bitwrangler wrote:
OH PUHLEEZE AMAI..
Fascism vs. socialism
Fascism developed in opposition to socialism and communism although many early Fascists were themselves former Marxists. Thus, in 1923 Mussolini declared, in Doctrine of Fascism?:...Fascism [is] the complete opposite of ... Marxian Socialism, the materialist conception of history of human civilization can be explained simply through the conflict of interests among the various social groups and by the change and development in the means and instruments of production....
Fascism, now and always, believes in holiness and in heroism; that is to say, in actions influenced by no economic motive, direct or indirect. And if the economic conception of history be denied, according to which theory men are no more than puppets, carried to and fro by the waves of chance, while the real directing forces are quite out of their control, it follows that the existence of an unchangeable and unchanging class-war is also denied - the natural progeny of the economic conception of history. And above all Fascism denies that class-war can be the preponderant force in the transformation of society....
..."The maxim that society exists only for the well-being and freedom of the individuals composing it does not seem to be in conformity with nature's plans." "If classical liberalism spells individualism," Mussolini continued, "Fascism spells government."
--Benito Mussolini, from The Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Meanwhile, Wiki shows fascism thus:
Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist ideology[1][2][3] that is primarily concerned with perceived problems associated with cultural, economic, political, and social decline or decadence. It seeks to solve such problems by achieving a millenarian national rebirth by exalting the nation or race as well as promoting cults of unity, strength and purity.[4][5][6][7][8] Various scholars attribute different characteristics to fascism, but the following elements are usually seen as its integral parts: nationalism (including collectivism and populism based on nationalist values); Third Position (including class collaboration, corporatism, economic planning, mixed economy, national socialism, national syndicalism, protectionism,); totalitarianism (including dictatorship, holism, major social interventionism, and statism); and militarism.[9][10] Fascism opposes communism, liberalism, conservatism and the international left
Fascism may claim to oppose all kinds of "leftish-ness" but since it is also talking about collectivism, mixed economy, interventionism - they share the basic tenets of all collectivists attempts at government, it is just a different set of names for the same thing.
The government is running everything or almost everything, just for a different named beneficiary. The government, the collective, society in general - it is all statism. It is all ownership by others of YOUR life. Not you the owner of your own life.
Posturing that it is "opposed" to socialism fools you? Please wake up.
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