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When "The Party", gives practically complete obedience to it's "Leader", with very little objection, and that "Leader" publicly presents a "Righteousness" in every action "he, or she" takes, even when that action is absolutely wrong, on a continuing basis, for the Nation/ The People,...... Is that "Fascism"?
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"fascism
noun
fas·cism ˈfa-ˌshi-zəm
also ˈfa-ˌsi-
plural fascisms
Synonyms of fascism
1
often Fascism : a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe economic and social regimentation and by forcible suppression of opposition
At the core of fascism is loyalty to tribe, ethnic identity, religion, tradition, or, in a word, nation.—
There are differences between Italian Fascism, German Nazism, and their various nationalist descendants.—
broadly : a philosophy or system with some combination of fascist values and governing structures
Take away colonialism and you still have … Balkan fascism … —
2
: a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control
The early instances of army fascism and brutality are typical …—
Call it "soft fascism": a political system that aims to stamp out dissent and seize control of every major aspect of a country's political and social life, without needing to resort to "hard" measures like banning elections …—
—often used informally in an exaggerated way
Like the city's ban on the use of trans fats and draconian restrictions on smoking, the new soda regulations are … yet another installment of what Jonah Goldberg rightly termed "liberal fascism."—
fascist
ˈfa-shist
also -sist
noun
or Fascist
plural fascists or Fascists
notorious fascists
fascist adjective
or Fascist
a fasciststate
fascistic
fa-ˈshi-stik
also -ˈsi-
adjective
or less commonly Fascistic
a fascisticorganization
fascistically
fa-ˈshi-sti-k(ə-)lē
also -ˈsi-
adverb
or less commonly Fascistically
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The Italian Origin of Fascism
The words fascism and fascist have long been associated with the Fascisti of Benito Mussolini and the fasces, the bundle of rods with an ax among them, which the Fascisti used as a symbol of the Italian people united and obedient to the single authority of the state. However, Mussolini did not introduce the word fascista (plural fascisti) with the 1919 organization of the Fasci di combattimento (“combat groups”), nor did the fasces have any direct connection with the origin of fascista. In Italian, the word fascio (plural fasci) means literally “bundle,” and figuratively “group.” From at least 1872 fascio was used in the names of labor and agrarian unions, and in October 1914 a political coalition was formed called the Fascio rivoluzionario d’ azione internazionalista (“revolutionary group for international action”), which advocated Italian participation in World War I on the side of the Allies. Members of this group were first called fascisti in January 1915. Although Mussolini was closely associated with this interventionist movement, it had no direct link with the post-war Fasci di combattimento, and in 1919 the word fascista was already in political circulation. It is, however, to the Fascisti in their 1919 incarnation—who seized power in Italy three years later—that we owe the current customary meanings of our words fascism and fascist.
Examples of
From the first hours of Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union, the propagandists on both sides of the conflict portrayed the struggle in stark, Manichaean language. The totalitarian nature of both regimes made this inevitable. On one side stood Hitler, fascism, the myth of German supremacy; on the other side stood Stalin, communism, and the international proletarian revolution. —
Consider what happened during the crisis of global fascism. At first, even the truth about Hitler was inconvenient. Many in the west hoped the danger would simply go away. —
He collected stories about groups similar to his—Aryans, other Nazis, the KKK. Lately, he'd been flagging many stories from Germany and Eastern Europe, and was quite thrilled with the rise of fascism there. —
the rise of Fascism in Europe before World War II
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At the same time, PTA’s of-the-moment take on fascism and resistance could have slotted One Battle into the drama field, but the front-runner will make room for Sinners by competing as a comedy. —
Word History
Etymology
Italian fascismo, from fascio bundle, fasces, group, from Latin fascis bundle & fasces fasces
First Known Use
1921, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of fascism was in 1921"
Definition of FASCISM
a populist political philosophy, movement, or regime (such as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual, that is associated with a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, and that is characterized by severe… See the full definition
