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'''Islamofascism''' is a term used by some [[Western]] commentators for a group of political ideas within [[Islam]]ic culture. The term is commonly applied to groups that promote [[theocracy]] and oppose [[Westernization]] and [[capitalism]], as opposed to moderate groups that see no contradiction between Islam and Western-style modernism.  Some writers use Islamofascism specifically to refer to [[Wahhabism]] and similar movements in [[Sunni]] Islam, while others use it to refer to all highly politicized strains of Islam, including [[Shiite]] fundamentalism as practiced in [[Iran]].  The term is strongly associated with the [[War on Terrorism]], which many [[conservative]] writers in the [[United States]] describe as a war between [[Western]] ideals and Islamofascism.

In polemical use, ''Islamofascism'' is often applied to semantically connect radical Islamic groups to the [[fascist]] ideology of the [[Nazi]]s, by emphasizing common features such as [[antisemitism]] and [[totalitarianism]], while ignoring or downplaying the differences between radical Islamic and Nazi ideology.  Associating one's current enemies rhetorically with hated enemies of the past is a common techique in [[propaganda]]. A similar recent example is the term [[feminazi]].

(contracted; show full) defend the Communists in Vietnam. Now the amoral liberal left is opposing America's commander in chief George W Bush in his struggle in Iraq. Hundreds of millions were slaughtered (Communism murdered 100 million people while the liberals opposed the Cold War at every step) and Communism threatened the freedom of America and her allies. Conservatives say that America must stop this new totalitarian enemy before its murderous hate claims as many victims as Communism. 


See also:
* [[World War IV]]