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Fascism is not the same as Nazism; it will be different in the U.S. than in Hitler's Germany or Mussolini's Italy. What is common to all forms of fascism in all places is its emphasis on group ethnicity and rule by one leader and his small group of sycophants. A white oligarchy in the South excluded African Americans from political power in the U.S. South for most of the 20th century. As a result, their economic and educational progress was severely limited, although a few African Americans could make some gains relative to other African Americans. In addition, most whites' economic and academic progress in the South was also severely reduced. Only a small number of whites benefited from a political system in which they held power.
A distressingly large percentage of Americans, perhaps 30 percent, want the U.S. to become a fascist country. Nearly the same percentage of Americans are willing to vote with those who wish to be a fascist country. The history of fascism in Germany, Italy, and parts of the U.S. shows that it limits the opportunities of all people. In fascist countries, the consequences of restricting the access of groups to political power can be rapid because it leads to war. In other countries, the adverse economic and educational effects of fascism take longer to appear. Despite this history of fascism, some people favor fascism over an all-inclusive democracy. These people seem to believe that even though most people will lose in a fascist country, they will be among the winners.
Their hope for a better future is based on dislike or fear of some people on the one hand and their trust in a small group of people with whom they share ethnicity on the other. I wonder why they place so much confidence in ethnicity. The nobility often shared ethnicity with their serfs.
A distressingly large percentage of Americans, perhaps 30 percent, want the U.S. to become a fascist country. Nearly the same percentage of Americans are willing to vote with those who wish to be a fascist country. The history of fascism in Germany, Italy, and parts of the U.S. shows that it limits the opportunities of all people. In fascist countries, the consequences of restricting the access of groups to political power can be rapid because it leads to war. In other countries, the adverse economic and educational effects of fascism take longer to appear. Despite this history of fascism, some people favor fascism over an all-inclusive democracy. These people seem to believe that even though most people will lose in a fascist country, they will be among the winners.
Their hope for a better future is based on dislike or fear of some people on the one hand and their trust in a small group of people with whom they share ethnicity on the other. I wonder why they place so much confidence in ethnicity. The nobility often shared ethnicity with their serfs.