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The New THOMA$ REPORT on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 4:02:39 PM
Imagine my surprise when my own sister once asked me, “What is socialism?” (She knows now) So I’m sure there are many who have no idea what Fascism is, so when people “throw that term around” as many do today, we need to know how it is different from simple socialism (the liberals like to throw it at us, erroneously). Fascism IS socialism. But it differs from communism (which is also socialism, or collectivism) in a small, but important way. “In his recent book, ‘Liberal Fascism,’ Jonah Goldberg argues that most of the ‘liberal’ political agenda is fascistic, in the true meaning of the word. Fascism is a system based on the use of governmental directives to control private property. Whereas communists simply confiscate private property--particularly what they call “the means of production”--fascists let the owners keep title, but bring their property under increasing government domination through rules and regulations. Goldberg’s indisputable argument is that the same thing is going on in the United States. This is obvious, but if you only “read the headlines,” you won’t understand or know that. (
Freedom Daily)