Time for
yet another history lesson from For Love Of Country.
I've
long said that fascism isn't a “right-wing” ideology. The root
word of fascism comes from the Italian word fascio,
which means “bundle.” Bundle is collective in nature, meaning
collectivism. As anyone can tell you, collectivism is exclusively
“left-wing.” In reality, fascism is a variation of socialism.
I encourage you to read the entire article, but here's the part I find most telling. ~ Hunter
“Over the past seventy years, the left and their allies in the media have succeeded in labeling fascism as a right-wing or conservative philosophy when it in reality was an offshoot of socialism. Socialism/Marxism seeks the total control of a society's economy through complete state control of the means of production and income. Fascism seeks that same control, indirectly by the state domination of private ownership, as well as controlling individual income and wealth through taxation and regulation. Jonah Goldberg's masterpiece Liberal Fascism convincingly demonstrates the progressive roots of fascism.
Per Sheldon Richman in the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics:
As an economic system, fascism is socialism with a capitalistic veneer. In its day (the 1920's and 1930's), fascism was seen as the happy medium between boom-and-bust-prone capitalism, with its alleged class conflict, wasteful competition, and profit-oriented egoism, and Marxism, with its violent socially divisive prosecution of the bourgeoisie.
Where socialism abolished all market relations outright, fascism left the appearance of market relations while planning all economic activities. Where socialism abolished money and prices; fascism controlled the monetary system and set all prices and wages politically (Obamadontcare ring any bells?).
Under fascism, the state, through official agencies, controlled all aspects of manufacturing, commerce, finance, and agriculture. Licensing was ubiquitous; no economic activity could be undertaken without government permission. Levels of consumption were dictated by the state, and "excess" incomes had to be surrendered as taxes or "loans" - (“I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.” - King DingleBarry).
To maintain high employment and minimize popular discontent, fascist governments also undertook massive public-works programs (King DingleBarry has simply skipped this part, preferring to just give the money away in the form of massive handout programs) financed by steep taxes, borrowing (40 cents of every dollar the federal government spends) and fiat money creation (can you say Quantitative Easing?).”
I encourage you to read the entire article, but here's the part I find most telling. ~ Hunter
“Over the past seventy years, the left and their allies in the media have succeeded in labeling fascism as a right-wing or conservative philosophy when it in reality was an offshoot of socialism. Socialism/Marxism seeks the total control of a society's economy through complete state control of the means of production and income. Fascism seeks that same control, indirectly by the state domination of private ownership, as well as controlling individual income and wealth through taxation and regulation. Jonah Goldberg's masterpiece Liberal Fascism convincingly demonstrates the progressive roots of fascism.
Per Sheldon Richman in the Concise Encyclopedia of Economics:
As an economic system, fascism is socialism with a capitalistic veneer. In its day (the 1920's and 1930's), fascism was seen as the happy medium between boom-and-bust-prone capitalism, with its alleged class conflict, wasteful competition, and profit-oriented egoism, and Marxism, with its violent socially divisive prosecution of the bourgeoisie.
Where socialism abolished all market relations outright, fascism left the appearance of market relations while planning all economic activities. Where socialism abolished money and prices; fascism controlled the monetary system and set all prices and wages politically (Obamadontcare ring any bells?).
Under fascism, the state, through official agencies, controlled all aspects of manufacturing, commerce, finance, and agriculture. Licensing was ubiquitous; no economic activity could be undertaken without government permission. Levels of consumption were dictated by the state, and "excess" incomes had to be surrendered as taxes or "loans" - (“I do think at a certain point you’ve made enough money.” - King DingleBarry).
To maintain high employment and minimize popular discontent, fascist governments also undertook massive public-works programs (King DingleBarry has simply skipped this part, preferring to just give the money away in the form of massive handout programs) financed by steep taxes, borrowing (40 cents of every dollar the federal government spends) and fiat money creation (can you say Quantitative Easing?).”
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