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My opinion was, and after reading this remains, that fascism is a political doctrine or modus operandi, but not an ideology. The ‘classically fascist’ regimes
by mikrl 2y ago
My opinion was, and after reading this remains, that fascism is a political doctrine or modus operandi, but not an ideology.
The ‘classically fascist’ regimes were simply devoted to this doctrine, in the same way classical communist regimes were dedicated to the doctrine of collectivisation.
Their similarities (nationalist, state capitalist, militaristic) perhaps naturally aligned them more with the doctrine of fascism, but this doctrine is by no means unique to any one form of government. You could have liberals, socialists, even anarchists ‘doing fascism’ without being ideologically fascist.
- orwin 2y agoFascism is weirdly hierarchical ideologically (it create new hierarchies that did not exist before, sometimes destroying old ones), but also polycratic and feudalistic. It sold image of organization and preparedness, but in fact was an organized mess where almost everyone was politicking at his level, to climb higher. That's a tidbit i learned from "Libres d'obéir : le management, du nazisme à la RFA" (i don't know if you can find it in english though)
- hnthrowaway0328 2y agoI think it's a symptom of all large enough orgaizations.
- mikrl 2y ago>where almost everyone was politicking at his level, to climb higher This is one of the factors, I consider to be part of this doctrine. The willingness to subvert or destroy an existing power structure (democracy, monarchy, etc) in favour of autocracy and at-all-costs acquisition or consolidation of power. Another factor is murderous disdain towards the out-group, and the unfavourable side of the strong-weak, virtuous-degenerate axes.