A Definitive Guide To Historical Fascism
Uncomfortable history is often the most important
If you spend any time online in today’s chaotic world, you are sure to come across the word “fascist” lurking somewhere on one of your feeds. Terms like Nazi, fascist and extremist are becoming so commonplace that you would think that the internet was living in post WWI Europe instead of 21st century America. The term has become so distorted, I began asking questions that no one else seems interested in at the moment.
Who were the original fascists?
What did they believe?
What were the common themes between the major fascist movements?
I do not want to interject too much of my own interpretation and bias but rather let their platforms and later actions speak for themselves.
Modern Definitions
Fascism, as many have found for themselves, is a difficult thing to pin down with a solid definition. As opposed to something such as communism, which has a very clear manifesto and definition associated with it, fascism is much more ethereal because there was no strong unifying ideology between the various disparate fascist movements. This is because, as a whole, fascism is a very selfish movement focused on bettering a single ethnic group…
