FASCIST ECONOMICS: The “THIRD WAY”
(between CAPITALISM & COMMUNISM
Utopian “Progress” through “Profits”
from “Liberal Fascism” by Jonah Goldberg
Fascists seek non-Marxist socialism – state dominated economy.
Fascists promise a ‘THIRD WAY” BETWEEN “FREE MARKET” CAPITALISM and COMMUNIST “COMMAND” ECONOMY
Jonah Goldberg: “CORPORATISMwas in large measure a SPIRITUAL project.
BOTH the COLD interpersonal forces of MARX’S HISTORY and the UNLOVING DOGMA of ADAM SMITH’S INVISIBLE HAND could be rejected in favor of a THIRD WAY that let the ‘FORGOTTEN MAN’ FEEL ike he had a place in the grand scheme of things.
The Nazis had a word for this process: GLEICHSCHULTUNG”“a political word borrowed – like so many others – from the realm of ENGINEERING, MEANING ‘COORDINATION’”
“The idea was simple: all institutions needed to WORK TOGETHER as if they were part of the same Machine. ’Islands of separateness’ – be they businesses, churches or people – were worn down over time. there could be NO ROCKS IN the RIVER of PROGRESS.
The entire society agreed to the FASCIST BARGAIN, in which they BOUGHT economic, moral and political SECURITY in exchange for absolute LOYALTY to the ideals of the Reich.
This was a FALSE SECURITY; the fascist bargain is a FAUSTIAN BARGAIN. (selling your soul to the devil)
The fascist STATE has the POWER TO PICK“WINNERS” and the “LOSERS” – CONTROL of private, “free enterprise”, with centralized government dictating“public interest.
But that is what people thought they were getting unlike communism, private enterprise is permitted, but under heavy state regulation.
Fascist regimes subordinate private free enterprise to perceived public interests
SECURITYPROVIDED by the STATE COLLECTIVE (cradle to the grave”)
VS.
“FREEDOM” EARNED (“profits”) INDIVIDUAL “PURSUIT of HAPPINESS”
BIG government demands big business follow their “progressive” political agenda.
Private profits are harnessed towards “progress” in the public interest (as defined by fascist leaders)
A desire to transcendclassdifferenceswithin the national community and create a NEW ORDER. Government was to regulate selfish “corrupt” corporate big business from exploiting “the people”.
The fascist state has the POWER TO PICK“WINNERS” and the “LOSERS” – CONTROL of private, “free enterprise”, with centralized government dictating“public interest.
Unlike communism, fascist government PERMITS private enterprise, but under heavy state regulation
Fascists seek a FUSION of big business and big government– private property under public control. a “corporatist” national economy.
Fascist government is the “LEVIATHAN” or “MONSTER” that “COMBINES”POLITICS and ECONOMICS that DOMINATES politics (“the people”) and economics (big business).
Politicians are not going to expropriate private business, but instead USE BUSINESS to IMPLEMENT THEIR SOCIAL AGENDA.
Big corporate“fat cats” work in collusion with big government“fat cats”. (“CRONY”,NOT “FREE-MARKET”) CAPITALISM. by “regulating” the “free” market and limiting“competition” and “risk”from small business
In return, BIG BUSINESS IS EXPECTED TO IMPLEMENT the GOVERNMENT’ POLITICAL AGENDA
“General Motors is a health care provider that produces cars as a by-product.” robert reich, clinton labor secretary
On the campaign trail, obama was highly critical of corporate executives and promised them nothing but tougher regulation and higher taxes.
Big tax increases masquerade as “restoring fairness to the economy.