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The result of the debate was DELETE.
Postdlf 06:53, 9 May 2005 (UTC)
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User:LeeHunter made a very wise suggestion on Talk:Islamofascism. His recommendation was to create a page titled Fascism as epithet, which would describe the use of the term Fascism as applied to individuals and groups who do not consider themselves Fascist. This would avoid all of the interminable arguments about which ''X''ofascism should have an article of its own. It would also help alleviate the concerns over the Islamofascism article becoming a POV platform. Firebug 07:32, 3 May 2005 (UTC) reply
The problem with giving each its own article is that you totally lose the historical context and perhaps the general commentary of people like Orwell re the use of fascism as an epithet. When you see how various groups have used the word to slander their enemies, it is more interesting and enlightening. By the way, the article has been created under the name Fascist (epithet). -- Lee Hunter 15:34, 4 May 2005 (UTC) reply
I, as the original creator of this article, totally support this compromise. Somebody already created this article, it's called Fascist (epithet). Stancel 23:00, 6 May 2005 (UTC) reply
Self-admitted neologism. Probably also "disrupting wikipedia to make a point" Rmhermen 20:04, May 1, 2005 (UTC)