Islamism is a fascism? (was "Herman responds")

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Dec 6 08:06:53 PST 2001


Chip Berlet wrote:


>All true, but clerical fascism was neither Italian fascism nor German
>fascism. It appeared in Lithuania (Grey Wolves), Croatia (Ustashi), Hungary
>(Arrow Cross--at the very end after toppling the Horthy regime) and in a
>weird way in Romania (Iron Guard).

What is clarified by calling AQ "fascist"? What is gained, analytically, by lumping it with Adolf & Benito?

Doug



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