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Do Conservatives really think that Obama is a Socialist and a Fascist...?
Because the last time I looked, those are complete opposites.
17 Answers
- whoyeahLv 77 years agoFavorite Answer
So is being a Muslim while attending a Christian church for over 20 years.
- Mujer AltaLv 77 years ago
Psychologists tell us that we humans can't hold two conflicting opinions at the same time. The people who believe that anyone can be both Fascist and Socialist must either be uninformed, uneducated, uncaring, imprecise, giving the words their own "special" and private definitions or are morons. Take your pick.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Most of the righties who use those words out of context do so because their simple mind only knows what sounds bad, so they apply it to the lefties. There's no reason to over think it.
Most of these ignorant righties have no idea the degree socialism is already in place in America and these right wing whiners are benefiting f/ it.
Public education is socialistic ... higher education is capitalistic.
The capitalistic health care system in America lead to the ACA legislation.
Two of America's biggest problems are how higher education and health care became unaffordable.
- McNamaraLv 77 years ago
They're not opposites. Fascism is a political system, while socialism is an economic one. They historically have gone together.
According to the online Merriam-Webster dictionary:
fascism: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition
socialism: any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
Both fit the policy direction and ideology of Obama quite well. Despite what the kooks at the Daily Kos might tell you, fascism is not a small government or capitalist system.
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- ?Lv 67 years ago
As far as I am concerned, the only people that can accurately be called Fascists were the National Fascist Party of Italy, from 1922 to 1944. All other usages are poor imitations or the attempt at dismissing political opposition by using the name as a pejorative.
The Nazis absolutely had actual "workerist" socialists within their ranks, up until 1934 when they were purged. Ernst Rohm and the Strasserites were as left wing as anybody ever was. But the Nazis were "fascists" right? No, not really.
The "conservatives" love to talk about the Frankfurt Institute and the "cultural Marxism" that came from this collection of Marxist theorists. These Marxists theorists hated Joseph Stalin and criticized him for being "fascist." Stalin in turn hated them, and criticized homosexuality as being the decadence of fascists. Funny thing is, the left wing of the Nazis, Ernst Rohm and the "SA" were wide open homosexuals.
What does it all mean? It means like so many other words today, the term "Fascist" doesn't really mean a goddamn thing.
- Lord AizenLv 77 years ago
Obama is the most socialist president we've had since FDR. But he's still largely capitalist. A fiscal moderate.
Obama's domestic surveillance has fascist overtones, but he hasn't done anything to significantly oppress the American people, yet.
Source(s): ~Aizen - Anonymous7 years ago
Obama is definitely a socialist, in terms of wealth redistribution. Sure he doesn't advocate getting rid of the price coordinated economy, because he's not nuts.
Obama, like all Leftists, has a fascist streak in him, he likes dividing people into race/sex categories.
Fascism, and communism are both hard Left philosophies, the difference being with fascism the company is still yours; in name only.
- SchiffyLv 67 years ago
False, socialist and fascist are not opposites. Yes, some people believe that. lol
- WorthlesserLv 77 years ago
Fascism and state socialism are virtually indistinguishable as economic models. "Socialism" has many different forms and definitions, so the last time you "looked", you probably just saw what you wanted to see.