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fascism and racism are entirely different things. One is a political ideology while racism is discrimination.
Fascism isn't a right ideology by the way. Mussolini's parents were communists and he was a member of the socialist party for a long time. Fascism is authoritarianism. Graphs like This one[1] oversimplify a lot. This one is a lot better[2]. You should always use 2D political compasses because the whole left vs. right notion is an extreme oversimplification.
1: https://sepetjian.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/left_right_political_spectrum_011.jpg
2: http://www.thelibertypapers.org/wp-images/spectrum/pol_matrix_pop.png
Fascism is commonly described as far right on the political spectrum,[32][33] although some writers have found placing fascism on a conventional left-right political spectrum difficult.[34][35][36][37][38]
Fascism was influenced by both left and right, conservative and anti-conservative, national and supranational, rational and anti-rational.[36] A number of historians have regarded fascism either as a revolutionary centrist doctrine, as a doctrine which mixes philosophies of the left and the right, or as both of those things.[37][38] Fascism was founded during World War I by Italian national syndicalists who combined left-wing and right-wing political views.
Source: Wikipedia/Fascism
Founded by syndicalists (syndicalism is an economic system against capitalism) which is a clear indication that fascism can't be solely right-wing. The right supports capitalism/a free market.
Comment by [deleted] at 23/07/2014 at 06:52 UTC
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Thanks for the questionable response to a mistake I already corrected.
