nino_savatte
No pasaran!
Nino: "Those that do not conform to the main demographic of a Facist entity are incarcerated or worse.": Riiiiight. Know of the "Red Shirts" in Mexico? Jews in Italy before the cementing of the Axis? I do not recall the Japanese engaging in a campaig of extermination agaist either Ainu OR Okinawans. The issue cannot be considered in mono. There is a myriad of Facist strains, as with any ideology over time, and making such a generalised assesment does not make sense.
"Rachamim';s definition of Facism is simplistic and over generalised.": Not at all. Ideologies ALL have a base, a foundation and strains are built ATOP these foundations. The "foundation" of Facism IS "ultra-patriotism."
"Italian national identity was largely constructed out of a (Classical) Roman model.": Noooo. Garibaldi did not aim for that. Mussolini DID.
Elbvows: "Spain and Italy get off lighter than Germany when talking about Facism.": Well, that IS true...
Garibaldi wasn't a fascist, dimwit.
You clearly missed my point about national identity and culture. I guess you're not as smart as you think you are.



