Quantum Windbag
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It is quite simply, fascism, unless we ignore the Left's favorite expert on fascism, Benito Mussolini.
By the way, for all the "experts" on Mussolini that like to throw around the fascism is corporatism quote, it is unlikely he ever said it, it certainly doesn't appear in any of his writings, and, even if he did say it, he wasn't talking about modern corporations, he was referring to vertically syndicated corporatism based on the early guilds.
Corporatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Labour Charter (Promulgated by the Grand Council ofr Fascism on April 21, 1927)(published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale, April 3, 1927) [sic] (p. 133)
The Corporate State and its Organization (p. 133)
The corporate State considers that private enterprise in the sphere of production is the most effective and usefu [sic] [typo-should be: useful] instrument in the interest of the nation. In view of the fact that private organisation of production is a function of national concern, the organiser of the enterprise is responsible to the State for the direction given to production.
State intervention in economic production arises only when private initiative is lacking or insufficient, or when the political interests of the State are involved. This intervention may take the form of control, assistance or direct management. (pp. 135-136)
Benito Mussolini, 1935, Fascism: Doctrine and Institutions, Rome: 'Ardita' Publishers.
By the way, for all the "experts" on Mussolini that like to throw around the fascism is corporatism quote, it is unlikely he ever said it, it certainly doesn't appear in any of his writings, and, even if he did say it, he wasn't talking about modern corporations, he was referring to vertically syndicated corporatism based on the early guilds.
Corporatism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia