Dims have been calling Republicans fascists and Hitler for most of my life. The really ironic part is they couldn’t define fascism if their little lives depended on it.
I’ve still got some of my Dad’s West Point Textbooks, mostly dating from the late 30’s to early 40’s. One, “The Governments of the Major Foreign Powers”, p 1941 looks to be what we would now call Political Science, a misnomer if there ever was one. The book spends about 50 pages per country with great detail. It should be required reading at Harvard, etc.
Few people know that Fascism is an offshoot or variation of socialism. It was originated by Benito Mussolini, who, up to that time was a functionary in the Italian Socialist Party. At the time of his takeover of Italy, he was widely applauded and acclaimed by the US left. He did, after all, make the trains run on time.
One of the biggest differences between socialism and fascism is that socialism wanted state ownership of industry whereas fascism was fine with private ownership but required state control. Does that remind you of anything?
It seems that it is common today to bandy about the accusation of “Fascist” without a clue as to what Facism is.
Attached are 3 pages from a 1941 West Point textbook titled, “The Governments of the Major Foreign Powers”. These 3 pages are excerpts from approx 40 pages on the Government of Italy. It should be noted that, since this book was published in 1941, the US had yet to have entered the war.
Frankly, after rereading the short chapter on Fascist Doctrine, I can see the origin of quite a bit of the DNA from today’s left.
Obviously, the book also covers Nazi Germany.
Did you get the attachment, 3 pages from the book? Here’s the 1st, that’s all I can attach.
Tom, I just got access to my e-mail for the first time today. Take a look if I’ve got it set up right.
That’s a very interesting text. All these ideas re-emerge with new names and new personalities attached. Fascists, Socialists, Communists. Unfortunately our deep state would be willing to work for any of these governments if they could keep their perks.
Don’t forget. Hitler called his style of government National Socialism.
It’s all on the wheel.