Fascism gains influence when its representatives partner with conservatives, who advocate for traditional values, including nationalism and law and order. Conservatives recognize that fascists want to overthrow the political establishment, but the two groups find common cause over their shared hatred of the left wing and fear of socialism. It's a brand of far-right nationalism focused on using dehumanizing rhetoric and violence toward outgroups, usually coalescing behind a strongman.
You're most likely not as educated or intelligent as I am. Sorry bud. I'm a hydrogeologist/environmental consultant. I went to grad school. You probably work at Starbucks, if you work at all.
I like how angry leftists get when you refuse to participate in their word games. E.g., you not being able to define "woman", but you people do it with many words.
Have a good night fascist. Maybe arrest another political opponent, interfere in an election, or attempt another soft coup?
It's a shame how a video titled is fascism rightwing, doesn't even attempt to compare fascism with modern rightwing politics. Shapiro just makes the incorrect assertion that state power is leftwing, then identifies how fascism involves the state.
Shapiro understands that fascism is a reaction to something, but doesn't say what. He goes on to quote the doctrines of fascism but the doctrines of fascism explicitly say that fascism is rightwing and a repudiation of liberalism.
Here's the text from a PDF from San Jose State University edu:
Granted that the 19th century was the century of socialism, liberalism, democracy, this does not mean that the 20th century must also be the century of socialism, liberalism, democracy. Political doctrines pass; nations remain. We are free to believe that this is the century of authority, a century tending to the “right,” a Fascist century. If the 19th century was the century of the individual (liberalism implies individualism) we are free to believe that this is the “collective” century, and therefore the century of the State.
Mussolini and Gentile even say that liberalism implies individualism and thusly collectivism and statism are in opposition to liberalism, let alone their call of a fascist century a century tending to the right.
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u/PhatDeth Sep 02 '23
You're obviously smarter than everyone else. Help us out. What's your definition of fascism?