Dear Mr.Haque: I asked of no such thing. I brought to your attention the fact that there are MANY reasons behind the rise of fascism (not one and simple as per your article) and the poverty is just ONE of them. One has to pay attention while reading, in addition to thinking. Nuances are important. Listening to your opponent is critical. And with all due respect, for the record, I am not an American liberal: this is just another generalization. I am a citizen of the world, with the views of my own and the experience of surviving socialism, oligarchy, capitalism and extreme poverty. Kind regards.