……In a
few words, fascism is crony capitalism with a suppression of civil
liberties. Labor and proletarian elements are suppressed, but a sop of social
legislation is enacted to keep the lower classes from outright revolt. The
degree to which social concessions are made determines whether the fascism is
leftist or rightist. Mussolini was more to the right. The Peróns ended up being
leftist. In all cases, the philosophy is
statist.
Facism
is not the free market capitalism of Adam Smith by any means. Smith opposed government
interference. Fascism can be viewed as much a form of leftism as rightism --
depending on one's point of view. This is a statist envelope where all groups:
rich, poor, unions, capitalists are brought under state control.
Fascism, unlike leftist totalitarians,
embraces its own corruption. One does not see the massive purges of party
membership dispatched over minor doctrinal differences in political theory. The
troublemakers get fired from their jobs first. Buying people off is considered
a respectable policy, unlike the left totalitarians which considered suspected
dissents too dangerous to live. Only the truly defiant are shot. Fascism often
allowed enough managed dissent for people to blow off steam, as long as that
dissent was kept feckless. Franco embraced Carlists, monarchists, Phalangists,
fascists, right wingers, etc. Fascism worked because, unlike the left, Fascism
acknowledges the intrinsic corruption of men. It does not seek to make a
"new man," but rather merely seeks to control the old one.
What we have emerging around the world
are various flavors of fascism. And dare we say it: This is especially true of
the West…….
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