1 Introduction

Fascism: what is it and why does it get such a bad rap?

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2 Fascism itself is used as a pejorative and most, whether on the right or left, lack conception of Fascism’s origins. ‘Fascist’ is a curse word in much the same vain as Nazi.

3 Fascism is a much maligned ideology/philosophy which makes sense only when those origins are understood. Likewise, the zeitgeist which prevailed at the time must also be understood, stripped down and thoroughly analyzed.

4 Whilst Fascism bears some similarities to National Socialism, they are really only close cousins.

5 The style of Fascism prevalent in the 1920s and 1930s is different from the ‘Fascism’ prevailing in the 2020s, and then it must be distinguished from that which existed, or still exists, in most Third World countries.