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[–]asg101 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Mussolini would beg to differ. Fascism is the epitome of capitalism.

[–]Only71Genders 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Fascism is everything that capitalism aims to avoid. Capitalism requires a free market and fascism requires absolute government control over markets. Two completely conflicting ideologies in that regard.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Corporatism undermines capitalism. It undermines the conservation value of ownership.

Shareholders have no say in decisions of a corporation. They can only vote on appointed leadership.

Conservatives democratic values have been sanitized out of via corporatism.

[–]Only71Genders 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Sorry, I'm not sure if you are disagreeing with my comment or agreeing with it. If disagreeing, what specific part? If not, cheers!

[–]Tom_Bombadil 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm not disagreeing with your general message.

Although I don't think that capitalism and fascism are mutually exclusive.

I think that capitalism is predicated off of the interests of the bankers (capital), and their interests depend upon the political climate if the geography/era.

The capitalists would have been fine with the fascists winning WW2.

Edit:. Interestingly the capitalists also funded the Bolshevik take over of Russia. They play many angles...