Sowell, Socialism and Fascism

http://m.townhall.com/columnists/thomassowell/2012/06/12/socialist_or_fascist?utm_content=buffera663c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

I've covered this a number of times, but it is always worth reading the wisdom of Sowell.

One of the reasons why both pro-Obama and anti-Obama observers may be reluctant to see him as fascist is that both tend to accept the prevailing notion that fascism is on the political right, while it is obvious that Obama is on the political left.

Back in the 1920s, however, when fascism was a new political development, it was widely -- and correctly -- regarded as being on the political left. Jonah Goldberg's great book "Liberal Fascism" cites overwhelming evidence of the fascists' consistent pursuit of the goals of the left, and of the left's embrace of the fascists as one of their own during the 1920s.

The "left vs right" problem is covered in detail here. Since the media lies to us nearly every day on this, it is important to keep the truth firmly locked in our minds!