In the alternative universe that the Left inhabits, the fascists are on the right side of the political spectrum, while the socialists are the middle or the center-left. WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
Fascism actually is the Italian … mores specifically, Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Gentile … manifestation/implementation of socialism.
Here are two resources for you. The first is a twitter-thread by Tom Elliot. You need to read it on twitter … just click on the tweet below … because there are multiple tweets.
Memo to my friends in the media covering Italy's elections:
Italian fascism — and especially Mussolini — were not "right wing," but rather another statist/collectivist ideology that was worshipped among left-wing intellectuals of the day.
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) September 26, 2022
The second will take a commitment of your time, but it is well worth it. Nazis … or National Socialists … were NOT fascists. Naziism and fascism were both socialist ideologies, but Naziism based collectivism on race, whereas fascism in Italy was not race-based:
So check out the twitter-thread and the video … and the next time some Lefty bloviates how fascism is the far-right you can respond with “Hey Dummy … fascism IS socialism.”
