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==Introduction==
The presence or absence of ] in the ] has been a matter of long-dispute since at least the nineteen-forties.

In the classic sense, fascism is generally understood as a system belief unifying the state with xenophobic nationalism or racial superiority. In the years following the rise of fascist governments in such countries as ] and ], two fateful events informed the ongoing debate concerning fascism in America.

] once remarked that "fascism" no longer seemed to mean much of anything, other than "objectionable," but academics continue to insist on a political science application of the term.

==Origins of Fascism in the United States==

] in America first came to prominent attention with the publication of the cautionary novel ] by ] in 1935.

In ], retired General ] testified to the ] that he had been approached by a group of wealthy business interests, led by the ] and ] industrial empires, to orchestrate a fascist coup against Roosevelt. The alleged coup attempt has come to be known as the ].

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==References==

#{{Book reference | Author=AHD Editorial Board | Title=American Heritage Dictionary | Publisher=Houghton Mifflin | Year=1983}}
#{{Book reference | First=Hannah | Last=Arendt | Year=1973 | Title=The Origins of Totalitarianism | Publisher=Harvest Books | ID=ISBN 0156701537 | Authorlink=Hannah Arendt }}

==Additional Links of Interest==

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