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Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: San Francisco, CA
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Jun 2nd, 2003, 07:05 PM
El Blanco, if you just look up the word "fascism" you will quickly learn that the word itself did not even exsist prior to 1921. It is most probable that its origin links to the coming of Italy's "El Duce"/Mussolini.
Do some reading and come back; in the mean time, let me help you out a bit:
Fascism:
"1. (often capitalized) : a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition"
Merriam-Webster
As for Lincoln and FDR, as much as they were racist, hypocritical and un-insightful, I think that calling either of them "fascist" is a little too much. Anyways, if you have been following the news the past 2,5 years you might, on the other hand, see how well all 14 of these discriptions fit onto a more current regime. Touchy subject matter, isn't it?
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