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Here is the definition of fascism from answers.com

1. Fascism
1. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
2. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.

[Italian fascismo, from fascio, group, from Late Latin fascium, from Latin fascis, bundle.]
fascistic fas·cis'tic (fə-shĭs'tĭk) adj.

WORD HISTORY It is fitting that the name of an authoritarian political movement like Fascism, founded in 1919 by Benito Mussolini, should come from the name of a symbol of authority. The Italian name of the movement, fascismo, is derived from fascio, “bundle, (political) group,” but also refers to the movement's emblem, the fasces, a bundle of rods bound around a projecting axe-head that was carried before an ancient Roman magistrate by an attendant as a symbol of authority and power. The name of Mussolini's group of revolutionaries was soon used for similar nationalistic movements in other countries that sought to gain power through violence and ruthlessness, such as National Socialism.







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Damn this almost makes me not want to tell anyone that I'm 1/4 Itailian. Estonia seems like the only other nation out there that is actually a Democracy. Has anyone seen Fiat's clown cars by the way?

I have a girl in my class that is half German and is leaning more towards liberal. But to have something as horrible as facism on an Itailian history book for the world to see? There's a lot to be done to make things seem better on their rap sheet. And if you haven't seem the clown cars here they are: http://www.fiat.com/cgi-bin/pbrand.dll/FIAT_COM/home.jsp
I don't even think a clown would drive those things.

I'll stick with the Dodge Ram 2001 that I'm set to inherit soon. They'd probably just run up under me. And if they rear-ended something like that they'd be pancaked scrap metal while you would just keep driving and not even have a scratch. I think Toyota is trying a clown car to. I saw it at the eye doctors office today in Time magazine.

I heard of that. An idiot could come up with something better to do with the cash. Kinda like Glenn said when we had the Stimulus package. I wish it were sweets instead of pork so it tastes better when it goes down. Do you know anything on NC's governor Bev Perdue? If not then here's a link. I truly detest this woman and she won't be re-elected in this state next year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bev_Perdue

Holy crap that thing is tiny! What most people outside of this state don't realize that she wants to cut state employs (teachers, social workers, etc.) pay by 6% and force them to take 30 days off unpiad for the cut pay. But she won't take a pay cut herself. Then when some judges refused the pay cut and gave the part of their salary to the workers at their offices since thier pay was docked. Bev Perdue then released the names, addresses, and districts to the public. That is dirty politics.

Yeah and it ain't fair when my mom is one of those people either. Of course Bev won't cut what she likes and that's all the frivolous spending we have in my state. She won't be re-elected next year. The teachers thought she was on their side because Bev was a former teacher. Boy were they wrong cause now the teachers union is her worst enemy.