Corporatism that Mussolini was speaking of (though this direct quote can’t be attributed to him) is a return to the guild system, not corporations as we would think of them.
Shit still goes hard, though. Just needed to satisfy the itch to get to the bottom of the quote.
Can confirm, I own a 1964 Websters Dictionary, and it defines Fascism as
A totalitarian form of government in Italy administered by the Fascisti (A political organization) which advocated the building of a highly nationalistic state, recognizing private ownership except when he state determined otherwise.
“A philosophy and political movement of extreme nationalism, militaristic imperialism, suppression of civil rights, and opposition to democratic social progress, expressed through the efforts of a fanatic minority to seize complete political power.”
Now I want Webster to put all their revisions up so we can see how a language dances. I’ve always loved etymology and the history of words, and think it’s important to examine historical documents with understanding of how the usage of a word may or may not have changed over time.
On the other hand, semantic arguments online are bad enough as they are now. Hmm.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fascism-corporations-corporatism-dictionary/
Corporatism that Mussolini was speaking of (though this direct quote can’t be attributed to him) is a return to the guild system, not corporations as we would think of them.
Shit still goes hard, though. Just needed to satisfy the itch to get to the bottom of the quote.
Can confirm, I own a 1964 Websters Dictionary, and it defines Fascism as
Proof
I have a Webster Dictionary from the 70s.
“A philosophy and political movement of extreme nationalism, militaristic imperialism, suppression of civil rights, and opposition to democratic social progress, expressed through the efforts of a fanatic minority to seize complete political power.”
Oh wow if only my countryfolk would believe that to still be the definition
Now I want Webster to put all their revisions up so we can see how a language dances. I’ve always loved etymology and the history of words, and think it’s important to examine historical documents with understanding of how the usage of a word may or may not have changed over time.
On the other hand, semantic arguments online are bad enough as they are now. Hmm.
Honestly mad props on taking this as an opportunity to flex that you own a dictionary from 1964.
Those opportunities are rare to find, and anyone who says it’s not cool is just jealous.