K9Buck
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I believe that the tenets of fascism are government control of a nation's industry, education, healthcare and virtually every other segment of society, as well as the lack of a free-market, capitalist economy.
That's it.
Some will claim that nationalism is a tenet of fascism. I believe that is mistaken. After all, if nationalism is a tenet of fascism, then I suppose it could be argued that Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi, all fervent nationalists, were fascists.
Some will claim that racism is a tenet of fascism. Again, I believe that is mistaken. While the Nazis were definitely racist, to my knowledge, Benito Mussolini was not. While it wouldn't surprise me IF Mussolini held prejudicial views on other races, that alone doesn't render one a fascist, otherwise we would have to assume that someone like LBJ was also a fascist. As well, Mussolini refused to turn over Italy's Jews to the Nazis.
What I described in my opening paragraph is what defines fascism, that and that alone.
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That's it.
Some will claim that nationalism is a tenet of fascism. I believe that is mistaken. After all, if nationalism is a tenet of fascism, then I suppose it could be argued that Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Mahatma Gandhi, all fervent nationalists, were fascists.
Some will claim that racism is a tenet of fascism. Again, I believe that is mistaken. While the Nazis were definitely racist, to my knowledge, Benito Mussolini was not. While it wouldn't surprise me IF Mussolini held prejudicial views on other races, that alone doesn't render one a fascist, otherwise we would have to assume that someone like LBJ was also a fascist. As well, Mussolini refused to turn over Italy's Jews to the Nazis.
What I described in my opening paragraph is what defines fascism, that and that alone.
Note: This is the "clean debate forum". Please respond appropriately. Thank you.