Fascism is defined as government control of business. This differs little from communism where government owns all business.
Fascism suffers some bad press by being associated with Hitler. He was a fascist, but genocide and racism are a separate issue from fascism. You can be a fascist, and still love people of all colors and creeds. Nevertheless, fascism is evil.
The problem is that fascism is not only alive and kicking in this country. At this point, we are a fascist country. There’s probably only a handful of businesses you can start without getting all kinds of permits. When starting a business expect a swarm of inspectors and hoops to jump through. No one in their right mind can pretend this is capitalism or free-market economy anymore.
What is really sad is that people in my own community are out-and-out fascists. Here are a few examples from a local Facebook page.
Laura Dudgeon Ornelas said, “Rant: to all of you who breed and sell your dogs. Do you know where every puppy goes, really? …Do you track the health and well being of every puppy through its lifetime? …Pad your pockets while animals suffer and other people shell out their money and pieces of their soul and hearts to fix what you have done.”
First of all, how would it even be possible for a business person to track a dog for 10-15 years? What if the owner isn’t cooperative, or moves out of town? Furthermore, dogs don’t have souls. They’re not created in the image of God. They should certainly not be abused, but they are the property of their new owner. Dog breeders provide a valuable service of increasing the supply of dogs, thereby reducing the price.
Here’s another example, from the same thread. Amanda Lackore said, “I was just talking to my husband about how people who breed need to have special licenses. I have to pay $6000 a year for my business license. I also believe those without one should get fined/jailed. I have seen 4 liters of pit pups for sale the past month. That’s about 40 pups that you know most will end up in the shelter.”
On one hand, she’s the victim of fascism, having to pay an outrageous bribe to operate. On the other hand, the government is her best friend, helping raise the barriers to entry into her field, which helps eliminate competition. The American people and her customers are the true victims.
Quinn McGee said, “Every breeder in my opinion is irresponsible. An accidental litter is irresponsible. People breeding to make money is irresponsible. While it may not be simple to you it is simple to me. Every breeder should be required to volunteer at an animal shelter for 24 hours before they are permitted to breed. Although most wouldn’t learn a thing…..they would just keep on breeding. It’s all about the greed.”
People supplying a product in order to make money isn’t irresponsible or greedy. It is capitalism, and everyone, including Ms. McGee provides a product or service in exchange for money. Is she greedy? In America, we all enjoy the fruit of previous generations of people seeking a profit.
And she thinks breeders should be required to volunteer at an animal shelter before receiving their permit. So, she’s in favor of using violence to get her way. She would have government agents with guns enforce her opinion. This is outrageous. This is slavery, and these people are too stupid to see it.
This is supposed to be the land of the free. What we have is quasi free-markets sustained by bribery in the form of licenses and permits.
People wonder why jobs are going overseas. The answer is simple. It’s more expensive to do business in a fascist country.