Capra is No Fascist

Webster's Dictionary defines fascism as a one-party system of government marked by a centralized dictatorship, stringent socioeconomic controls, and often belligerent nationalism. In other words, an extreme form of ideology that celebrates a certain nation or nationality being greater than all others. It calls for a revolution against moral decay and wants to rid itself of any groups that threaten its uniform community. Fascism applaudes masculinity, youth, unity, the power of violence, racial superiority, ethnic …showed first 75 words of 898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 898 total…though some aspects of this film were strangly like some of the fascist beliefs, there was not enough of the kind of proof need to say that he was a fascist. His films did not represent anything negative or bad. I think that they were very inspirational and the only thing that I could think of that would make people believe that he was fascist, is that times were different and people were more suspicious.