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Incidentally, not to let facts get in the way of a good ole intarweb flamewar, but the capitalists in Italy (the only nation with a Fascist government) were actively opposed to Mussolini; in fact they tried to eliminate him numerous times. So to say that Fascism (again, note the capital F, different animal than the carelessly-strewn "fascism") is marked with corporate welfare is a complete falsehood.
I'd highly recommend people actually read some Fascist literature before they start talking like they know anything about it, but unfortunately it's all in Italian. (And few literate people speak Italian - heh heh heh). Although A. James Gregor from UC Berkeley has translated some of it, so you might want to look into that.
Honestly, most of what you hear is third-hand at best, and usually just reiterated from what someone else said a long time ago, when the only accepted position in academia was "Fascism/Nazism bad-Communism good!", and usually from people who didn't speak the language. So, really, go to sources, read the actual ideology, and *then* pass judgement. Incidentally, you'll probably come to the same conclusions ANYWAY, but at least you thought for yourself.
And maybe we can stop this retarded "you/Bush/Republicans are fascists!" bullshit. But probably not.
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