Capra is No Fascist

Webster's Dictionary defines fascism as a one-party system of government marked by a centralized dictatorship, stringent socioeconomic controls, and often belligerent nationalism. In other words, an extreme form of ideology that celebrates a certain nation or nationality being greater than all others. It calls for a revolution against moral decay and wants to rid itself of any groups that threaten its uniform community. Fascism applaudes masculinity, youth, unity, the power of violence, racial superiority, ethnic …

…though some aspects of this film were strangly like some of the fascist beliefs, there was not enough of the kind of proof need to say that he was a fascist. His films did not represent anything negative or bad. I think that they were very inspirational and the only thing that I could think of that would make people believe that he was fascist, is that times were different and people were more suspicious.