Fascism is used every day by everyone, mostly by politicians, and especially lately. What does Fascism really mean, and why is this term being used all the time?
Well, story short, its Italian, first used to describe Mussolini's mission in the early 1900's. And I quote:
"fascism /făsh′ĭz″əm/
So, no one in our country is guilty of that. Not yet anyway.
The term has become so diluted that now everyone can be called a Fascist. So, the term now is meaningless. These days every politician using the word and 99% of the population probably has no idea of what it really means and where it came from.
For more, if you can read, read this:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/fascism-meaning-and-history
Well, story short, its Italian, first used to describe Mussolini's mission in the early 1900's. And I quote:
"fascism /făsh′ĭz″əm/
noun
- A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subject to stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
- A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
- Oppressive, dictatorial control."
So, no one in our country is guilty of that. Not yet anyway.
The term has become so diluted that now everyone can be called a Fascist. So, the term now is meaningless. These days every politician using the word and 99% of the population probably has no idea of what it really means and where it came from.
For more, if you can read, read this:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/fascism-meaning-and-history