Contrary to the common mainstream academic and popular use of the term, Communist states have sometimes been referred to as " fascist ", typically as an epithet.

Contrary to false Communist propaganda that Chiang was pro capitalist, Chiang Kai-shek was the enemy and behaved in an antagonist manner to the capitalists of Shanghai, often attacking them and confisticating their capital and assets for the use of the government, even while he was fighting the communists.

Contrary to some other former Communist countries in Eastern Europe, the economic and social transformation in Slovenia pursued by Drnovšek's governments followed a gradualist approach.

Contrary to its creators ' expectations, Unity's election campaign was a huge success, and the party received 23. 3 % of the votes, considerably more than OVR's 13. 3 % and within one percentage point of the Communist Party's 24. 3 %.

Contrary to most Balkan countries in the 1920s, Albania was the only country without a Communist Party.

Contrary to some right-wing thought, the NLG was not sponsored by or related to the Communist Party, although in the 1930s a significant number of NLG founders had been members or fellow travelers of the Communist Party USA ,< ref > Harvey Klehr, The Heyday of American Communism: The Depression Decade.

Contrary to German propaganda, Polish cavalry brigades never charged tanks with their sabres or lances as they were equipped with anti-tank weapons such as 37 mm Bofors wz. 36 ( exported to UK as Ordnance Q. F.

Contrary to propaganda, very few of the originators of the coup that overthrew the Imperial government are still part of the Creators.

Contrary to the thinking of 30 to 40 years ago, when all malocclusion was blamed on some unfortunate habit, recent studies show that most tooth irregularity has at least its beginning in hereditary predisposition.

Contrary to the canonical Christian Gospels, and in accordance with the Islamic view of Jesus, this later " Gospel of Barnabas " states that Jesus was not the son of God, but a prophet and messenger.

Contrary to popular belief, the Louisiana code does not directly derive from the Napoleonic Code, as the latter was enacted in 1804, one year after the Louisiana Purchase.

Contrary to popular belief John Hugenholtz cannot be credited with the design of the Zandvoort track, although he was involved as the Nederlandse Automobiel Ren Club chairman ( the Dutch Auto Racing Club ) before becoming the first track director in 1949.

Contrary to normal practice the book was written after the TV series was produced, although the line " Basis for the acclaimed public television triumph " is written on the front cover, using the program transcripts as reference.

Contrary to popular belief, the Marshall Plan, which was extended to also include Western Germany after it was realized that the suppression of the Western German economy was holding back the recovery of the rest of Europe, was not the main force behind the Wirtschaftswunder.

Contrary to Anton's assertions, the Pennant claim in 1790 was not the first time this had been discussed or put to print, as the Martin Martin texts predate Pennant by almost 100 years.

Contrary to America's policy which restrained armament ( limited equipment was provided for infantry and police forces ) to South Korea, Stalin extensively armed Kim Il Sung's North Korean army and air forces with military equipment ( to include T-34 / 85 tanks ) and " advisors " far in excess of those required for defensive purposes ) in order to facilitate Kim's ( a former Soviet Officer ) aim of conquering the rest of the Korean peninsula.

" Yuri Modin, one of the KGB controllers of the Cambridge Five, agreed: " Contrary to received opinion, it was neither Guy Burgess nor one of our own agents who lured Philby into the toils of the Soviet espionage apparatus.

Contrary to popular belief in American and British circles, the Luftwaffe was not " the hand maiden of the German Army ".

Contrary to popular belief, the maquiladora program was in place far before NAFTA, in some sense dating all the way back to 1965.

Contrary to mainstream Islam, the Ahmadis do not believe that Jesus is alive in heaven, but that he survived the crucifixion and migrated towards the east where he died a natural death and that Ghulam Ahmad was only the promised spiritual second coming and likeness of Jesus, the promised Messiah and Mahdi.

Contrary to von Moll's report, the fossil was not missing ; it was being studied by Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, who gave a public lecture about it on 27 December 1810.

