I am not sure you’ll find a more perfect (and hilarious) definition of fascism than the one provided by the Online Etymology Dictionary: It begs the question: if everyone is being called a fascist, then who are the real fascists? I am no political scientist, so I knew that answering this question would require a bit of research into the history and philosophy of fascism to determine which contemporary ideology is the closest match. The obvious place to start was with the origin of fascism in 1920s Italy, but first let’s trace the philosophy back to its roots.
Robert O. Paxton's definition of fascism at the beginning of this article could just as well define the current modus operandi of the government-media-billionaire regime.
As Hitler is reported to have said in his last days by his secretary (I paraphrase), 'Nazism will die with me, but shall return in a hundred years or so...'
Contrary to the prevailing view today, both Mussolini and Hitler were leftists who greatly admired Karl Marx. National Socialism was a xenophobic strain of Marxism which replaced the struggle of proletariat with the struggle of the Volk for the Fatherland. When the atrocities they committed against the Jews were revealed after WW II, the Left was quick to disown them and associate them with the Right. For more details, see
Robert O. Paxton's definition of fascism at the beginning of this article could just as well define the current modus operandi of the government-media-billionaire regime.
As Hitler is reported to have said in his last days by his secretary (I paraphrase), 'Nazism will die with me, but shall return in a hundred years or so...'
Contrary to the prevailing view today, both Mussolini and Hitler were leftists who greatly admired Karl Marx. National Socialism was a xenophobic strain of Marxism which replaced the struggle of proletariat with the struggle of the Volk for the Fatherland. When the atrocities they committed against the Jews were revealed after WW II, the Left was quick to disown them and associate them with the Right. For more details, see
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/history-of-left-wing-fascism