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Originally Posted by ottopilot
Host - Fascism is inherently a liberal/socialist concept. Centralized government, industry, and social management. The guys that gave fascism a bad name were totalitarians like Mussolini (the fascist party), Hitler, Stalin, Mao, etc.
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Interesting -- it is my understanding that Mussolini basically invented fascism, which in its 20th century form at least was absolutely, violently opposed to communist and socialist doctrine. The glory of the state (communism) and the power of the people (socialism) are not in keeping with the power of the corporation backed by military might.
There are certainly many flavors of
fascismo, but it is primarily identified as the enemy of civil liberties, civilian governance, and nationalized industry.