Posted on 03/11/2021 7:20:59 AM PST by inpajamas
It is not uncommon, especially in a polarized political environment currently enveloping our society today, for radical devotees of a political ideology or agenda to label opponents fascists, or call them Nazis, or Hitler or other such names. In fact, usage of these designations is so common they have almost lost all meaning other than to say, "You're evil, I hate you" and to paint opponents of an opposing ideology as insane bigots so as to make them a stigma in society. Interestingly enough, most of those who so freely throw out such terms to smear their opponents have almost no understanding of what fascism actually is, or the extent to which they themselves are practicing concepts of fascism in so freely throwing out slanders.
To dispel confusion surrounding the term fascism, it is helpful to first understand the origins and history of how it came about. Fascism gets its name from a symbol embraced in Ancient Rome known as the fasces. The fasces was simply a bundle of rods or sticks with an ax at the center which was bound together with leather strapping.
The symbol was a representation of a collective society bound together with the power of the state at the center indicating one central governing power to which the rods (citizens) were bound to become one collective society. The concept itself was not a new one, it was the same as concept as the Tower of Babel over which Nimrod had the rule. Simply stated, the state stands in the place of God so far as what the law is and in the enforcement thereof; and the people support and serve the state to which they are bound.
It was the state in Ancient Rome which held all power, of which Caesar was the head. Like Babel, the form of government the Ancient Romans adhered to was what we now call socialism. The symbol by which Rome was represented was the fasces, hence, fascism. The very same symbol that can be found in many instances in Washington DC in historical monuments. As for the Romans, in the end it was the ever increasing weight of the welfare system and the corruption of too much power in the hands of too few that lead to the eventual destruction of the empire, a cycle which repeats often throughout history.
The reality is that Hitler's Nazi party was socialist, Mussolini's Fascist Party was socialist, and even the Communist were, and are today, practicing socialism, and not true communism, which thus far seems to exist only in theory. This is the irony of those who embrace socialism today who call everyone who doesn't, 'fascists' and 'Nazis'. The truth of the matter is, socialism is fascism and the tendency of socialism is to complete totalitarianism, followed by poverty, creating the necessity of a welfare system, and finally, ending in the collapse and destruction of society. At its best, socialism is baby fascism. However, in time it matures leaving behind its petty childhood and becomes a brutal oppressor.
All collective societies have a totalitarian head sharing one and the same body: Satan. Spiritually, they are necks of the very same multi-headed-beast with many different heads and faces. The nuances and variations of all the different collectivist cultures are superficial and eventually become meaningless, even should they play nice and pretend to be civilized.
Sooner or later all the heads are eventually cut off, even if only to have a new head grow in its place. Socialism, communism, fascism, radical Islam, and every totalitarian system that exists, did, or ever would exist, is merely a different mask for Satan's system of rule. Just like the Roman Empire, they are all destined to kill and be killed. They are all the same devil behind different faces. Their destiny is to bring poverty, misery, oppression and death, and afterwards come to an eternal end.
Embedded within socialism is the totalitarian temptation. Once given a foothold, hardly has that temptation ever been resisted over time. The so called free world has long been practicing socialism. It is doubtful it will be restored. More than likely, the once free societies that have now embraced the practices will become just another head of the beast until they too are cut off. The US and other Western-styled nations have held back total global poverty. When the fall of these once free nations to socialism is complete, global depression will follow. It will make the Great Depression seem as though it was not really all that great after all, hardly to mention another bloody bout of world war that it will bring along with it.
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Socialism & Fascism: The Same Beast as the Democrat Party.
An excellent and accurate description of Marxism and its many forms. The only thing left out is the rich heritage of Marxists fighting and killing each other for dominance.
Each human is an individual created in the image of God.
A Collective Society works to undermine that reality.
Communism and Fascism are forms of Collectivism.
And the US today is making it illegal to have an opinion. You must be Woke. You must follow tribal rules. You must be a sheeple. You no longer have any rights.
The firing squads and death camps feel similar for the victims.
Hmm... Don’t take this as a refutation of anything else in the article, but I have NEVER understood the sticks in the fasces to represent the citizens bound to a central government, but that it represented the Roman power to inflict both corporate punishment (the rods) and capital punishment (the axe).
My familiarity is with ancient Rome, not Italian Faacism, amd maybe that symbolism was defined in the 20th century and I am just not aware of it.
The author is, of course, correct. And it’s a real shame that this is not taught in schools today..
Nazi = Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei
translation: National Socialist German Workers’ Party
(note the word “Socialist” right in the name)
It’s also worth noting that the Soviets never called the Nazis, “Nazis”. Stalin and his fellow communists always called them “fascists” instead. Stalin did not want anyone to make this connection: The Nazis were socialists just like communists were socialists.
“And the US today is making it illegal to have an opinion. You must be Woke. You must follow tribal rules. You must be a sheeple. You no longer have any rights.”
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Oppression it taking root. The Left is quickly consolidating power and the crackdown has already begun.
Unfortunately, we don’t have a political party to defend us and fight for our rights.
It drives leftists nuts when I point out that Mussolini was a member in good standing - even editor of their newspaper - of the Italian socialist party. He left/was thrown out when he disagreed with them about joining the allies in WW I to take some culturally Italian provinces of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire while the official socialist platform was to stay out of the capitalists' war. Thus his difference was a temporary foreign policy disagreement and not basic economic principles. He was a socialist.
A few critiques:
1) The article says, “Simply stated, the state stands in the place of God so far as what the law is and in the enforcement thereof; and the people support and serve the state to which they are bound.”.
But ALL states stand in the place of God unless you have a true Theocracy (administered by a priesthood). There will always be a divide between the secular and religious spheres whether we have a Monarchy, Republic, or whatever.
2) The author also says, “The so called free world has long been practicing socialism. It is doubtful it will be restored......... The US and other Western-styled nations have held back total global poverty. When the fall of these once free nations to socialism is complete, global depression will follow.
Here the author gives credit to these “long-practicing socialist societies” for holding back poverty, but then ironically calls them “once-free societies” up to the point of embracing “total socialism”. Apparently, moderately socialist countries are fine. In fact, they can “feed the world” as long as they just don’t go “total”.
The reality is that ALL societies have some fusion of private and collective institutions. A free society constantly debates “how much?” and “what kind?”. In our modern day, the debate is equally over the issue of “sovereign nations?” of a “global hegemon?”
Why do you think the democrats want to get rid of the 2nd amendment? They have already stifled free speech.
liberals> socialists> slow walking towards dictatorship.
Communists are those in a hurry.
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Fascists and Communists are NOT the same, though they are both totalitarian.
An excellent and accurate description of Marxism and its many forms. The only thing left out is the rich heritage of Marxists fighting and killing each other for dominance.
The Romans weren’t Socialists. Sheesh.
Did they vote for Caesar every 4 years?
It depends; Socialism and Communism are the same heads, but their necks attach to the same body which has the same heart, making them one multi-headed BEAST.
It depends; Socialism and Communism are NOT the same heads, but their necks attach to the same body which has the same heart, making them one multi-headed BEAST.
And guess what. There is such a thing as Democratic Socialism. So just because people get to vote doesn't mean it's not socialism.
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