Fascism in the Contemporary World

has shipped Bosnian Muslims out of Serbia in railroad boxcars (Lief, 1992, pp. 41﷓44).Western critics label Slobodan Milosevic, the charismatic Serbian president, as a fascist (Webb, 1993, p. 18). While Milosevic is authoritarian, nationalistic, and exclusionary, he is not a fascist. Milosevic remains a socialist, and as such is abhorred by fascists (Rosenberger, 1994, pp. 28﷓30).A valid issue is how the Milosevic government in contemporary Serbia rates as either ultranationalist or fascist in character. Within these contexts, the assessment of the Serbian government is as follows:1. Ultranationalism: a. The Milosevic government is strongly patriotic.b. The Milosevic government is strongly chauvinistic.c. The Milosevic government is highly insular.d. The Milosevic government is highly exclusionary.e. The Milosevic government does not avoid international interventionist activities, as Serbia attempts to gain control of territory in surrounding nations in which large concentrations of ethnic Serbians reside.2. Fascism:a. The Milosevic government exercises authoritarian control.b. Milosevic is a charismatic leader.c. The Milosevic government does not attempt to stifle political opposition.d. The Milosevic government is strongly nationalistic.e. The Milosevic government is not strongly anti﷓communist.f. The Milosevic government is anti﷓liberal.g. Opposition parties are represented in the Serbian parliament.h. The Milosevic government does not exhibit antipathy toward parliamentary parties.i. The government has given no indications of what actions it would take to remain in power.j.The Milosevic government has been linked directly with the use of violence and terror. Bosnian Serbians have been so linked. The Milosevic government has used propaganda to attain political objectives.k. The Milosevic government has not displayed a willingness to disregard constitutional provisions and laws genera...