Talk:fascism

Definition
The previous deffinition failed for several reasons. First, it did not address Fascists such as Franco who did not engage in agression. Secondly, it did not exclude other forms of dictatorship, such as Communism under Stalin.
 * Hold on a minute, according to military historian Antony Beevor, the figure for non-combatants and surrendered troops killed by Franco's Nationalists during the war "must exceed 100,000 and may be closer to 200,000."
 * Whoa. Islamofascism? People come up with some dumb ideas, don't they? I think whether or not this is a word would be better discussed either on the 'Islam' entry of/or the 'Theocracy' article, as it seems to me to be a specific example of what could better be termed theocratic fascism, or theofascism even; the distinction being that theocrats gain/hold their power on the basis of 'god's will', but invariably fall back on fascism when that fails to maintain their power (demotheocracy being a ridiculous concept - if the people decide or agree then the theoretical 'theo' would be redundant). So how do I mark this for deletion?124.150.56.235 13:17, 24 February 2011 (UTC)


 * This is a dictionary, not an encyclopedia. The term Islamofascism has been in literary use for about ten years and as such, it qualifies for an entry here (see WT:CFI) and cannot be deleted. You have the option to refuse to use the term. As for discussing it, that is for Wikipedia (see Islamofascism). —Stephen (Talk) 13:40, 24 February 2011 (UTC)

Definitions are supposed to explain things, not raise more questions
The first definitions for fascism is: ''A political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the marketplace, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights. Originally only applied (usually capitalized) to Benito Mussolini's Italy.''

I hope someone can take the effort to improve it. It's too long and too complicated. Amin wordie (talk) 19:46, 23 June 2016 (UTC)


 * How about a totalitarian ideology repressing opposition and based on relationship between business and a centralized government elevated above individual rights?

Fascism vs. fascism
Why are there two entries for fascism? A word is still the same word if it is capitalized, it is even the same spelling. This article links to Fascism which does nothing but link back here. Volunteer1234 (talk) 23:08, 11 August 2019 (UTC)
 * So you can link Fascism elsewhere, otherwise it would be a red link. It is linked so one knows it can be written thus. Fay Freak (talk) 23:10, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia describes Fascism as "Far Right?" How did far right ever enter the definition, Wikipedia?
And the Wikipedia page isn't editable... Kinda fascist if you ask me.
 * Yes, I firmly recall the horror stories of Holocaust survivors who said they weren't allowed to anonymously write "Jews = Nazis" on the face of every page of the library's Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 16:21, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
 * nazi's were facist, national socialists, suggesting its not far left, but far right. the legal definition of facism does not specify left or right because its highly debatable.
 * it is also worth noting that by the definition at https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fascism, the fact that wikipedia doesnt allow discussion on their main facism article is in fact, facist 107.77.235.132 00:08, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * correction, i mean to say suggestion its not far right, but far left 107.77.235.132 00:09, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
 * "Fascism is a form of government that is a type of one-party dictatorship. Fascists are against democracy. ... Fascism puts nation above the individual. It stands for a centralized government headed by a dictator."


 * Sound familiar, Wikipedia