Friday, December 2, 2016

Handy Definitions



Definition of the new "alt-right" -- as formulated by New York Times reporters and editors, as tweeted by Raju Narisetti.

https://twitter.com/raju/status/804778462284222464/photo/1


And here's the word we will use increasingly as these four years wear on: fascism.

fascism

 
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Related to fascism: Neo fascism

fas·cism

  (făsh′ĭz′əm)
n.
1. often Fascism
a. system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, a capitalist economy subjectto stringent governmental controls, violent suppression of the opposition, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
b. political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.
2. Oppressive, dictatorial control.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism



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