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Igel

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5. Wiki does a good job.
Sat Dec 27, 2025, 10:05 AM
22 hrs ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_fascism

Of course, it's constrained by having a furry definition of "fascism"--it is the ur-fascism of Italian Fascism? The slightly blurred definition that includes Naziism? Peruvian?

Note that Hitler lated capitalism. So did Mussolini. Both failed to establish sufficient control over industry and the means of production--but both were utterly of the "leave it in private hands, as long as the politicians control it." I've noted before, that control can be regulation and "enticements" or just threats--both accomplish the same control over what others do. Some eras seem to breed that kind of desire on the part of the commoners people to want leaders to just plain tell others what to do, often in the name of 'freedom' or 'the common good'.

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