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But here's the fundamental truth that the left doesn't want to face:
To dismiss the Duce as a grotesque buffoon, as Anglo-American historians normally do, or a puppet of the bourgeoisie, as Marxist ones always do, cannot be right. Such definitions fail to explain why he was able to get power and keep it for more than two decades with relatively little use of the mass murder that characterizes most dictatorships ' especially communist ones. Nor why there was so little resistance to him until he began to lose battles in the second world war ' or why he was so popular abroad.
The explanation is obvious: true, there were no opinion polls and no fair elections, but the only feasible answer must be that a critical mass of Italians was in favour of fascism, and a majority in favour of Mussolini. That fascism was wanted by so many Italians, not imposed, is something that the mainstream left still refuses to accept because it means accepting an uncomfortable truth: the Italians, not just the Duce, were to blame for fascism.Today's left shares much in common with Mussolini's version of fascism. Sorry, gang. It's true.
A domineering federal government in extralegal partnership with overwhelmingly powerful corporations. Witness the democrats' unholy alliance with Google, with Facebook and others to overtly censor opinions that run counter to the leftist narrative. Witness the ESG concepts pushed at the expense of shareholders' interests but very much in line with democrat party interests by the likes of Vanguard and Black Rock.
A rejection of traditional Judeo-Christian values, replacing them with The State being Mother and Father. Recall the story of "Julia":
'The Life of Julia' has done what many conservatives have failed to do so far ' outline in exacting detail what modern Democratic policy wants for individuals. Here we have Obama's 21st century synthesis of the Great Society, New Deal and New Frontier.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/05/09/opinion/bennett-oba...
Julia's entire life is defined by her interactions with the state. Government is everywhere and each step of her life is tied to a government program. Notably absent in her story is any relationship with a husband, family, church or community, except a 'community' garden where she works post-retirement. Instead, the state has taken their place and is her primary relationship.Who needs a community - a real one - when you have The State? And are being watched by your corporate overlords?
As banal and hackneyed as Julia's life of government dependence may seem, many Americans support it. After all, similar promises lured a number of European countries into overreaching and under-supported social safety nets. With the American family less intact than ever and with single motherhood at historic highs, women like Julia are increasingly left on their own. The idea of government assistance can become more and more attractive to them and even necessary.And here we come full circle with Mussolini, don't we?
a critical mass of Italians was in favour of fascism, and a majority in favour of Mussolini. That fascism was wanted by so many Italians, not imposed, is something that the mainstream left still refuses to accept because it means accepting an uncomfortable truth: the Italians, not just the Duce, were to blame for fascism.And so it will be with Americans: Wanting the comforts of life but having been conditioned by the democrats to accept that the only true path to happiness is by handing control over to the overarching government, they'll happily pull the lever for it. Standing in the way are conservatives who view this as anathema to a healthily functioning society.
