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You're literally contradicting yourself. Something cannot be both liberal and fascist (a philosophy characterized by authoritarianism and limited individual freedom)

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There are four points on the political compass. I'm not sure that I'd agree with their use of the word 'fascist,' however.

Left - liberal. Right - conservative. Up - authoritarian. Down - libertarian.

One can be in the upper left quadrant.

I make no claims that they are and offer no opinion concerning NPR/PBS.

Meh, it is eating my formatting.

"Left" and "Liberal" are not at all the same thing.

Wait, what's the contradiction? You can definitely have liberal fascism. Italy under Mussolini is considered by many scholars as a liberal, fascist regime. There's lots of scholarly work on the subject.

What scholarly works are you referring to? I can only find one book and it is misusing "liberal" as a synonym for "left-wing". Left-wing authoritarianism is not inherently contradictory, but liberal authoritarianism is.

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