21st Century Political Spectrum

Fascism is Leftism…Here’s why.

By @truthhurtzblog

In today’s media we see & hear the word “fascist” or “fascism” thrown around quite a lot. It’s almost entirely used as a disparaging attack against conservatives or centrists for daring to criticize or inquire about the New Leftist orthodoxy. We see a new story almost daily about a speaker, teacher, or politician being shouted down & protested by angry, violent leftists for having the audacity to debate issues that don’t perfectly align with their bias’. Often, it doesn’t even matter if the person is a liberal, moderate or conservative. If the left disagrees with you, you’re FASCIST! So, I felt the need to articulate an argument for rational individuals to consider.

What is Fascism?

Fascism is a form of government in which the party has complete control, headed by a dictator & is often totalitarian. Fascism is an extreme left-wing ideology! Here’s why:

Fascism can only exist at the extreme or fringe of the spectrum. It’s most often when a nation finds itself with a large number of individuals who have become disenchanted by their government/leadership & are mobilized for violent revolution. An anti-elite leader emerges and makes promises of wealth redistribution to a particular group, often along racial or cultural lines. A militant support group willing to use violence arises & helps to impose strict controls on freedom of speech & freedom of thought; They target a specific group to attack & blame, and their strong propaganda machine ramps up its rhetoric. This almost always happens at times of great economic distress.

Mussolini was the creator of “Fascism or Fascismo” & founder the first Fascist party. The word “fascist” itself comes from fascio, the Italian word for bundle, which in this case represents bundles of people. Its origins go back to Ancient Rome, when the fasces was a bundle of wood with an ax head, carried by leaders. He explicitly defined it as the mixture of Nationalism & Socialism. It is the same ideology that the Nazis adopted. Nazis identified themselves as Nazionalsozialistischs or The National Socialist German Workers Party. Mussolini also called his Italy “The Social-Republic of Italia“.

To further prove this point we have to look at Mussolini himself before his political rise. He was a socialist to the core. He was the President of a Socialist propaganda newspaper in Italy before founding fascism because conventional socialism did not go far enough. Mussolini has been quoted many times praising Karl Marx & calling him “the greatest theorist in history”.

When you take all these factors into account, if you’re at all reasonable or objective, it all starts to make sense. Ask yourself “how could a radical ideology take over an entire Nation & brainwash its people?” The answer is through mobilizing a large portion of its society through fear, resentment & promises.

These factors ALWAYS exist in the rise of fascism:

* A large portion of society becomes so disillusioned by government & their stations in life that they demand radical & revolutionary changes.

* A charismatic leader promises to enact revolutionary change.

* Over-regulation & Nationalization of industries.

* Identify a group as “the enemy” usually by race and/or culture.

* Police speech & thought. If you control language, you control thought.

* Has a radical, often uniformed group willing to enforce the ideology & suppress free speech/dissenting voices through violence &/or threats.

* Redistribute wealth to selected groups.

* Has a well oiled-propaganda machine that manufactures the public’s consent & tells them what (& how) to think.

** It’s kind of hard to mobilize a large portion of a society if they’re happy, content, have job security, are middle-class or optimistic about the future. If you analyze the facts, it’s irrefutable.