This may surprise most educated people. One of the more common government strategies today, especially in developing regions is fascism. Fascism is commonly confused with Nazism. Nazism is a political party platform that embraces a combination of a military dictatorship, socialism and fascism. It is not a government structure. Fascism is a government structure. The most notable characteristic of a fascist country is the separation and persecution or denial of equality to a specific segment of the population based upon superficial qualities or belief systems.
Simply stated, a fascist government always has one class of citizens that is considered superior (good) to another (bad) based upon race, creed or origin. It is possible to be both a republic and a fascist state. The preferred class lives in a republic while the oppressed class lives in a fascist state.
2007-11-22 12:25:58 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Fascism is an authoritarian political ideology (generally tied to a mass movement) that considers individual and other societal interests subordinate to the interests of the state. Fascists seek to forge a type of national unity, usually based on (but not limited to) ethnic, cultural, racial, religious attributes. Various scholars attribute different characteristics to fascism, but the following elements are usually seen as its integral parts: nationalism, statism, militarism, totalitarianism, anti-communism, corporatism, populism, collectivism, and opposition to econonmic and political liberalism
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism
2007-11-22 12:26:32 · update #1
Not yet, but we are rapidly heading in that direction. *sm*
http://mangacat.vodpod.com/video/391532-talk-by-naomi-wolf-the-end-of-america
2007-11-22 12:43:41 · answer #1 · answered by LadyZania 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Fascism has become a broad term used to cover a whole class of authoritarian political ideologies, parties and political systems' although no consensus was ever achieved on a precise definition of what it means to be fascist.
2007-11-22 12:58:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly its on the line. Its very almost as good as a one occasion state as the two the Republicans and Democrats(basically 2) are suitable wing capitalists. I agree that the united states of a takes the Muslim subject to far and is sorta advertising hate (Propaganda) in the time of the media in the direction of all muslim international places(Who become the oil international places???). i think that usa is making waiting for an oil war against china so that they are in a position to stay the dominant tension yet like maximum great Empires they pass by a conflict earlier falling from there pedestal.
2016-11-12 10:51:12 · answer #3 · answered by dhrampla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are very close to one, and if America is unfortunate enough to elect either a torture lover like Guiliani or a extreme evnagelical conservative to the White House, than the US, once a beacon of hope in the world will become a true fascist nation with definite nazi overtones if the right wing militias have anything to say about it.
2007-11-22 13:13:03 · answer #4 · answered by kegan_80 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Actually Fascism is NOT a government structure... it is a political party, just like the Nazis were.
2007-11-22 17:47:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i call it that, but it's not really fascism in the classical sense.
it's certainly stateist. i think they draw their inspiration from militant nazism rather than ideological fascism. this isn't like the old days, anyway . this is a new world order.
2007-11-22 17:18:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
That's an interesting question, I believe Joseph Stalin was asked about fascism, and I believe what he said was that fascism to him was actually
"Corporatism in decline" which makes sense if you think about it.
Nazism and Fascism may have similarities, but I think they are a more different.
2007-11-22 12:35:51 · answer #7 · answered by Al 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
NO not even close. Because we have been blessed with such prosperity, and no life or death challenges for some time, our perspective has been skewed.
I'm not in love with what kind of a state we ARE at this point, but it's not Fascism
2007-11-22 12:33:59 · answer #8 · answered by electricpole 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
silencing of dissidents> silencing of protesters as unAmerican or terrorists> secret surveillance programs without oversight> the ability to make people disappear to secret prison without formal charges being filed> extreme nationalism and blind patriotism> banning arms in DC >
not quite, but I'd say we are almost there.
2007-11-22 12:58:46 · answer #9 · answered by avail_skillz 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Do not compare America with Nazi Germany. Hitler was an extreme fascist. It cannot be compared to the American social problems. I don't think people here are killed because they're not blond-haired/blue-eyed. At least not by the government. Something to consider in your comparison.
2007-11-22 12:43:09 · answer #10 · answered by ga_tx_1992 4 · 1⤊ 5⤋
No, it is not. Anyone who is a citizen of the US can have the oppertunity to make it big no matter what beliefs they may have or where they are from if they work hard and make it onword. Also, everyone has, by law, equality under the state.
2007-11-22 12:31:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anime_Warrior 2 · 3⤊ 4⤋