Inventory your Inner Fascist[W:32]

Taxman said:

The list is a well known one that describes reichwingers to a tee. You can find it on the net just about anywhere. Just type in 14 points of fascism.

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7:29 PM Justin Bread 1 Comments
The Fourteen Points of Fascism has in recent years become a primary source for those wishing for an easy-to-digest definition of Fascism. Unfortunately, the 14 Points does little to accurately depict Fascist policy and philosophy. Rather than informing, it misinforms and creates a checklist of meaningless characteristics that are very common in any despotic regime (notably the anti-Fascist Soviet Union). I will point out why some of these points are either half-true or just outright false.

False Points

Only a few of these points are outright inaccurate. Point 8: Religion and ruling elite tied together, Point 10: Power of labor suppressed or eliminated, and Point 13: Rampant cronyism and corruption, have absolutely nothing to do with Fascism. However, these points are common misconceptions.

It would surprise anyone to learn that Mussolini was a militant atheist, or that his Fascists assaulted and killed priests during, and well after, the 1924 elections. The street battles became so bad that elements of the Church bitterly denounced Fascism, with Cardinal Maffi referring to them as the “Race of Cain.” The Fascist State also banned various Catholic youth leagues, such as the Catholic Boy Scouts, largely because these leagues taught morals that contradicted Fascist doctrine. The Fascist government replaced Catholic youth leagues with Fascist ones, notably the Opera Nationale Balilla which began the military and political indoctrination of Italy’s youth. The credo of the Balilla was deemed sacrilegious by the Church. Meanwhile, the Pope’s denunciations and criticisms of Fascism and it’s Corporate State were widely suppressed in the Italian press by the Fascist government.

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JamesBY said:

Who here meets the Inventory of fascism?

You can identify other posters, as well as yourself, if you are indeed a fascist.

Here are the identifying marks of the American Neo-Fascist Alt Right (and the Hard Left*)

1. Big Government used to enforce Social, Political, Cultural, and Government control of the Policies of the Neo-Fascist Alt Right.
2. Powerful continuing Nationalism
3. Identifying Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause
4. Obsession with National Security
5. Rampant Sexism
6. Corporate Power is Protected
7. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts
8. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption
9. Disdain for recognizing Human Rights
10. Supremacy of the Military
11. Controlled Mass Media and absolute Fear of the Free Press
12. Religion and Government are Intertwined
13. Worker and Labor organizations are suppressed
14. Obsession with Crime and Punishment
15. Fraudulent elections, suppressing the vote

Although this Thread focuses on the Right and Fascism, the Far Left has fascistic tendencies as well. The ‘link’ is Big Government to enforce others to do as the Neo-Fascist Alt Right or the Far Left want

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Renae said:

Debunking the 14 Points of Fascism | Finding Fascism

14 points of bumper sticker kiddie logic.

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JamesBY said:

So one uploaded a mish mash of nonsense that matches nothing point for point on my inventory to the Hathitrust Library.

I do encourage all to read Renae's link and compare to the inventory. It is trying to match "fascism" to the Soviet collective in Russia. Very poorly, I might add. Nice try, Renae.

None of it debunks my OP.

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Renae said:

Your OP is intellectually vapid, nothing more than freshmen poli-sci coffee house discussion by a bunch of hipsters trying to sound smart.

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Renae said:

Your OP is intellectually vapid, nothing more than freshmen poli-sci coffee house discussion by a bunch of hipsters trying to sound smart.

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