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You're literally contradicting yourself. Something cannot be both liberal and fascist (a philosophy characterized by authoritarianism and limited individual fre
by dtech 9y ago
You're literally contradicting yourself. Something cannot be both liberal and fascist (a philosophy characterized by authoritarianism and limited individual freedom)
- KGIII 9y agoThere are four points on the political compass. I'm not sure that I'd agree with their use of the word 'fascist,' however. Left - liberal. Right - conservative. Up - authoritarian. Down - libertarian. One can be in the upper left quadrant. I make no claims that they are and offer no opinion concerning NPR/PBS. Meh, it is eating my formatting.
- pjc50 9y ago"Left" and "Liberal" are not at all the same thing.
- weirdstuff 9y agoWait, what's the contradiction? You can definitely have liberal fascism. Italy under Mussolini is considered by many scholars as a liberal, fascist regime. There's lots of scholarly work on the subject.
- TheCoelacanth 9y agoWhat scholarly works are you referring to? I can only find one book and it is misusing "liberal" as a synonym for "left-wing". Left-wing authoritarianism is not inherently contradictory, but liberal authoritarianism is.