S/P/96. How convincing are the Fascists’ arguments against democracy?

This paper considers the validity of fascist political philosophy against liberal democracy. It considers the ideological roots of fascist thought from the Enlightenment and explores the works and speeches of Hitler, Mussolini and Gentile. The paper exposes the contradictions of fascist philosophy and concludes that though far from perfect (particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries) the safeguards inherent within liberal democracy make it preferable to the authoritarianism of fascism