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David__77

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2. There's at least one misattributed quote here..

Reply to redgreenandblue (Original post)

Sat Mar 24, 2012, 12:35 PM

Mar 2012

"Fascism in power is the open, terroristic dictatorship of the most reactionary, the most chauvinistic, the most imperialistic elements of finance capitalism."

Marx could not speak of fascism when it didn't exist under such a name in the 1800s. This was said by the Executive Committee of the Communist International in 1935. Georgi Dimitrov of Bulgaria is the likely author.

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Assorted quotes by Fascists or about Fascism [View all] redgreenandblue Mar 2012 OP

I mean this in all seriousness, this is not intended to be a pot-shot corkhead Mar 2012 #1

It's pretty scary. boxman15 Mar 2012 #5

Yup krispos42 Mar 2012 #14

There's at least one misattributed quote here.. David__77 Mar 2012 #2

Thanks for the info. I have added a comment. redgreenandblue Mar 2012 #12

Mussolini calls it what it is, Corporatism orpupilofnature57 Mar 2012 #3

Bookmarked. K & R snagglepuss Mar 2012 #4

excellent marshall gaines Mar 2012 #6

Hermann Goering or Rick Santorum? Dawson Leery Mar 2012 #7

The Hoover quote is a riot! izquierdista Mar 2012 #8

Just a heads up, the Marx quote has to be false since he died long before the term white_wolf Mar 2012 #9

Thanks. redgreenandblue Mar 2012 #13

The last quote is awesome underpants Mar 2012 #10

History is a nice teaching aid. nt BootinUp Mar 2012 #11

"Corporatism" as Mussolini uses it doesn't mean what you think it means: Spider Jerusalem Mar 2012 #15