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<blockquote data-quote="rickyb" data-source="post: 4791679" data-attributes="member: 56035"><p><strong>Fascism</strong> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English" target="_blank">/ˈfæʃɪzəm/</a>) is a form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right" target="_blank">far-right</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarian" target="_blank">authoritarian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism" target="_blank">ultranationalism</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-authoritarian-and-authoritarianism-1" target="_blank">[1]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-RoutledgeCompanion-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> The first fascist movements <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Fascism" target="_blank">emerged in Italy</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I" target="_blank">World War I</a>, before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism_in_Europe" target="_blank">spreading to other European countries</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-RoutledgeCompanion-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> Opposed to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism" target="_blank">liberalism</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy" target="_blank">democracy</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism" target="_blank">Marxism</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism" target="_blank">anarchism</a>, fascism is placed on the far right within the traditional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%E2%80%93right_spectrum" target="_blank">left–right spectrum</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-RoutledgeCompanion-4" target="_blank">[4]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-University-Aristotle-Hartley-Wilhelm-Hawkesworth-5" target="_blank">[5]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-6" target="_blank">[6]</a></p><p></p><p>Fascists believe that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_democracy" target="_blank">liberal democracy</a> is obsolete and regard the complete mobilization of society under a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarian" target="_blank">totalitarian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state" target="_blank">one-party state</a> as necessary to prepare a nation for armed conflict and to respond effectively to economic difficulties.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-ReferenceB-9" target="_blank">[9]</a> A fascist state is led by a strong leader such as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictator" target="_blank">dictator</a> and a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law" target="_blank">martial law</a> government composed of the members of the governing fascist party to forge national unity and maintain a stable and orderly society.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-ReferenceB-9" target="_blank">[9]</a> Fascism rejects assertions that violence is automatically negative in nature and views <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism" target="_blank">imperialism</a>, political violence and war as means that can achieve national rejuvenation.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-Grčić-Routledge-Spielvogel-10" target="_blank">[10]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-Stanley_G._Payne_1945._p._106-11" target="_blank">[11]</a> Fascists advocate a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_economy" target="_blank">mixed economy</a>, with the principal goal of achieving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autarky" target="_blank">autarky</a> (national economic self-sufficiency) through <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionist" target="_blank">protectionist</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_interventionist" target="_blank">economic interventionist</a> policies.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-Blamires,_Cyprian_2006_p._188-189-12" target="_blank">[12]</a> The extreme authoritarianism and nationalism of fascism often manifests a belief in racial "purity" or a "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_race" target="_blank">master race</a>", usually synthesized with some variant of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism" target="_blank">racism</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigotry" target="_blank">bigotry</a> of a demonized <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_(philosophy)" target="_blank">other</a>; the idea of "purity" has motivated fascist regimes to commit <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres" target="_blank">massacres</a>, forced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_(medicine)" target="_blank">sterilizations</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides" target="_blank">genocides</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings" target="_blank">mass killings</a> or forced <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation" target="_blank">deportations</a> against a perceived other.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-13" target="_blank">[13]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-14" target="_blank">[14]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-15" target="_blank">[15]</a></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism[/URL]</p><p></p><p>if fascism ever comes home, you and i both will be on the chopping block for different reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rickyb, post: 4791679, member: 56035"] [B]Fascism[/B] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English']/ˈfæʃɪzəm/[/URL]) is a form of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far-right']far-right[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authoritarian']authoritarian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultranationalism']ultranationalism[/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-authoritarian-and-authoritarianism-1'][1][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] characterized by dictatorial power, forcible suppression of opposition and strong regimentation of society and of the economy[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-3'][3][/URL] which came to prominence in early 20th-century Europe.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-RoutledgeCompanion-4'][4][/URL] The first fascist movements [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Fascism']emerged in Italy[/URL] during [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I']World War I[/URL], before [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism_in_Europe']spreading to other European countries[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-RoutledgeCompanion-4'][4][/URL] Opposed to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberalism']liberalism[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy']democracy[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism']Marxism[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anarchism']anarchism[/URL], fascism is placed on the far right within the traditional [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left%E2%80%93right_spectrum']left–right spectrum[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-RoutledgeCompanion-4'][4][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-University-Aristotle-Hartley-Wilhelm-Hawkesworth-5'][5][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-6'][6][/URL] Fascists believe that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberal_democracy']liberal democracy[/URL] is obsolete and regard the complete mobilization of society under a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarian']totalitarian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-party_state']one-party state[/URL] as necessary to prepare a nation for armed conflict and to respond effectively to economic difficulties.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-ReferenceB-9'][9][/URL] A fascist state is led by a strong leader such as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictator']dictator[/URL] and a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_law']martial law[/URL] government composed of the members of the governing fascist party to forge national unity and maintain a stable and orderly society.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-ReferenceB-9'][9][/URL] Fascism rejects assertions that violence is automatically negative in nature and views [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperialism']imperialism[/URL], political violence and war as means that can achieve national rejuvenation.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-Grčić-Routledge-Spielvogel-10'][10][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-Stanley_G._Payne_1945._p._106-11'][11][/URL] Fascists advocate a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed_economy']mixed economy[/URL], with the principal goal of achieving [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autarky']autarky[/URL] (national economic self-sufficiency) through [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protectionist']protectionist[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_interventionist']economic interventionist[/URL] policies.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-Blamires,_Cyprian_2006_p._188-189-12'][12][/URL] The extreme authoritarianism and nationalism of fascism often manifests a belief in racial "purity" or a "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_race']master race[/URL]", usually synthesized with some variant of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism']racism[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigotry']bigotry[/URL] of a demonized [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_(philosophy)']other[/URL]; the idea of "purity" has motivated fascist regimes to commit [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacres']massacres[/URL], forced [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterilization_(medicine)']sterilizations[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocides']genocides[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_killings']mass killings[/URL] or forced [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deportation']deportations[/URL] against a perceived other.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-13'][13][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-14'][14][/URL][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism#cite_note-15'][15][/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism[/URL] if fascism ever comes home, you and i both will be on the chopping block for different reasons. [/QUOTE]
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