(08-11-2021, 01:36 PM)Lucky2Last Wrote: Sure, but that's not what lead to Nazism and Fascism. Have you ever read any of Mussolini's writings? Obviously there are multiple factors, but it was specifically the communist revolutionaries that "banded" the disparate groups together in Italy, which is what Fascism means. Hitler took a lot of Mussolini's ideas and used them to help shape his influence in Germany. Everyone focuses on Nazism, but Fascism was the precursor. And yes, despite the claims from the left, Fascism is a leftist doctrine. It was the only way Mussolini determined he could root out communism from his country. Hitler liked his ideas, but also connected communism to the Jews (and that is not entirely without merit when you look at the big influencers).