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This just show that fascism means different things to different people. There are indeed several aspects to it: - suppression of labor unions and other politi
by rixed 5y ago
This just show that fascism means different things to different people.
There are indeed several aspects to it:
- suppression of labor unions and other political organisations that go against the interests of the ruling class, using mob violence
- a nationalist/religious/wtv ideology portaying anyone discussing orders as a dangerous enemy (dividing the people in the name of unity)
- the will to at least temporarily ignore the rules of normal, consensual arbitration within the society, to face dangerous times (for the ruling class, thus their initial approval/encouragements).
- to various degrees, the new regime goes out of hands and also ends up terrorizing the ruling class.
Many different movements/regimes in history matched with several of those points. Many military coups are called "fascist" despite they lack the "mob violence" aspect, relying instead on the support on some external army's paratroopers. And many exceptional regimes ignoring past laws temporarily to face a dire situation are also labeled as "fascist", despite they make little use of violence.
- mrjangles 5y ago>This just show that fascism means different things to different people. Fascism is a very specific political ideology, based on Marxism, and involves (what they call a third-way economic policy) transforming the state into an amalgamation of trade unions working together to create a socialist state. It does not have different meanings to different people. It has only one meaning. The problem is just that many people refuse to know what the word means because it is a dirty word and they don't like how similar it is to their own ideology. >There are indeed several aspects to it: - suppression of labor unions and other political organisations that go against the interests of the ruling class, using mob violence This is the exact opposite of fascism. Not only were trade unions the center of the fascist state, but it was mandatory for people to be a member of one. I was going to go over your other points, but they are so vague that I can't really even discuss them.
- rixed 5y agoMay I ask were you sourced this definition from?
- banannaise 5y agoWhat on earth are you talking about? Fascism explicitly opposes Marxism, and "trade unions" under fascism were simply fascist-run organizations designed to suppress labor power. The Italian fascists banned non-fascist trade unions, and the fascist "union" was essentially run by the employers' association.