Confused white guy attacks government building in Norway with massive bomb and shoot up a youth camp - at least 87 dead.

[NinjaguyDan]

HappySqurriel said:

NinjaguyDan said:

In this day and age, isn't that the same thing? (ask rupert)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism

"Fascists seek to purge forces, ideas, and systems deemed to be the cause of decadence and degeneration"

Which side of the political spectrum does that fit?  (Hint: It ain't the leftie socialists!)

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Actually, it does sound a lot like progressive ideology ... Or do you dispute that progressive individuals are highly critical of the (so-called) "Rich" and want to re-distribute their wealth (decadence), or even retain some level of support for eugenics as long you're aborting babies with genetic defects rather than killing adults with genetic defects (degeneration)?

This isn't to say that Fascism is the same as Socialism but, as we were all taught in school, Fascism was envisioned as a "Third Way" and has some elements of Socialism and Capitalism in its ideology. Furthermore, many founders of modern progressive thought were actually inspired (to a certain extent) by Fascist ideology as implemented in Italy and Germany prior to seeing the inevitable outcome.

Who?