Pros And Cons Of Fascism

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Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines Fascism as "a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition." Basically what this breaks down to, also according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, although for students, Fascism is "a political system headed by a dictator in which the government controls business and labor and opposition, is not permitted." The Liberals continuously call the Conservatives, Fascists, but more often than not, in doing so, they themselves are being Fascists. For example, yesterday was a day set aside for the Conservatives to gather and show their support for President Trump. Plainly many Liberals protested this support because they cannot stand the fact that anyone wants to support our President. What they do not comprehend is that burning signs reading "Free Speech" is an example of Fascism. …show more content…

Obama is the one that called for an amendment to limit our free speech. In August of 2012, Obama endorsed a Constitutional Amendment that would restrict free speech by corporations by "allowing censorship not only of television and radio broadcasts, but of pamphlets, posters, the Internet, and virtually any other medium that corporations and unions might find useful in expressing their views on matters of public concern". If this would have passed it would have been the first step to a "fascist" Government, which is what Obama was trying to accomplish as President and continues to strive toward even now.

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