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The Origins and Characteristics of Fascism
TLDR Fascism, characterized by authoritarian leadership, violence, and the promotion of certain groups while targeting others, originated in the early 20th century and had a relatively short run from 1918 to 1945. Although it still exists in small pockets today, fascism is widely rejected due to its association with violence and mass murder.
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This podcast episode discusses the origins of fascism, including its ties to Benito Mussolini and various philosophical influences.
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Fascism is the opposite of democracy, with the state being the central focus and no individualism or capitalism, and it is based on war and the survival of the fittest.
06:40
Fascism takes advantage of a nation in crisis, convincing people to buy into the state and sacrifice for its good, often based on an idealized past and singling out one ethnic group as superior.
09:40
Fascism is characterized by authoritarian leadership, cults of personality, violence, suppression of dissent, and the promotion of certain groups while targeting others.
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Fascism had a relatively short run from 1918 to 1945, with fascist states in Germany, Italy, Romania, and Spain, but it didn't work out because people started to reject the violence and mass murder associated with it, and after World War II, fascism was seen as leading the world to war and had to be stopped.
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Fascism still exists in small pockets around the world, with some neo-fascist sentiment promoting racial separation and governments exhibiting markers such as anti-immigration laws, limitations on civil rights, isolationist foreign policy, and government intervention in the economy.
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