The US already had its Fascist period at the appropriate time, with the early 20th century Progressives. The New Deal was essentially a mildly Fascist program, very similar to Mussolini's and Hitler's ideas (both Wilson and FDR were admirers of Mussolini). And both Social Democracy and Fascism were, in a way, developments of Bismarck's original late 19th century ideas about what we now call the welfare state. — gurugeorge
I'm reading Jonah Goldberg's, Liberal Fascism, and he does make that point in the book. Where did you service your conclusion, from that book too? — Posty McPostface
How compatible do you think fascism or authoritarianism is with American society? What cultural resources tend to support fascism/authoritarianism? Which cultural characteristics tend to thwart development toward fascism and authoritarianism? — Bitter Crank
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