In addition to what everybody said here, I find the conclusion ‘Fascism doesn’t work’ to be exceedingly vague at best and a trivialization at worst. At least until the mid 1940s, Fascism accomplished almost exactly what the ruling class wanted it to do: it secured capital, expanded it, and built an empire that could challenge the Soviet Union. It failed to completely destroy the Soviet Union, of course, but it looked like a very real possibility indeed in 1941. Acknowledging that Fascism did not achieve all of its goals is not going to prevent the upper classes from (fully) adopting and institutionalizing neofascism should the status quo prove insufficient; capital must expand by any means necessary.
As for the ‘socialism/communism doesn’t work’ dead horse, I’ve addressed that at length here.
Do not think that by acknowledging your enemies’ strengths that you are praising them.
In addition to what everybody said here, I find the conclusion ‘Fascism doesn’t work’ to be exceedingly vague at best and a trivialization at worst. At least until the mid 1940s, Fascism accomplished almost exactly what the ruling class wanted it to do: it secured capital, expanded it, and built an empire that could challenge the Soviet Union. It failed to completely destroy the Soviet Union, of course, but it looked like a very real possibility indeed in 1941. Acknowledging that Fascism did not achieve all of its goals is not going to prevent the upper classes from (fully) adopting and institutionalizing neofascism should the status quo prove insufficient; capital must expand by any means necessary.
As for the ‘socialism/communism doesn’t work’ dead horse, I’ve addressed that at length here.
Do not think that by acknowledging your enemies’ strengths that you are praising them.