fascism then. fascism now?

Abolishing the inheritance tax. Massive subsidies to the largest businesses. Wage reductions. The poor subsidizing the rich.


Sound like Bush-Cheney's America? These were the economic policies in Mussolini's Italy.


Paul Bigioni raised my awareness, this morning as I leisurely read in bed on this first real day of my two-week study leave, about the economic undergirding of fascism in Europe. Our image of goose-stepping storm troopers and barking dictators is just the outcome of a slide toward greater concentration of wealth and economic power.


Don't be afraid to learn about the disturbing parallels -- greater consciousness of this might just be the difference between learning from horrible mistakes and having our children live them again.


Fascism Then. Fascism Now? - http://www.commondreams.org/views05/1128-24.htm