The American Roots of Fascism

Our previous post references this piece by the inestimable Mr. John Ray: The American Roots of Fascism.

Ii's an eye opener.

Here's an excerpt:

So however you look at it, the connection of Fascism to Leftism is quite seamless. Its origins were in the intellectuals of the 19th century German Left, it was developed and made politically influential by the American Left around the beginning of the 20th century and it reached its full implementation in the hands of one section of the European Left in the 1920s and 1930's -- i.e. Hitler & Mussolini. And both Hitler and Mussolini campaigned as socialists and never ceased advocating socialism.