Is America Headed Towards Fascism?
A blast from the past!!!
Back in 1935, amid the flurry of legislation by FDR (Employment Relief Act, Works Progress Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Social Security), Arthur Henning of the Chicago Tribune said, “The New Deal will bring the Communist Party within striking distance of overthrow of the American form of government…”
In the same year, Mark Sullivan of the Buffalo Evening News was even more alarmed when he said, “This may be the last presidential election America will have. The New Deal is to America what the early phase of Nazism was to Germany…” How prophetic. After 1960, fair and impartial elections became a myth and electronic ballot machines have been stealing our elections ever since.
Fascism is defined as: A philosophy or system of government that is marked by stringent social and economic control, a strong, centralized government usually headed by a dictator, and often a policy of belligerent nationalism. Oppressive or dictatorial control. This pretty much sums up the situation we have in America today, but the eventual goal is full blown communism.
Harold
[Also, fascism is most definitely “socialist” in nature. Why do you think NAZI stood for – National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP)]
While Hitler used the National Socialist German Workers to achieve power, there was no socialism in his reign. They just never changed the name (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei). The other political party at the time was the Social Democratic Party.
Mussolini actually came up with the concept of Fascism. He said, “Fascism should more appropriately be called corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.” . . . “Against individualism, the Fascist conception is for the State; and it is for the individual in so far as he coincides with the State,. . . . .”
Communism is basically a structure of society where the State owns everything and all work for the State. Private property does not exist. With Fascism, Mussolini realized the State did not have to actually “own” the property. Controlling the private property through regulation is as good as owning it.
Here is America today we have seen a merger of State and corporate power and all property IS controlled through regulation.
We definitely have “fascism”.
Also, fascism is most definitely “socialist” in nature. Why do you think NAZI stood for – National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP)
There is such a fine line between the two that they often become blurred.
One could say that Hitler began his rise to power as an advocate of communism.
Also, one could argue that Stalin began with fascist ideals.
One word that describes both Hitler & Stalin (and many others, including Bush & Obama) is PROGRESSIVE!!!
Those are elements of totalitarianism. While both communism and fascism are both forms of totalitarianism, fascism doesn’t demand government control of production or strive for equality among its citizens. Fascism is often called corporatism, since corporate interests are placed above those of the general population. Communism is a left-wing ideology while fascism is a right-wing ideology.
Einstein? How exactly are they different? Lessee…
Er Communism wants the state to own and direct everything. And – um – so does Fascism
One has to have a powerful secret police force to keep order. So does the other
One stresses the leader principle – Hitler, Mussolini. And so does the other – Pol Pot, Mao, Stalin (communism has more ‘cos it lasted longer).
One organises death camps for its critics and opponents. The other organises death camps for rejected groups
Both engage in acts of mass slaughterer from time to time/permanently (China, Germany both had ‘permanent revolutions’)
There’s lots more, so where exactly is the difference?
Fascism and communism are opposite ideologies, Einstein.