Re: Fascism, a capitalist outgrowth

Glen,

I truly do not understand your logic in either of these posts.  Fascism 
historically has developed out of capitalist regimes, e.g. Hitlerian Germany, 
Musolini's Italy, and Franco's Spain.  In each of these regimes, Communists were 
one of the foremosts targetted groups for repression and annihilation.  It 
is thus no wonder that Communists have been the frontline fighters against 
fascism both in WWII and since.  The Bulgarian Communist leader Georgi Dimitrov's 
analyses of fascism has yet to be surpassed in its depth and scope.  I would 
highly recommend his 1935 report at the 7th Congress of the Comintern outlining 
his analyses and plans to defeat fascism.


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They were Commies . . . red sons-of-bitches who should have died long 
ago. . . ."  A comic strip hero, Captain America, said: "Beware, commies, 
spies, traitors, and foreign agents! Captain America, with all loyal, free men 
behind him, is looking for you. . . ."  And in the fifties, schoolchildren all 
over the country participated in air raid drills in which a Soviet attack on 
America was signaled by sirens: the children had to crouch under their desks 
until it was "all clear."

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On Mon, 03 May 1999 03:39:17 -0500 Glen Nuttall wrote:

I agree, as long as communism truly means communism not fascism.
Democracy is not the be-all and end-all in terms of how to run things.
I believe the answer will be a combination of whatever works for the
appropriate communities involved.

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And on Mon, 03 May 1999 04:18:43 -0500 Glen Nuttal wrote:

The issue of sovereignty is only an issue if it is not legitimate sovereignty.
Fundamental sovereignty resides with the individual. Democracy is the answer in as
much as it is tempered with other aspects. It must be used to establish a Republic
that is governed by a Federated system. Any application of communism is only
theoretical. When it is applied, we run the risk of it turning into Fascism.
Socialism is the only acceptable evolution of communism. Bottom line, if the
governmental structure works for the most locally governed entity, then it is the
answer for that culture/community. The only problem is when we try to combine those
diverse approaches into a global system. I don't know the final answer, but I do
know that the more opinions we gather, the closer we get to finding the answer.