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gkearney wrote: ↑March 29th, 2019, 3:38 pm I can't stand Trump, I don't vote for or support fascist.

Don't want to derail another thread.

I'm not interested in debating Trump, but I loved researching Fascism so I'll post a few things here to see your feedback. When I gather my notes I'll update .

Some resources:

Articles:

The Vampire Economy and the Market
https://mises.org/library/vampire-economy-and-market

Economic Fascism
https://fee.org/articles/economic-fascism/

Fascism
http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/Fascism.html

The Eight Marks of Fascist Policy
https://mises.org/wire/eight-marks-fascist-policy

Books:

As We Go Marching by John T Flynn (free)
https://mises.org/library/we-go-marching

Fascism: The Career of a Concept by Paul Gottfried
https://www.amazon.com/Fascism-Career-C ... 0875804934

Say what you will about it, at least it's an ethos.

Fascists exalt the nation above the needs of individuals. Most regimes have a ultra powerful leader, and they use violence to supress or kill their opposition.

ISIS would probably be our best modern example of fascism.

Fascism on display, Michael Knowles shouted down and assaulted at the University of Missouri KC for his extreme view that men are not women. Fascism is the system that promotes and allows these types of attacks to happen. 10 minutes:

"The word 'Fascism' has now no meaning except insofar as it signifies 'something not desirable. - George Orwell.
I don't think we've moved far since Orwell's day.
Now, if you're curious about what Fascism meant before the War, when people like Mussolini invoked it, while Franco and Hitler led ideologies with huge differences from Mussolini's that tend to get ironed over in modern times, then you can have a serious discussion.
But Fascism in today's discourse? It's just "something not desirable." Especially if Trump is involved.

Ben Shapiro Defines Fascism in UC Berkeley Speech


Fascism Explained: World History Review