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Scientific Classification

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[[Image:Biological classification.png|right|thumb|150px|Classification chart]]
'''Scientific Classification''' is the method by which [[Biology|biologists]] group and categorize species of organisms. All species of life are classified in a ranked hierarchy, starting with [[Domain]]s, which are then divided into [[kingdom (biology)|Kingdoms]]. Kingdoms are divided into [[Phylum|Phyla]] (singular: ''phylum''), which are further divided into [[Class (Taxonomy)|Classes]], and they, in turn, into [[Order (Taxonomy)|Orders]], [[Family (Taxonomy)|Families]], [[Genus|Genera]] (singular: ''genus''), and [[Species]]. The ranks below species are, in [[zoology]], [[Subspecies]] and [[Morph]], and in [[botany]], [[Variety]] (''varietas'') and [[Form]] (''forma'').

With advances in knowledge and the discovery of more varied species, the ranks have been further subdivided to allow the precise classification of the relationships of similar species to each other.
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Khmer Rouge

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The '''Khmer Rouge''' was the Cambodian communist organization led by [[Pol Pot]]. They seized control of Cambodia in 1975, and were ousted by Vietnam in 1979 in response to Khmer Rouge attacks occurring on the Vietnamese/Cambodian border. However, during the four years that the group was in power for, they managed to kill 7 million people, or almost 25% of Cambodia's population at the time.<ref>[http://www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/pol_pot.htm United Human Rights Council]</ref>

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Khmer Rouge

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The '''Khmer Rouge''' was the Cambodian communist organization led by [[Pol Pot]]. They seized control of Cambodia in 1975, and were ousted by Vietnam in response to Khmer Rouge attacks occurring on the Vietnamese/Cambodian border. However, during the four years that the group was in power for, they managed to kill 7 million people, or almost 25% of Cambodia's population at the time.

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Young Earth

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The idea of a '''Young Earth''' states that, based on [[Bible|biblical]] timelines and [[genealogy|genealogies]], the [[Earth|planet]] on which we live is roughly 6,000 to 10,000 years old. This is in opposition to the view held by most mainstream [[scientist]]s that the Earth is on the order of roughly 4.5 billion years old.

==See Also==

*[[Young Earth Creationism]] for evidence of a young earth

[[Category:Creationism]]

Bible: Textual Criticism

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This page is for the future article about the historical textual criticism of the [[Bible]] (see talk page)

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Conversion therapy

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#REDIRECT[[Homosexuality]]

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