Pretty much. When put into the context of western politics, Fascism is neither right nor left wing, as it splits the two in a most unfavorable way for its population. There is nothing in American politics that really compares to it.

In short, arguing that he was either a left or right winger because of his reading choices is pretty asinine. The guy was obviously just insane and a political radical. The Tea Party, Democrats, whatever... they're not to blame here.

Laughably stupid.

Galileo used scientific methods that were way ahead of his time (not to mention ahead of the Catholic Church).  Galileo was able to prove that the Earth rotated around the sun with many different experiements, most notably the phases of Venus.  Galileo's ideas conflicted with the primitive ideology of the Church at the time, and thus he was punished and not forgiven by the church until a short time ago.

Of course Galielo made mistakes, so did Einstein and Newton.  But Galileo's contributions and discoveries greatly advanced science, so much so that scientists such as Stephen Hawking credit him with starting modern science with his accurate natural laws and mathematical methods.  And any non-pro Medieval Catholic Church historian would say the same, even Pope John Paul II admitted errors in the Catholic Church scientific positions in the trial against Galileo.

Of course Kasz thinks that he is smarter than scientists like Hawking and knows more about Church history than Pope John Paul II, just as any ultimate fool would think.  But i don't get paid to educate stupid people, so I'll stop for now.  I wouldn't know how to act if you were any other way.

I posted that because I've been reading a lot of revisionist history here.  Those are the words of someone who lived through it.

Fascism = CORPORATISM    Benito Mussolini created and defined that word.   It is the exact opposite of left-wing socialism.

Communists - Check!

Socialists - Check!

Unions - WIP

Assuming that Wikipedia is at least on the same street as the ballpark, here is what it says about Fascism:

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

It is an entirely different system that would put a nation above all else, as opposed to Communism that lifts the working man (proletariet) globally.  In both systems, you end up having a system where the state makes all the decisions. 

There isn't quite anything like Fascism OPENLY in the American political systemt that is relevant.  You have skinheads and other white ultranationalists that push things in that area, but the are marginal.  However, corporations are a key element of fascism, so when you have too much corporate influence on political systems, you will get Fascism creeping in.  You have elite on top managing to want to shape the world in their own ideals, and shape laws to benefit their ownership in corporations.  You have individuals like Murdock, who run Newscorp and use it as a mouthpiece to persuade public opinion to his own view of things.  So, you get Fascism creeping in through the back door, without people knowing it.

Sure, on the fringes, there are fascist leanings from various groups as well as corporations. My point is that, overall, there isn't anything comparable in the majority.

Only economically with regards to communism, if you read the communist manifesto this the intent:

1. Abolition of property in land and application of all rents of land to public purposes.
2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.
3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance.
4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels.
5. Centralisation of credit in the hands of the state, by means of a national bank with State capital and an exclusive monopoly.
6. Centralisation of the means of communication and transport in the hands of the State.
7. Extension of factories and instruments of production owned by the State; the bringing into cultivation of waste-lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.
8. Equal liability of all to work. Establishment of industrial armies, especially for agriculture.
9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of all the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the populace over the country.
10. Free education for all children in public schools. Abolition of children’s factory labour in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, &c, &c.

In fact Marx was concerned that Democracy in a capitalism is only democracy for the rich, and that it is controlled by coporate interests, so the idea that fascism and Marxism lead to the same result is false, as Fascismdid not do away with the wealthy and ifact rejects class warfare, whereas communism does not

Musolini cut his teeth on Marxism, being a prominent Italian Socialist before he switched gears completely for some reason and launched the Black Shirts and coined the term Fascism, presenting it as his alternative between liberal democracy and left socialism

Looks like an average backporch with a halloween decoration that was never packed away too me.
The only difference between that back area and my Grandma's old place is that skull.

^Much like the neocons and their switch to conservatism