Socialism and Faccism
...n many European countries after WWI and the Great Depression. Quoting Benito Mussolini, “Fascism combats the whole complex system of democratic ideology, and repudiates it, whether in its theoretical majority premises or in its practical application.” It denies the majority, meaning Fascists believed the people couldn’t direct human society. The Fascist State organizes the nation, which most felt the Democratic State did not achieve. It gives a sufficient amount of liberty to the individual but takes many freedoms away that may be “harmful” and leaving what is essential. The deciding power is not left to the individual but the State alone. Fascism is adapted to represent, “the tendencies and aspirations of a people, like the people of Italy, who are rising again after many centuries of abasement and foreign servitude” (Benito Mussolini). Not all European countries fell for the fascist movement, some remained democratic. Fascism also had a lot of cons as well as pros. A rise in unemployment was a big issue in many countries, such as Germany. Most unemployment in countries reached up to twenty percent and was more of a trouble on public funds. Other things such as the burden of taxation, a high level of interest that crushed agriculture and industry, and the rise in external debt were very much prone in these countries. Staying democratic, allowed the people to have a voice in those problems. A say in their government was what many did and did not want. A democratic state allowed the people to have some part of take in how their government is ran. While, fascism derived people to take an oath to their leader, they would have to bow down to any of the person’s commands. Fascist leader would promise their people anything to make the...