balanbalis
"Ignore" button warrior
I’m too lazy to double check sources but off the top of my head I’m using information found in Umberto Eco’s Ur-Fascism and Payne’s History of Fascism.
Fascist parallels in the West to 1900s Europe
1) Rejection of modernity
Historically: Rejection of the rationalist movement spawned by the enlightenment, a want to return to the past (traditional live style)
Modern day: Rejection of feminism, ‘DEI’, ‘LGBT’, climate change etc, a want to return to the past (cottagecore, trad wife, old money, clean girl etc)
2) The hypocritical move to also want to develop quickly
Historically: The Nazi clumsy industrialisation, Italy similar
Modern day: Trumps tariffs? Ignoring climate restrictions
3) Oppression of opponent ideologies
Historically: Anti-communism, anti-liberalism, anti-capitalism etc
Modern day: Anti-communism, anti-socialism, anti-democracy (lol)
4) Expansionsm
Historically: Nazis taking Poland, general western imperialism
Modern day: Trump & Greenland, Israel & Palestine, Russia & Ukraine
5) Extreme nationalism and racism (punishment for disloyalty included)
Historically: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
Modern day: ICE/Trump deportations, tightening borders and immigration in general
Fascist traits I DON’T see yet
1) Militarisation and Revolution — Trump is trying to make America his kingdom and failed to take the capitol just as fascist Japanese movement attempted to also take over government
2) Charismatic leaders - I’m not sure other than Trump (but I wouldn’t even count him) if anyone would qualify as a potential dictator
I know this is surface level but what do people think
Fascist parallels in the West to 1900s Europe
1) Rejection of modernity
Historically: Rejection of the rationalist movement spawned by the enlightenment, a want to return to the past (traditional live style)
Modern day: Rejection of feminism, ‘DEI’, ‘LGBT’, climate change etc, a want to return to the past (cottagecore, trad wife, old money, clean girl etc)
2) The hypocritical move to also want to develop quickly
Historically: The Nazi clumsy industrialisation, Italy similar
Modern day: Trumps tariffs? Ignoring climate restrictions
3) Oppression of opponent ideologies
Historically: Anti-communism, anti-liberalism, anti-capitalism etc
Modern day: Anti-communism, anti-socialism, anti-democracy (lol)
4) Expansionsm
Historically: Nazis taking Poland, general western imperialism
Modern day: Trump & Greenland, Israel & Palestine, Russia & Ukraine
5) Extreme nationalism and racism (punishment for disloyalty included)
Historically: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
Modern day: ICE/Trump deportations, tightening borders and immigration in general
Fascist traits I DON’T see yet
1) Militarisation and Revolution — Trump is trying to make America his kingdom and failed to take the capitol just as fascist Japanese movement attempted to also take over government
2) Charismatic leaders - I’m not sure other than Trump (but I wouldn’t even count him) if anyone would qualify as a potential dictator
I know this is surface level but what do people think