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loquitur · 03-26-2008, 10:10 AM

If you want to read some biographies of Mussolini, go right ahead. But you'll find that he spent most of his youth as a Marxist/socialist, then decided in 1915 that Italy should get involved in WW1 - thereby switching his prior position, which got him tossed out of the socialist ranks. That switch to nationalistic ardor was the kernel for the Fascist doctrine he later developed and protected.

None of this, of course, has anything to do with the thesis of the post that I put up.

tisonlyi, your post just illustrates my point that it's possible to see fascism everywhere, if only you want to. It also means that people should be very, very, very careful about tossing the "f" word around, because almost every popular modern movement has certain elements traceable to the same roots as the fascists.

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loquitur Junkie Location: NYC	If you want to read some biographies of Mussolini, go right ahead. But you'll find that he spent most of his youth as a Marxist/socialist, then decided in 1915 that Italy should get involved in WW1 - thereby switching his prior position, which got him tossed out of the socialist ranks. That switch to nationalistic ardor was the kernel for the Fascist doctrine he later developed and protected. None of this, of course, has anything to do with the thesis of the post that I put up. tisonlyi, your post just illustrates my point that it's possible to see fascism everywhere, if only you want to. It also means that people should be very, very, very careful about tossing the "f" word around, because almost every popular modern movement has certain elements traceable to the same roots as the fascists. Last edited by loquitur; 03-26-2008 at 10:12 AM.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost