Umberto Eco has a cogent essay about how to spot the signs of what he calls "Ur-Fascism", or the essential components of fascism.

I turned it into an infographic, because, well, you know why...

Mirror of the article here: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism

High Res PDF of the infographic here: https://markarayner.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/14-Signs-of-Ur-Fascism.pdf

#fascism #authoritarianism #elections #infographic #democracy

Ur-Fascism

Umberto Eco Ur-Fascism June 22, 1995

The Anarchist Library
@markarayner Timothy Snyder’s β€œOn Tyranny” says much the same thing (but I think he identifies 10 signs, some of which might incorporate one or more of the above)
@markarayner This ist great, thanks! Is there a higher resolution Image of your infographic?

@markarayner I've been tracking the 'activation' of these behaviours by UK and USA governments for >10 years. Over 50% have been seen in the last 5.

Although not assessed numerically, I can also see it increasing in at least 3 other leading fossil-fuel-extracting states, and in one seemingly fighting to access a new fossil fuel resource.

It appears that those who are financially dependent on #FossilFuel extraction think they can safely promote and rely on #fascism in puppet governments.

@markarayner
Thanks, but an infographic of purple text on a blue background isn't compatible with human vision, and pretty much impossible to print legibly.
@markarayner btw, there's a typo in the alt text. warfare is misspelled as warefare
@markarayner I found interesting a recent interview with @andreaskemper when he tried to distinguish between fascism and other "flavours" of right wing ideology. He mentioned anti-feminism and men's rights movements, anti-abortion, anti-lgbtqia+, religious fundamentalism and such, which are right wing but not necessarily fascist. I'd like to see those incorporated into our "Beware of Hate Groups" infographics. They lead down the same path, even without being fascist.
@markarayner I'd like this with a "YOU ARE HERE" marker...right on the top edge of the NEWSPEAK circle.
@markarayner Very good. Here’s the condensed version:
That's a gorgeous infographic. It might be wise to note that there are many steps before those 14. Those in the infographic are only the steps taken once the fascists already exist, already know what they're doing, have some power, and have decided to make their move. Cult of tradition, irrationalism, etc, none of which the fascists buy into. They're just using those strategies as propaganda, to try and psychologically manipulate people into giving them more power.

(Ironically they do end up owned by the propaganda in the end, but initially they always believe themselves immune to it.)
@markarayner thank you! πŸ–€β€οΈβœŠ
@markarayner This is really excellent, Mark. Thank you for doing this. πŸ™
/c @katestarbird