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incka · May 17, 2005, 03:58 pm

One problem I find in political debates is that the meaning of terms are not often shared between the debators, one that seems to come up often in debates I take part in is the meaning of Fascism. In my opinion their are three possible meanings for the word, as follows:

- Plutocracy. Rule by the wealthy. As Mussolini is quoted as saying, "Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power". If fascism is defined in this sence, the world has many extremly fascist nations, one of the most fascist being South Korea, and all capitalist countries to some extent would be fascist, an obvious example being the U.S. of A.

- Totalitarianism. Extremly authoritarian rule. Rather like the states of Orwell's 1984, North Korea, the former CCCP, many countries the USA supported in the third world, etc.

- Nazism. Extreme racism, nationalism, expansionist foreign policy, basically refering only to groups who associate with Nazi Germany.

I personally use the word to mean Plutocracy, however this might be just because I can use it to criticize the U.S. of A.

What do you think the word should be used to describe, or do you have your own opinions about the use of the word other than the three I pointed out above?

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incka Sedimentary Rock Posts: 10	Fascism: Plutocracy or Nazism? One problem I find in political debates is that the meaning of terms are not often shared between the debators, one that seems to come up often in debates I take part in is the meaning of Fascism. In my opinion their are three possible meanings for the word, as follows: - Plutocracy. Rule by the wealthy. As Mussolini is quoted as saying, "Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power". If fascism is defined in this sence, the world has many extremly fascist nations, one of the most fascist being South Korea, and all capitalist countries to some extent would be fascist, an obvious example being the U.S. of A. - Totalitarianism. Extremly authoritarian rule. Rather like the states of Orwell's 1984, North Korea, the former CCCP, many countries the USA supported in the third world, etc. - Nazism. Extreme racism, nationalism, expansionist foreign policy, basically refering only to groups who associate with Nazi Germany. I personally use the word to mean Plutocracy, however this might be just because I can use it to criticize the U.S. of A. What do you think the word should be used to describe, or do you have your own opinions about the use of the word other than the three I pointed out above?