Leninist LariatAnyone who seriously thinks that fascists can be reasoned with just need to read Mussolini's writings on fascism. He always defines it as anti-rational, anti-Enlightenment, anti-liberal, anti-socialist, anti-democratic. It's explicitly an ideology of unreason.
patrick@sinn_fein_shooter yes! explicitly an ideology that centralizes an "in" group within a shared cultural myth, and defines that in-group as being in an essential and perpetual struggle. the anti-rational is the absolute core
@proletankiat yeah! Especially when the "in" group is defined within a cultural narrative that is explicitly anti-modernity. Therein lies one of fascism's contradictions. Fascism wants capitalism for its ferocity and perpetuation of power, but it also wants to maintain the traditional social structures that cannot survive capitalism when taken to its logical conclusion. Fascism can't solve the class contradictions this perpetuates so it must project these contradictions to the Other (i.e. Jews).
mutual-ayyde@sinn_fein_shooter @proletankiat
Violence allows you to easily simplify any social problem. Fascism is all about ceding power to the state, which has the final authority on employing violence within a region.