This is pure fascism by definition.
This is pure fascism by definition.We are supposed to break up big corporations when they are not servingour democracythe government .
Agreed. My edit of the original quote reflects the fact that socialists of all stripes, including fascists talk about government all the time - but usually under a euphemism such as “society” or “public” or, in this case, “our democracy.”SOME writers have so confounded society with government, as to leave little or no distinction between them; whereas they are not only different, but have different origins.Society is produced by our wants, and government by our wickedness;Society in every state is a blessing, but Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one . . .the former promotes our happiness POSITIVELY by uniting our affections, the latter NEGATIVELY by restraining our vices.
The one encourages intercourse, the other creates distinctions.
The first is a patron, the last a punisher.
For were the impulses of conscience clear, uniform and irresistibly obeyed, man would need no other lawgiver; but that not being the case, he finds it necessary to surrender up a part of his property to furnish means for the protection of the rest . . . — Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)