Re: Is the USA fascist?
And last but not least some Mussolini for my friend:
Mussolini's Fascism.
This is a brief overview of what Fascism ment to Benito Mussolini as read in his Fundamental Ideals.
I. The State is one's life ["life is a struggle"] -
A. The Nation is bound together by individuals, who are bound together by moral law. The individual exists only for the betterment of the State. The State will outlast the individual, and therefore the individual must live to keep the State alive.
1. Anti-materialistic positivism of the 19th century.
2. Encourages the value of work, where everyone does their share to the peak of their ability.
3. One is responsible for one's life and it's responsibility to the State
4. Fascism is not only a system of government, but a system of THOUGHT.
B. Anti-Utopia
1. Fascism is a realist ideology, that knows that life is hard, preaches that one should know this fact, and do one's part for the State, regardless of difficulty.
C. Anti-Liberal
1. "The State is all embracing; outside of it no human or spiritual values can exist much less have value" (Mussolini)
D. Anti-Socialist
1. Fascism is the trancendence of the class system, and does not believe that all classes should bleed together.
E. A Doctorine of Action
1. Fascist believe that inactivity is death, and a man must be ready to act to prove and defend his rights.
2. Demand respect internationally.
3. "Fascism, in short, is not just a law giver and founder of institutions, but a an educator and promoter of spiritual life."(Mussolini)
4. Anti-pacifist and high importance is placed upon family values.
F. Activism/Futurism/Nationalism
1. Mussolini argues that liberalism is cruler that any religious war through the carnage of WWI.
2. The Fascist ideology is stronger than law.
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