Contrary to expectation, Đukanović's response to the power change in Belgrade was not to further push the agenda outlined in his Platform, but instead to suddenly start pushing for full independence, thus completely dropping the Platform in the process.

The joke was that " SECAM " stood for " Something exceedingly Contrary to the American Method " versus NTSC " Never Twice the Same Color " whilst " Peace At Last " or " Perfection At Last " could only be obtained through the PAL system.

Contrary to later biographers ' claims, she was never entirely blind, but perhaps suffered from cataracts.

Contrary to modern usage, the term did not have the extended connotation of overweening pride, self-confidence or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution.

Contrary to what is often said, he did not institute the Inquisition, which was not created until the reign of Pope Gregory IX in 1234.

Contrary to popular belief, " oetel " in the name " Oeteldonk " is not a referral to a frog but is a facetious reference to the's-Hertogenbosch Bishop Adrianus Godschalk who came from the village of Den Dungen, and he often fulminated against the ' pagan ' Carnaval festivities.

Contrary to misconceptions, the number does not indicate how hard the item is to recycle, nor how often the plastic was recycled.

* Contrary to Den's statement in the film ( voiced by John Candy ), Den did not, in fact, have a problem " running around with dork hanging out " as he often did in the graphic novels.

Contrary to an often repeated rumor that the band name originated from a Ouija Board, the name was inspired by the band's attendance of a Slade concert, where Petersson commented that the band used " every cheap trick in the book " as part of their act.

Contrary to popular belief, Rex floats are not built over Civil War-era cotton wagons ; the truth, as often is the case, is less glamorous.

Contrary to what some histories of photography portray, pictorialism did not come about as the result of a linear evolution of artistic sensibilities ; rather, it was formed through " an intricate, divergent, often passionately conflicting barrage of strategies.

Contrary to some accounts, there was always food on the table and she was not adopted, as she often claimed.

Contrary to popular belief the Bogner Fish, which is often cited as the preamp for the album, was first released one year after the album debuted, therefore making it impossible to be the preamp of use on this album, unless he received a pre-production model.

Contrary to the idea of floral arrangement as a collection of particolored or multicolored arrangement of blooms, ikebana often emphasizes other areas of the plant, such as its stems and leaves, and draws emphasis toward shape, line, form.

Contrary to what is often claimed, photoepilation is not a permanent hair removal method but a permanent hair reduction method.

Contrary to the way theropods have often been reconstructed in art and the popular media, the range of motion of theropod forelimbs was severely limited, especially compared with the forelimb dexterity of humans and other primates.

Contrary to what is often believed, many patent medicines did, in fact, deliver the promised results, albeit with very dangerous ingredients.

Contrary to operating system user interfaces, for which look and feel is a part of the product identification, Widget toolkits often allow users to specialize their application look and feel, by deriving the default look and feel of the toolkit, or by completely defining their own.

Contrary to popular belief, including concepts often cited in advanced financial literature, Yield to maturity does NOT depend upon a reinvestment of dividends.

Contrary to a Freudian conceptualisation of shadow, therefore, the Jungian shadow often refers to all that lies outside the light of consciousness, and may be positive or negative.

Contrary to an often held view, some Mycenaean representative buildings already featured roofs made of fired tiles, as in Gla and Midea.

Contrary to what is often remembered locally, the passenger service to Crane Street had already been closed for more than a year before the publication of the notorious Beeching Report.

Contrary to what is often remembered locally, the lower line had already been closed for more than a year before the notorious Beeching Axe came into effect.

Contrary to the then-prevalent punk rock and new wave, Zabranjeno Pušenje created a distinctive garage rock sound with folk influences, often featuring innovative production and complex story-telling, sometimes even dark premonitions of war.

Contrary to popular belief, putters do have a loft ( often 5 degrees from truly perpendicular at impact ) that helps to lift the ball from any indentation it has made.

Contrary to what is often heard from colleagues in the political and social sciences, anthropologists have for nearly half a century been very careful to link their ethnographic focus to wider social, economic and political structures.