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[Nnbdy]

wow no scary backround music and bias propaganda, thank you

[MM]

Very unbiased and surprisingly accurate explanation.
Thank you!

[keirzesty]

Economically there not right-wing, there third position. But socially they share many ideas with the right, mainly nationalism, conservatism and a general dislike of socialism, the welfare state, immigration and liberalism.

[timotheyszczepanski]

So if the nazis had won, in the end, we would've seen a germany vs italy boss fight

[jbacademy]

This is one of the most accurate accounts and explanations that I have come across so I want to give you kudos there. However, it is important to note that Mussolini wasn't a fan of Hitler's because he detested Hitler's Jewish racism and racism in general. Fascism had no intrinsic connection with Anti-Semitism in the way that national socialists did. Italy was more about Italians as a country coming together under fascism and having all the people being united under the Italian flag. Just like the way that you described when you gave us the actual meaning of what Fascism is. At first Mussolini didn't think like this because of his strong socialist ties, but he was convinced that nationalism wasn't a bad thing when people united together for a good cause to defeat enemies trying to destroy their county. Whereas the whole premise of National Socialism or Nazism was about getting rid of the Jews because they were responsible for all of Germany's ills and economical decay. The Jews were nothing other than the scapegoats and were blamed for being greedy using corrupt capitalism to get ahead. Many people don't realize that Mussolini had many close Jewish friends within the socialist party along with having a Jewish mistress. To Mussolini it was the connection and the love for country that brought the people together through nationalism. And for Hitler what brought the country together was the hatred of the Jews. To Mussolini's dissatisfaction he had to allow Anti- Semitism to be allowed after a period of time because he realized that Hitler would not accept anything less from an ally. But it was begrudgingly.

[waeireokekapchagi]

omg khanacademy i'm trying to entertain myself stop posting interesting educational videos cant keep away :( so good

[im_literallyryangosling]

Finally, a Khan Academy video I watch without being forced to

[unsensibleshoes]

Fascism is/was opposed to capitalism. Mussolini called it the Third Way.

[donnete]

"A bundle of things will be stronger together than individually"

[matthewkopf]

I believe the fasces represented the power of Roman officials to punish (the beating with rods) and execute (the axe). They were carried by representatives of Roman consuls and dictators who would care out those duties.

[jamman]

The whole reason why Mussolini and his fascist ideology was "anti-socialist" was because he was directly competing against the socialists (Communists) for political control. What this video does not tell you is that Mussolini was raised and indoctrinated in Marxism and embraced it by working with multiple socialist propaganda newspapers. The ONLY reason why the fascist political party was "anti-socialist" was because it was simply politically expedient to do so since Mussolini was kicked out of his newspaper job.

Furthermore, Communist states do in fact take direct control over the economy (see every communist nation that has ever existed). Therefore, Fascism, whether you like it or not, lies directly next to Communism on the left of the political spectrum.

[monkusaugustus]

At the start "d'azione" is the contracted form of "di azione" which means "of action" so it could be called "the group of rivolutionary action"

[mayleensanchez]

thank you so much for this video, its very simple, but it helped me understand the topic so much better (:

[MarkTrujilloDesignsandMedia]

Great video but I disagree about fascism neither being left or right. I think you're getting fascism confused with collective anarchy

[suckito]

our world is big and sufficient for everyones needs but dwarfs compared to human greed, even when we finally conquered this world and its entirety, at that very second, greed is born once again and far more destructive than the previous one...

[alexwatson]

So nice to hear someone make the distinction that fascism is not left or right wing. The actual core tenets are forcible silence of opposition and regimentation of society.

[anirbanchattaraj]

This is Mussolini's version of facisism. The physosophy was laid by Giovanni Gentile, is not exactly the same

[tubifexgod]

Hi Mr. Khan, thank you for all the good work you do. Would you please do a video about Helena Petrovna Blavatsky and the occult's influence on fascist ideology throughout history? Hitler kept a copy of Blavatsky's "The Secret Doctrine" on his night stand and her racial theories were a cornerstone of Nazi and American eugenics. A good book about this is "The Occult Roots of Nazism" by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke. Thank you!

[UndeniableChampion]

Really annoys me when people refer to Fascism as far right when in reality it goes against most if not all beliefs found on the right

[vcxz]

The attempt to associate political ideology with "government size" is somewhat ignorant. Like the original fascists, right-wingers wanted a strong government to enforce law and order, protect private property, crush labor unrest, and maintain the social and economic hierarchy and protect the nation against socialist and communist uprisings. Many on the right-wing in Italy and Germany wanted to overthrow the liberal order, destroy democracy and reinstall monarchy or some type of authoritarian government. Fascists always collaborate with establishment right-wing conservatives to overthrow democracy and set up an authoritarian state when a left-wing takeover seems eminent. A good book on this is Martin Blinkhorn's "Fascists and Conservatives: The Radical Right and the Establishment in Twentieth Century Europe".