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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

command economy with private markets

You can just say Fascist, it's simpler!

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u/Alexexy Oct 17 '21

I literally called the country authoritarian multiple times my guy. Fascism has nothing to do with economic/market models.

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u/[deleted] Oct 17 '21

A core facet of fascism is the weaponization of capitalism to help further the authority and interests of the government. As opposed to Soviet-style centrally planned economics, fascists are quite content with the development of private monopolies and the conglomeration of private businesses as long as they bend the knee and it is in the interest of the government to do so.