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Alan Blanes's avatar

This is indeed a fresh take on Fascist economics, which has tended to get a whitewash over the past 80 years. We tend to hear only about the brilliance of Dr Hjalmar Schacht, the Minister of Economics who had been a luminary in banking since WW1. We also have been given rosy reports about workers' representation on boards of directors, Sparkasse public banking, corporate adoption of students allowing mentorship for life.

This report tends to indicate that unregulated capital usurping the public interest did not begin at Mont Pellerin in 1947, but it appears to have origins in Fascist corporatocracy.

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SK's avatar

This is really interesting, thanks. I believe the point about how trains became less efficient in Italy under privatisation but do you happen to have a source for that so I have something to point to?

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Tropologic's avatar

Compelling.

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Insomniac's avatar

Cleaning out government corruption = Nazi. Brilliant article lmao

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Mike Rube's avatar

Excellent! Thank You! The rich despise democracy.

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Mike Rube's avatar

I passed thru the scare thing, the collapse of our weak democracy, with the Iraq War. A million died. Trump is an ugly flower on large and deeply rooted bush. This has been an extremely well thought out process of disempowering the US public. We have 750+ billionaires in the US. Plus some trillionaire families. This has made democracy impossible.

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Debbie Lawrence's avatar

Common. Wealth. = us the people

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AB's avatar

Thanks. I had no idea

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Esha's avatar

No worries! I do need to go into more detail about the history of fascism..especially the early stages... Glad you enjoyed it!

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Mr. Freeman/ colonial marine's avatar

This article even with its factual information makes the true case of slavery look semi humane and in reality it is the worst thing that happend in history the horrific death and rapes and diabolical violence and crimes against humanity all protected and enforced by the government and the constitution to protect them reparations and retribution are in order for this Holocaust yes Holocaust!! That continues today...

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Esha's avatar

"semi-humane"?

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UnskilledLabor's avatar

That commenter is a troll. Don't pay attention. It was an excellent article. Thank you very much for writing it.

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