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> fascism means dismantling it and replacing it with direct power Is that true? Why is that the label and not "monarchy" for example?

• twright 1y ago
  They are not necessarily mutually exclusive terms, you could have a fascist monarchy as much as you could have a liberal one. Monarchy describes the system of government as ruled by a regent. Fascism describes the attitude of a government (or movement) to conserve an existing social order, or regress to one. This is done with mechanisms of direct power e.g., single-party rule (totalitarianism), military power (military-dictatorship/police state), or via the commands of a single individual (dictatorship).
  • robertlagrant 1y ago
    > you could have a fascist monarchy as much as you could have a liberal one I think you've transposed fascist and authoritarian. Fascism isn't a synonym for authoritarianism. Fascism and some types of monarchy are both authoritarian.
    • sdwr 1y ago
      I think what distinguishes fascism from plain authoritarianism is that, with fascism, a segment of the population is enthusiastically participating.
      • robertlagrant 1y ago
        But that's true for all the socialist nightmares in the 20th century as well.