[lbo-talk] Fascism defined by THE fascist....

[Eubulides]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Ballard" <swillsqueal at yahoo.com.au>
To: <lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 9:16 PM
Subject: [lbo-talk] Fascism defined by THE fascist....


> "Fascism should more appropriately be called
> Corporatism because it is a merger of State and
> corporate  power."
>
> -- Benito Mussolini

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The above quote may be apocryphal and the term corporate as it was used in
Italy back then is not what lawyers and economists mean by corporate power
a la the Fortune 500 today even as the origins of corporations are rooted
in feudalism and Xtian institutions.

Ian