Re: controlling the birth rate...
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No, I am equating it to fascism, which it most certainly is."
Actually some of the most oppressive uses of this, like mandatory sterilization and mandatory abortion have been used by all the "isms:"
Communism (or the ones who claim they are Communists), dictatorships and, yes, fascists. A fascistic state may do this... or not. The only true definition of fascism is corporatism according to Mussolini, where the corporations are given a lot of power by the state. He knew a lot about fascism until his corpse was dragged through the streets. By then he knew nothing.
BTW, in case all of you have been wondering, for some reason I have been missing the notifications on this post. And I started it!