Reply #72: Dear sfexpat2000 [View All]

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How did Mussolini's describe fascism?

Marriage of State and Corporation.


Nazi's are a political party in Germany circa 1933 thru 1945. GWB is not a Nazi.
Rome, Spain, France, the UK, Portugal, Gemany, USA, all went thru periods of Imperialism, or Imperialistic rule. Of those examples, Germany & the USA became Fascist.

Oligarchy by its latin root is Money & state or goverment. So Oligarchy becomes Government by the monied. Some might think thats very close to fascism, I would agree.
Other definitions have Oligarchy as "state" & "few".

Obverse:
noun
Definition:

1. main side of coin or medal: the side of a coin or medal that has the more important design on it, especially a head.
See also reversen (sense 6)

2. counterpart: a counterpart, complement, or opposite

3. logic equivalent categorical proposition: a proposition derived from another proposition by denying it and then negating the predicate. The obverse of "Everything is possible" is "Nothing is impossible."

So it maybe that fascism is not the obverse of imperialism.

im·pe·ri·al·ism


noun
Definition:

1. belief in empire-building: the policy of extending the rule or influence of a country over other countries or colonies

2. domination by empire: the political, military, or economic domination of one country over another

3. takeover and domination: the extension of power or authority over others in the interests of domination

From wiki

Fascism is associated by many scholars with one or more of the following characteristics: a very high degree of nationalism, economic corporatism,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism