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@Worldmisery : Also every single socialist one-party dictatorship banned other rival socialist parties and suppressed them. Socialist infighting is nothing new.
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@Worldmisery : Fascism was anti-conservative movement during its time.
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@Zac Snider: Fas cism was a form of soc ialism. Fas cism can be defined as the following: an economic system that rejects capit alism, lib ralism/democ racy, and comm unism, in which the means of production is organized by national worker synd icals (i.e. trade unions), and the guiding philosophy of the state is Actual Idealism.
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@alechinshaw5990 : Wrong. Communism is extreme left. Fascism was far-left.
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@willnitschke "Did you use a ruler to measure that?" No. Obviously you cannot get any more extreme than Communism, since it advocates for an anarchistic society. Meanwhile Fascism comes from a belief that the "Stateless and Classless society" Communism calls for after its dictatorship cannot achieve Socialism, and that only the State can properly organize a Socialist Society.
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@alechinshaw5990 Every single political ideology advocates for hierarchies no matter left or right. You cannot have a government without hierarchies.
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@willnitschke "Communism is a highly structured society. It's not anarchist at all." You are not making any sense. Communism is anarchistic society because it is a stateless society. While anarchy specifically represents a society without rulers, it can more generally refer to a stateless society, or a society without government.
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@willnitschke "The USSR was not stateless." And nobody is arguing that USSR pulled off Communism. They didn't. Nobody has. USSR had Marxist variations; first Marxist-Leninism and then Stalinism.
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"Fascism is right wing." Wrong. Fascism had nothing to do with Right wing of any kind whatsoever. Fascism was a totalitarian far-left, socialist 3rd position ideology based on National Syndicalism which they adapted from a French Marxist, known as Georges Sorel. It rejected individualism, capitalism, liberalism, democracy, and marxist interpretation of socialism ("class warfare"). Instead, it advocated for class collaboration where the means of production was organized by national worker syndicals (i.e. trade unions / Fascist Corporatism), and the guiding philosophy of the state was Actual Idealism (Neo-Hegelianism). Being an outgrowth of Sorelian Syndicalism, (which itself was an outgrowth from Marxist socialism), its idea was that society would be consolidated (i.e., incorporated) into syndicates (in the Italian context, fascio/fasci) which would be regulated by and serve as organs for the State, or "embody" the State (corpus = body). The purpose was the centralization and synchronization of society under the State, as an end unto itself. To quote Mussolini's infamous aphorism: "All within the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State." As finalized by Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile ("the Doctrine of Fascism"), Fascism came from the belief that the "Stateless and Classless society" Communism calls for after its "dictatorship of the proletariat" cannot be achieved, and that only the State can properly organize a socialist society. Therefore, Fascism cared about unity in a strong central government with society being brought together by syndicalist organizations obedient to the State. [01] "La Dottrina Del Fascismo / the Doctrine of Fascism", by Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile [02] "Che cosa è il Fascismo: Discorsi e polemiche / Origins and Doctrine of Fascism", by Giovanni Gentile [03] "the Philosophy of Fascism", by Mario Palmieri [04] "Fascism: An Informal Introduction to Its Theory and Practice", by Renzo De Felice [05] "Mussolini's Intellectuals", by A. James Gregor [06] "La Camera dei Fasci e delle Corporazioni", by Rabaglietti Giuseppe & Sergio Panunzio [07] "Teoria generale dello Stato Fascista", by Sergio Panunzio [08] "The Birth of Fascist Ideology" by Zeev Sternhell [09] Any work from Emilio Gentile
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"when right wing liberalism is still left wing." You are not making any sense and you have no clue what Liberalism even means, which is a Far-Right ideology in our modern day political spectrum.
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@TylerJames88 "liberalism can't be far right lol." In our modern day political spectrum, it is.
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@TylerJames88 " left wing ideology can't magically move to the right. " It can and is, when we are using a different terms and political spectrum.
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@TylerJames88 "Lol you only say that because you think with the creation of communism it pushed liberalism to the right. " Liberalism and Communism, or any socialist ideology are the polar opposites.
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@TylerJames88 "how can an ideology founded on left wing ideas be far right?" Because again, we aren't using the 18th century terms and spectrum anymore. If we were, Capitalist ideologies would indeed still be on the Left, but instead we have socialism sitting there.
