I never saw fascism as a construct of the right despite attempts by historians to foist it on us. It’s just another finger on the left hand of totalitarianism (along with Socialism, Naziism and all the various incarnations of Communism). Right is freedom FROM totalitarianism and statist government.
I so heartily agree with you. The case I make with leftist idiots is as follows: What did the Tea Party represent: Smaller, limited government. What does conservatism represent? Smaller, limited government. Now, what kind of government has the power to impose a specific philosophical ideology upon an entire populace with no resistance? NOT a smaller, limited government...
I lose most of them at "Tea".
Fascist would be technically more accurate.
But calling social democrats “socialists” is not something I oppose despite it technically being hyperbole if you go by dictionary definitions. Controlling the language is important.
“I never saw fascism as a construct of the right despite attempts by historians to foist it on us.”
I agree and I have never been able to figure out why Hitler and Russia were enemies and not allies in WWII.