The "bundle of sticks" in Aesop's Fable in ancient Roman times, also had a hatchet protruding from its center/top and was called "fascies" which was the ancient Roman symbol of POWER - and was used by Benito Mussolini (in 1921) as the symbol of his "Fascisti" or FASCIST party - which was NOT "far-right" but FAR LEFT. Mussolini - prior to…
The "bundle of sticks" in Aesop's Fable in ancient Roman times, also had a hatchet protruding from its center/top and was called "fascies" which was the ancient Roman symbol of POWER - and was used by Benito Mussolini (in 1921) as the symbol of his "Fascisti" or FASCIST party - which was NOT "far-right" but FAR LEFT. Mussolini - prior to creating his Fascist "party" was a himself a SOCIALIST.
At that time, the Western World, including in America, FDR and the NY Times hailed FASCISM as the coming economic miracle! Mussolini even "made the trains run on time" in Italy! BRAVOMISIMO!
in 1933- when Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers "party" aka the NAZIs came to power, Hitler copied (economically speaking) what Mussolini was doing in Italy, i.e., the implementation of Corporativism - the PARTNERSHIP of BUSINESS and GOVERNMENT, in which the government "allowed" PRIVATE business to continue (but) under absolute government control of ALL aspects of production - including profits.
There is NO SUCH thing as "Far-Right" Socialism - a term coined by Joseph Stalin to describe the NAZIs - and dutifully parroted by the NY times. The U.S.S.R. ( the Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics ) the name coined by V.I. Lenin - CLEARLY is LEFT wing - as ALL TOTALITARIAN forms of government ARE.
The Chinese Communist (Party) - as did the Soviets, use SOCIALISM and COMMUNISM interchangeably - as BOTH mean the SAME DAMN THING! TYRANNY via GOVERNMENT.
FASCISM, SOCIALISM and COMMUNISM - SAME THING - just different names.
BTW, one can view that ancient symbol of power in the Lincoln Memorial - on the front vertical edges of the CHAIR Honest Abe is setting on.
The "bundle of sticks" in Aesop's Fable in ancient Roman times, also had a hatchet protruding from its center/top and was called "fascies" which was the ancient Roman symbol of POWER - and was used by Benito Mussolini (in 1921) as the symbol of his "Fascisti" or FASCIST party - which was NOT "far-right" but FAR LEFT. Mussolini - prior to creating his Fascist "party" was a himself a SOCIALIST.
At that time, the Western World, including in America, FDR and the NY Times hailed FASCISM as the coming economic miracle! Mussolini even "made the trains run on time" in Italy! BRAVOMISIMO!
in 1933- when Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers "party" aka the NAZIs came to power, Hitler copied (economically speaking) what Mussolini was doing in Italy, i.e., the implementation of Corporativism - the PARTNERSHIP of BUSINESS and GOVERNMENT, in which the government "allowed" PRIVATE business to continue (but) under absolute government control of ALL aspects of production - including profits.
There is NO SUCH thing as "Far-Right" Socialism - a term coined by Joseph Stalin to describe the NAZIs - and dutifully parroted by the NY times. The U.S.S.R. ( the Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics ) the name coined by V.I. Lenin - CLEARLY is LEFT wing - as ALL TOTALITARIAN forms of government ARE.
The Chinese Communist (Party) - as did the Soviets, use SOCIALISM and COMMUNISM interchangeably - as BOTH mean the SAME DAMN THING! TYRANNY via GOVERNMENT.
FASCISM, SOCIALISM and COMMUNISM - SAME THING - just different names.
BTW, one can view that ancient symbol of power in the Lincoln Memorial - on the front vertical edges of the CHAIR Honest Abe is setting on.
Thanks for sharing - I learned something. Now the pressure is on me to retain it!
WELCOME to the club, Shelley! LOL! ;>)