Fascism is a nationalistic political philosophy in which the state's power is combined with that of the corporate sector.
Islamism rejects nationalism.
Islamism rejects corporatism.
Islamists are bitter enemies of actual neofascists (e.g., the Baath party) in the contemporary Middle East.
No Islamist movement has ever installed a fascist government.
Fascism is manifestly a secular movement; most Islamists vigorously reject secular authority.
To the degree that any Islamist movement "parallels" any fascist movement in any meaningful way, this can only take place in a universe where the terms "Islam" and "Islamism" mean only "that with which non-Muslims are unfamiliar and are likely to fear" -- and "fascist" and "fascism" mean "that which an individual personally finds objectionable." BrandonYusufToropov 12:08, 17 Jan 2006 (UTC)
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