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@TylerJames88 "Liberalism can't be right wing at all lol. " Again, in our modern day political spectrum it is. Far-Right in fact.
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@TylerJames88 "Let me tell you individualism limited government and laissez faire economics are not right wing and have no connection to the right" Again, they are in our modern day political spectrum where the inverse (socialism, collectivism) is assigned to the Left.
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@TylerJames88 "LOL the modern spectrum is still the same spectrum as 100 years ago. " Wrong. It is not. Otherwise socialism would be on the Right side of the spectrum and Capitalist ideologies would be on the Left.
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@TylerJames88 "Left wing is globalist anti state egalitarians " Only Anarchists are anti-state. Otherwise almost every other Left wing ideology relies on the State / Government to enforce collectivism and socialism.
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@TylerJames88 "and right wing is Authoritarian traditional and Nationalist." Wrong. Authoritarianism is mainly used by collectivist ideologies such as socialist ideologies. Traditionalism doesn't mean anything by itself as what is considered traditional changes and varies country-by-country basis. Nationalism is also a form of collectivism and devotion to the State which sees all other states as inferior and in competition. Right wing ideologies do not embrace Nationalism, but rather Patriotism. In all Right wing ideologies, the Individual is superior to the State.
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@TylerJames88 " you need to stop reading libertarian nonsense." Ah yes, yet another word misused and misunderstood by Americans. Libertarianism is a socialist ideology, coined and founded by a French Anarcho-Communist, known as Joseph Déjacque.
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@TylerJames88 "again the liberal right is still left wing because liberalism is not right wing. " Still wrong. Again, in our modern day political spectrum Liberalism is on the Far-Right, because the inverse of Liberalism (socialism, collectivism) is assigned to the Left.
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@TylerJames88 "socialism has never been on the right lol. " Socialism has way more in common with Absolute Monarchism than what the French republicans were advocating for, during the French Revolution.
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@TylerJames88 "100 years ago socialism was left wing just like liberalism was left wing. " Wrong. Socialism and Liberalism are two polar opposite of things, and philosophical enemies.
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"i think most of us know that its a mix of both cap itlism and socia lism" Wrong. It wasn't. It was purely soci alism via cent ralized gover nment and economy. After all, Mus solini was a social ist and disliked capita lism.
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@sir_Edword "nope he used to be a soci alist and later denounced the italian socia list party and orthodox mar xism. " Wrong. He denounced just marx ism. He never denounced socia lism. In fact, Mussolini insisted that his expulsion could not divest him of his ‘soc ialist faith.’ He made the subtitle of his new paper, Il Popolo d’Italia, ‘A Socia list Daily.’ "Do not believe, even for a moment, that by stripping me of my membership card you do the same to my Soci alist beliefs, nor that you would restrain me of continuing to work in favor of Sociali sm and of the Revolution.“ — Be nito Muss olini Speech at the Italian So cialist Party’s meeting in Milan at the People’s Theatre on Nov. 25, 1914. Quote in Revolutionary Fasc ism by Erik Norling, Lisbon, Finis Mundi Press (2011) p. 88. 1910s
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@sir_Edword "a ri ght wi ng para-militry group" Wrong. They were anarc ho-syndic alists.
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@sir_Edword "and if thats not enought then all but 1 of his ministers of finance were either capitalists and buisness men or in favour of capitalism such as being corpratists or lasizzes faire" The only one who was in favor of that was Alberto de' Stefani between the years of 1922 and 1925. Then during 1925 Mussolini fired him, seized control and ushered in a one-party dictatorship. By the year 1933 and beyond, Mussolini already managed to nationalize over 75% of the Italian industry.
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Fasc ism was an outgrowth of Sorellian Syndicalism, which itself was an outgrowth from Marxi st social ism. The idea was that society would be consolidated (i.e., incorporated) into syndicates (in the Italian context, fascio/fasci) which would be regulated by and serve as organs for the state, or "embody" the state (corpus = body). The purpose wasn't the promotion of private interest, but the centralization and synchronization of society under the state, as an end unto itself. To quote Mussolini's infamous aphorism: "All within the state, nothing outside the state, nothing against the state."
