Benito Mussolini Argument Against Fascism

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While majority religions may be granted freedom of worship under Fascism, minority religions are often subject to discrimination and persecution. As a result, this essay asserts that whilst Fascism as an ideology can provide freedom to some religious groups, it ultimately ends up enslaving far more people than it frees. For example, Benito Mussolini argued that “the Fascist State sees in religion one of the deepest of spiritual manifestations and for this reason it not only respects religion but defends and protects it,” (Mussolini, 1932, 20). Mussolini then continues to argue that “Roman Catholicism is the special, positive religion of the Italian people,” (Mussolini, 1932, 20). At its core, Mussolini’s argument effectively suggests that fascist

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