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[–]Scrubjay 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Spoken like a man who apparently hadn't yet heard of Google, Facebook, Monsanto, General Electric, Nestle, ...........

[–]Zahn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Imagine if you will for a moment a world where Gov and corps actually work together toward mutual goals.

[–]Scrubjay 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

That's called "fascism" (like the real fascism, not the pseudofascism of today's accusations).

[–]Zahn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

With the politicizing of the term Fascism, it's difficult to ascertain a specific definition beyond it being absolute Authoritarian, left or right doesn't matter. The marriage of Gov and Corp would be more akin to a Corporatocracy.

Corporatocracy is a recent term used to refer to an economic and political system controlled by corporations or corporate interests. It is a form of Plutocracy. The concept has been used in explanations of bank bailouts, excessive pay for CEOs as well as complaints such as the exploitation of national treasuries, people and natural resources.

[–]Scrubjay 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Very true. I tried for years to explain to people on the Left and the Right what fascism really meant - to no avail. They've just reimagined it as "those other guys we hate."

Plutocracy is very much a good box to put all what's happening in. Heading for a new feudalism, I imagine, once the richest have taken even from the less-rich and don't have to pretend to adhere to government any longer.

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

It’s a “recent term” because no one wants to call what it is: Fascism

[–]Zahn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Perhaps you know a lot about this. When Gov and Corps merge, it has historically been referred to as some spectrum of socialism-communism.

So....enlighten me as to the details of your definition of this unholy merger being Fascism? Most sources believe Fascism to be Authoritarianism of different sorts.

[–]SNCA_Furweeb 0 insightful - 1 fun0 insightful - 0 fun1 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Fascism is when you become so nationalist, is when you believe that only native people's should live in your country and all foreign people must never be allowed to reside within your country.

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

That was a pretty disappointingly vapid response. It appears that the one definition scholars almost unanimously agree on is that Fascism is a hyper authoritarian merging of government and corporations. The other ancillary definitions are not all agreed on. These guys go into some detail to enhance your educational experience.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definitions_of_fascism

Very similar to the communist side of the political spectrum.