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@newmos-kc4zi "In right-wing ideologies the government controls everything , too." Not really, or at least not to that extent. People on the right believe that the best outcome for society is achieved when individual rights and civil liberties are paramount and the role — and especially the power — of the government is minimized.
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No, not really.
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@dystopiangrift : Again, not really.
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Fascism was a totalitarian far-left, socialist 3rd position ideology based on National Syndicalism which they adapted from a French Marxist, known as Georges Sorel. It rejected individualism, capitalism, liberalism, democracy, and marxist interpretation of socialism ("class warfare"). Instead, it advocated for class collaboration where the means of production was organized by national worker syndicals (i.e. trade unions / Fascist Corporatism), and the guiding philosophy of the state was Actual Idealism (Neo-Hegelianism). Being an outgrowth of Sorelian Syndicalism, (which itself was an outgrowth from Marxist socialism), its idea was that society would be consolidated (i.e., incorporated) into syndicates (in the Italian context, fascio/fasci) which would be regulated by and serve as organs for the State, or "embody" the State (corpus = body). The purpose was the centralization and synchronization of society under the State, as an end unto itself. To quote Mussolini's infamous aphorism: "All within the State, nothing outside the State, nothing against the State." As finalized by Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile ("the Doctrine of Fascism"), Fascism came from the belief that the "Stateless and Classless society" Communism calls for after its "dictatorship of the proletariat" cannot be achieved, and that only the State can properly organize a socialist society. Therefore, Fascism cared about unity in a strong central government with society being brought together by syndicalist organizations obedient to the State. [01] "La Dottrina Del Fascismo / the Doctrine of Fascism", by Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile [02] "Che cosa è il Fascismo: Discorsi e polemiche / Origins and Doctrine of Fascism", by Giovanni Gentile [03] "the Philosophy of Fascism", by Mario Palmieri [04] "Fascism: An Informal Introduction to Its Theory and Practice", by Renzo De Felice [05] "Mussolini's Intellectuals", by A. James Gregor [06] "La Camera dei Fasci e delle Corporazioni", by Rabaglietti Giuseppe & Sergio Panunzio [07] "Teoria generale dello Stato Fascista", by Sergio Panunzio [08] "The Birth of Fascist Ideology" by Zeev Sternhell [09] Any work from Emilio Gentile Nothing to do with Trump nor American politics in general. Get some help for your TDS.
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@Worldmisery "Why are you referencing and quoting fascist literature but not quoting any marxist literature?" Because we are not talking about Marxism and their literature is irrelevant when it comes to the Fascist ideology.
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@Worldmisery "Why do you think marxism is irrelevant when talking about fascist ideology while you keep saying that you think fascism is a socialist idea?" Because again, Marxism and Fascism are two different socialist ideologies. However it would be good to know a thing or two about Marxism as Fascism was created as a competing ideology to fix its underlying issues ("class warfare").
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@Worldmisery "Is it because you think that fascism isn't a socialist idea " Fascism was a "socialist idea", based on revolutionary National Syndicalism.
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@Worldmisery "and that if I quoted Karl Marx then it would show why you're wrong?" Karl Marx talks about Communism, not about Fascism. Again, two completely different socialist ideologies.
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@Worldmisery " I wonder, did fascists believe the exact opposite of such peace loving ideas?" Mussolini himself said; "The mistake of Marxism is that of believing that a nation is made of two classes only. A mistake even greater is that of believing that these two classes are in a perpetual state of war. There may be, it is true, contrast of interests, but it cannot be more than transitory; it can never be systematic. This systematic antithesis, which has furnished the basis for all socialistic theories is not a fact but an assumption. Its place has to be taken by collaboration." — Mussolini, speech on 20th of December, 1923
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@Worldmisery "but you still can't find a quote anywhere that says that fascism generally speaking does not believe in peace, ... But yet you can't find a quote anywhere saying that Mussolini supported imperialism and opposed pacifism or peace?" Sure I can, as there were plenty. Not sure how this is relevant to this discussion though. Form their "Doctrine of Fascism" for example; "3. First of all, as regards the future development of mankind, and quite apart from all present political considerations, Fascism does not, generally speaking, believe in the possibility or utility of perpetual peace. It therefore discards pacifism as a cloak for cowardly supine renunciation in contradistinction to self-sacrifice. War alone keys up all human energies to their maximum tension and sets the seal of nobility on those peoples who have the courage to face it. All other tests are substitutes which never place a man face to face with himself before the alternative of life or death. Therefore all doctrines which postulate peace at all costs are incompatible with Fascism. Equally foreign to the spirit of Fascism, even if accepted as useful in meeting special political situations—are all internationalistic or League superstructures which, as history shows, crumble to the ground whenever the heart of nations is deeply stirred by sentimental, idealistic or practical considerations. Fascism carries this anti-pacifistic attitude into the life of the individual. "I do not care" (me ne frego)—the proud motto of the fighting squads scrawled by a wounded man on his bandages, is not only an act of philosophic stoicism, it sums up a doctrine which is not merely political: it is evidence of a fighting spirit which accepts all risks. It signifies new style of Italian life. The Fascist accepts and loves life; he rejects and despises suicide as cowardly. Life as he understands it means duty, elevation, conquest; life must be lofty and full, it must be lived for oneself but above all for others, both near bye and far off, present and future."
