Abstract
The purpose of my article "Fascism in America" in the October 1952 issue of Monthly Review was as follows: I wished to submit that there is no such thing as a pat, ready-made definition of fascism to be indiscriminately applied as a yardstick to any political, social, and economic constellation regardless of time and space. Formulating such definitions and obstinately clinging to them is neither an indication of "clarity of thought" nor a token of political steadfastness, but merely a demonstration of misplaced dogmatism and of political immaturity.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.
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