Fascism cannot tolerate such religious and ethical concepts as the "brotherhood of man." Fascists deny the need for international cooperation. These ideas contradict the fascist theory of the "master race." The brotherhood of man implies that all people — regardless of color, race, creed, or nationality have rights.
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They knew that the fundamental principle of democracy — faith in the common sense of the common people — was the direct opposite of the fascist principle of rule by the elite few. So they fought democracy in all its phases.
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The fascists promised everything to everyone: They would make the poor rich and the rich richer.
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The fascist doctrine of hate fulfills a triple mission. By creating disunity — it weakens democracy. By getting men to hate rather than to think — it prevents men from seeking the real cause and a democratic solution to the problem. By fake promises of jobs and security, fascism then tries to lure men to its program as the way out of insecurity.
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It was easy enough for the fascists to promise all things to all people before they were in power. Once they were actually in power, they could not, of course, keep their contradictory promises. They had intended in advance to break some, and they did break those they had made to the middle classes, the workers, and the farmers.
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The living standards of the masses of the people declined, of course.
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They played political, religious, social, and eco- nomic groups against each other and seized power while these groups struggled against each other.
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The only way to prevent fascism from getting a hold in America is by making our democracy work and by actively cooperating to preserve world peace security.
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Some of the things that have been done to people by fascists seem too horrible to believe, especially to Americans who believe in "live and let live."
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Those who saw through the false front of fascism and opposed them were beaten, tortured, and killed.
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