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@Worldmisery "Fascists despised socialist thinkers like Karl Marx, " And that was because Marx based his thinking on the "class warfare" instead of unity and collaboration between the classes.
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@Worldmisery "but absolutely adored conservative rulers like Otto Von Bismarck," This has nothing to do with Fascism, as it had nothing to do with the German people.
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@Worldmisery ", but you somehow think that fascism is on the same side as Marx was and not Bismarck?" Fascism was on the same political side as Marxism, just like Bolshevism was on the same side with Menshevism and Trotskyism.
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@Worldmisery "I beg your pardon? Are you saying that I'm incorrect when I say that Mussolini admired and praised Bismarck for rejecting liberalism, while he also despised Marx for believing in class struggle? Look again, he did say that didn't he." Where has he admired and praised him? Haven't seem him mentioning any Germans. Usually he admired the likes of Georges Sorel and Gabriele D'Annunzio.
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@Worldmisery "This is why fascism is not a socialist idea because it rejects socialism's core belief in the class struggle of the poor and disadvantaged" Wrong. Again, socialism is not tied to Marxism and its "class struggle" theory, the core belief of Marxism, not socialism. They are two completely different things. Both Fascism and Marxism were socialist ideologies by definition.
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@Worldmisery "Unity and collaboration between classes is not socialism, that's capitalism." Wrong. Their collaboration between classes was implemented via socialist Command economy known as Corporatism. Nothing to do with Capitalism.
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@Worldmisery "The class collaboration between a slave, a slave trader and plantation owner is not socialism because that slave is an oppressed class and that slave trader and plantation owner is the exploitative class." This has no connection to socialism or lack thereof in any shape or form. Apples and oranges. Again, stop conflating socialism and Marxist ideology. They are two different things.
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@Worldmisery "It is capitalism because the plantation owner and the slave trader do it all to gain capital while exploiting the labour of the slave." Wrong. Nothing to do with Capitalism whatsoever as slavery is antithetical to it, since Capitalism is just the result of free humans making voluntary exchanges with one another in the absence of outside coercion.
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@Worldmisery "Corporations are capitalist therefore corporatism is capitalist." Business corporations have nothing to do with Corporatism. Please learn the difference. They are two different words for a reason. Again, Corporatism has nothing to do with Capitalism.
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@Worldmisery "If you think corporatism is socialist then you think buying something from amazon is socialist." Again, learn what the word 'Corporatism' means before you start using it, as you have no clue what you are talking about. Anything that draws a direct link between what are now referred to as corporations (large companies operating in a modern market system) and Mussolini's Corporatism, is founded on a misunderstanding — most likely caused by the similarity between the words.
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@Worldmisery "Capitalism does not mean free market. It means an economy that functions on profit, capital." Capitalism is a Market based economic system that maintains that the production of goods and services should remain in the hands of private individuals and businesses, not governments. To be successful, these individuals will produce the goods and services needed by the public, at the prices that the public is willing to pay. The law of supply and demand will determine what goods are produced and the quantities of them that are produced. Competition among businesses will ensure quality and affordability, and the drive for greater market share will encourage innovation.
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@Worldmisery "Capitalism does not mean freedom, the slave trade was capitalist." Wrong. Capitalism means voluntarism, as again, Capitalism is just the result of free humans making voluntary exchanges with one another in the absence of outside coercion.
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