Adolf Hitler: man who lead one of the largest fascist movements in history.
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FascismFascism in government can be typically described as a ‘dictatorship with stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and usually a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism’ (Oxford, 2007). An example of fascism in history is the Russian Fascist party: a party formed during the peak of the Russian revolution and a party dedicated to ultimate nationalism as well as praising the working class (Britannica, 2013). Similarly on the original Animal Farm, it was declared that species with only two legs deserved some sort of retribution and were inherently ‘bad’ [p.13], and that species with four legs were inherently ‘good’ [p.13]. Yet readers should notice that these examples of over-simplification also acted as persuasion. As Orwell writes with a lack of specificity, the animals together with the audience can believe that this ‘bad[ness]’ is because of, to the extent of, and finally is, anything they want to believe. It then persuades more and more readers and animals that an act of fascism is justified to the extent of their own definition. As a result Orwell makes fascism contextually acceptable in the eyes of both readers and the animals as to pursue his ulterior motive of exposing the Soviet Union as a community of blind followers.
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Another known fascist leader: Benito Mussolini.
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