Clasificación:
320.5 R684f
Autor:
Título:
Fascism vs. capitalism. --
Imp / Ed.:
Arburn, AL, Estados Unidos : The Mises Institute, c2013.
Descripción:
171 p. : il. ; 26 cm.
Contenido:
Introduction. -- Section One: The reality of American Fascism. -- Section two: Capitalism and Its Heroes. -- Index.
Resumen:
Fascism has become a term of general derision and rebuke. It is tossed casually in the direction of anything a critic happens to dislike. But fascism is a real political and economic concept, not a stick with
which to beat opponents arbitrarily. The abuse of this important word
undermines its true value as a term referring to a very real phenomenon,
and one whose spirit lives on even now. Fascism is a specific
ideology based on the idea that the state is the ideal organization for
realizing a society’s and an individual’s potential economically,
socially, and even spiritually. The state, for the fascist, is
the instrument by which the people’s common destiny is realized, and in
which the potential for greatness is to be found. Individual rights, and
the individual himself, are strictly subordinate to the state’s great
and glorious goals for the nation. In foreign affairs, the fascist
attitude is reflected in a belligerent chauvinism, a contempt for other
peoples, and a society-wide reverence for soldiers and the martial
virtues. Lew Rockwell, in this new volume, examines the starkly
contrasting systems of capitalism and fascism, noting pro-fascist
trends in recent decades as well as the larger historical trends in the
United States and internationally. In Section One, Rockwell
focuses on the nature of fascism and its influence in Western society,
with a focus on American political and economic institutions. In Section Two, Rockwell examines capitalism as the enemy of, and antidote to fascism. Combining economics, history, and political philosophy, this book
doesn’t just provide a diagnosis of what ails American and Western
society, but also sheds light on how we might repair the damage that has
been done, and with the help of the intellectual work of great minds
like Murray Rothbard and Ron Paul, we might as a society shed the
fascism of our times and look to freedom instead.
ISBN:
9781494399801