Clarifying Fascism: Modern Echoes and Themes
Clarifying the concept of fascism in modern politics and culture. Exploring echoes of 20th-century fascism and major themes in fascist ideologies. Discussing the imprecision of labeling and the importance of precise critiques in defense of democratic values. Highlighting the suppression of freedom, centralization of power, and militant nationalism in the modern-day context.
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FASCISM REDUX Clarifying and Contextualizing the Radical Right
Echoes of 20thCentury Fascism in Modern Politics and Culture Is fascism the word we re looking for?
Why are we clarifying? Precise critiques in defense of democratic values
Major Themes in Fascism Hyper-Nationalism Militarism and Expansion Absolute State Power Rejection of Diversity
Echoes in the Modern Day Neo-Nazi/ Hate Groups Political Parties State Authority
Echoes in the Modern Day Suppression of Freedom and Diversity Centralization of Power in the Executive Militant Nationalism Grassroots Radicalization
Reducing the term to a pejorative makes it imprecise and rhetorically ineffective
almost any English person would accept bully as a synonym for Fascist
Call it as it really is Racist Militant Xenophobic Authoritarian Anti-Democratic
