For someone who doesn't like definitions you keep pulling me away from the broad concept of "powerful central authority" and trying to shoehorn me into "socialism." To the best of my knowledge, I haven't even used the word in this thread until now. Centralized control of a nation is centralized control. Excuses for claiming that control are legion in history, and whether the leaders are waving Hitler's book, Marx's, "social justice," or the divine right of kings, makes no real difference in the abstract principle.
A few random points:
- Despotism is about a lot more than labor camps.
- Your description of Nazism and Communism is a pervasive myth, but it's wrong. Nazism was not "capitalist fascism." Capitalism is an economic and political concept based on free markets, not a word meaning "has large businesses." No matter how badly you need an example, corporate tyrannies only exist in science fiction movies.
- Why is government monopoly in a field so appealing, and corporate monopoly so terrifying? Before you use the word "accountable," think first about how much of our Federal government is actually "accountable." And which one gets to use force.
- What we have in the West works despite the ever-tightening collar of the government, not because of it. The balance point of freedom and state control was probably reached in this country a long time ago, and yet we are told we have to keep going further. No liberal ever says "far enough." Vote Bernie.
- The Scandinavian nations being touted as examples by U.S. liberals are quietly backing away from the "cradle-to-grave" model. Look it up. At some point you run out of other people's money.
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- Defining fascism--a little light reading
- A superb description of the Republican Party with their goosestep members of Congress.
- It's funny, even you guys have to look up the definition of fascist.....n/t
- Do you already know one?
- Please..
- OK, the long way round, you're saying you don't think Trump is a Fascist
- I think you're just a little too gleeful.
- "Glee" is the wrong word
- I'm sorry you took offense Robert
- If you are really asking a question:
- Racism was more of a prominent example than the sole characteristic
- Excellent post.
- It wasn't that Eco, or even Robert, were wrong.
- Your ideology is showing.
- I should hope so.
- Your ideology is showing.
- Thanks for that
- It wasn't that Eco, or even Robert, were wrong.
- I'm tending to agree with TB on this
- Have you read this whole thread?
- "Glee" is the wrong word
- I think you're just a little too gleeful.
- They're in the "furious gibbering" phase.
- I don't think Trump is making any effort NOT to be shoehorned.
- Be honest Rob...
- OK, the long way round, you're saying you don't think Trump is a Fascist
- I don't think Trump has a political ideology...
- Please..
- That's because there IS NO definition of fascist.
- Do you already know one?
- Fascism is the dictatorship of the middle class.
- Definitions