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The modern Republican party is hurtling towards fascism
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<blockquote data-quote="Ana the Ist" data-source="post: 77470970" data-attributes="member: 302807"><p>I think you can successfully argue that a cult of personality often undergirds the beginning of a fascist state.</p><p></p><p>That can be said of many nations and revolutions and rebellions though. George Washington for example, became somewhat synonymous with the nation we live in....</p><p></p><p>Hitler, Mussolini? Sure...but also Mao, Stalin, and Pol Pot. I'm not sure that the cult of personality is necessarily fascism in of itself. One could easily say that Obama was elevated by his supporters beyond criticism and would claim anyone who found fault in him was racist. The right mocked the left as idolizing him...and in some ways they did. Many ranked him amongst the greatest Presidents ever. </p><p></p><p>Mussolini outlined fascism in a foundational document (I don't recall the name). The fascist nation is pro-collectivist, and against individualism. It's imperialist and seeks expansion through conquest. It's non-democratic, and the controlling party is hierarchical. Every person is expected to contribute to the state, and the state is obligated to the basic welfare of every person. </p><p></p><p>I can't stress the all encompassing nature of the state easily....nor the way the state is expected to, at all times, pursue the collective welfare of all. It's actually not a surprise why Hitler, admiring Mussolini, married socialism to nationalism. Both sides claim he was a product of the other....but he was really a product of both.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ana the Ist, post: 77470970, member: 302807"] I think you can successfully argue that a cult of personality often undergirds the beginning of a fascist state. That can be said of many nations and revolutions and rebellions though. George Washington for example, became somewhat synonymous with the nation we live in.... Hitler, Mussolini? Sure...but also Mao, Stalin, and Pol Pot. I'm not sure that the cult of personality is necessarily fascism in of itself. One could easily say that Obama was elevated by his supporters beyond criticism and would claim anyone who found fault in him was racist. The right mocked the left as idolizing him...and in some ways they did. Many ranked him amongst the greatest Presidents ever. Mussolini outlined fascism in a foundational document (I don't recall the name). The fascist nation is pro-collectivist, and against individualism. It's imperialist and seeks expansion through conquest. It's non-democratic, and the controlling party is hierarchical. Every person is expected to contribute to the state, and the state is obligated to the basic welfare of every person. I can't stress the all encompassing nature of the state easily....nor the way the state is expected to, at all times, pursue the collective welfare of all. It's actually not a surprise why Hitler, admiring Mussolini, married socialism to nationalism. Both sides claim he was a product of the other....but he was really a product of both. [/QUOTE]
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