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Originally Posted by tankdriver
It's important to have a good understanding of the terms being used.
By definition, Fascism cannot be socialist. Socialism's goal is to put the socio-economic system in the hands of the population. Fascism's goal is to put the socio-economic system in the hands of totalitarian leaders.
Both desire to put power in the hands of government, the type of government is crucially different. Socialists desire community ownership. Fascists, the opposite. So while they have some commonality, a socialist could never be a fascist.
Further to the left? You live in America, right? Dubya is no leftist. Though maybe a fascist.
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Re-read Kerry's very clear description, "That description of fascism seems pretty good to me although the part about family and religion doesn't seem completely accurate.
Is it the part about socialism that makes you say that fascism is a product of the left? I don't think that socialism is a left wing phenomena. International socialism is left wing but national socialism is right wing. I think this is why Pat Buchanan often says things that could be mistaken as being said by leftists...".
That certainly doesn't mean that every socialist is a Nazi or fascist. It simply means that they share certain common characteristics concerning markets and so forth.
It's like saying that free market libertarians and free market dictators share a common economic model. Because of that shared belief, are they the same?