Defination of 'fascism'
Thomas J | 24.08.2002 23:54
A defination of the term "fascism", a commonly used word among IMC users, courtesy of the Encyclopedia Britannica.
There are two definations in the online Encyclopedia Britannica, the first is:
"a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition"
the second:
"a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control "
The term 'fascism' common amongst articles and comments posted on IMC-UK, and it is useful to know what that word actually means, after all, it would be very embarassing if someone used it out of context or wrongly describe someone or something as 'fascist' when actually it isn't, wouldn't it?
"a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition"
the second:
"a tendency toward or actual exercise of strong autocratic or dictatorial control "
The term 'fascism' common amongst articles and comments posted on IMC-UK, and it is useful to know what that word actually means, after all, it would be very embarassing if someone used it out of context or wrongly describe someone or something as 'fascist' when actually it isn't, wouldn't it?
Thomas J
Homepage:
http://www.britannica.com/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=fascism
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