![]() ![]() ![]() The British moralist George Orwell noted in the 1930s that an authentic British fascism would come reassuringly clad in sober English dress. “New fascisms would probably prefer the mainstream patriotic dress of their own place and time to alien swastikas or fasces. This practice offers an alibi for the existing institutions which allowed for it to take place. The idea of the fascist dictator creates a false impression that it can be understood by examining the leader alone. “We did it therefore it’s a just cause: You can read that in the Nazi archives too.” It brings to mind something Chomsky said when discussing the ideology of certain members of the Western foreign policy elite. Any actions taken are justified by virtue of the fact that they were the actions taken. Stalin wrote endlessly to justify his actions within an ML framework. Does not depend on the truth of its proposition. Has no intellectual underpinnings like Marx. It’s about a feeling of dominance over inferiors. Hitler emphasized the importance of a “worldview” shared by all, especially the young. Mussolini was a socialist activist until he was adopted by Italy’s capitalist class.įocus on actions not the words: Fascists attacked international finance almost as loudly as they attacked socialists. It was a revolution of a kind never seen before, without underlying ideas, against ideas. Mussolini originally coined the term “ fascismo.” ![]()
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