Yes, I was trying to think of a US example that wasn't Ezra Pound. I find the article a little off. It feels a bit fetishistic. It's got an appeal to a fiction

Yes, I was trying to think of a US example that wasn't Ezra Pound. I find the article a little off. It feels a bit fetishistic. It's got an appeal to a fictional past where people discussed weighty moral issues (compared to nowadays when people don't bother!). Bemoans that he died to soon, but that his [nationalist and militaristic] ideals are becoming more acceptable. Uses Bowie as an example -- someone who played explicitly with fascist imagery (and who had to excuse the worst of it as being due to too much coke). Implies that people nowadays are weak. I get the fascination with Mishima -- he's a fascinating character. But the article left a really bad taste in my mouth