John
Fascism is a difficult term to define. I suggest your look at the
Wikipedia entry.
Among some of the pertinent central beliefs are:
- Authoritarian government
- Extreme forms of nationalism including Antisemitism and other forms of racism
- Glorification of the past
- Anti-Communism
- Opposition to class conflict
- Social Darwinism
- Anti-intellectual
- Corporatism - organizing society for industry
Fascism has taken many forms:
- Italy between the wars
- Nazi Germany
- Spain under the Falange
- Argentina under Peron
Unfortunately, the use of the term as an epithet has caused it to lose much of its meaning.