There& #39;s always discussion about what exactly qualifies a movement as fascist.

For anyone looking to delve into this topic, we recommend starting with Umberto Eco& #39;s 1995 essay published in the New York Review of Books, & #39;Ur-Fascism.& #39;

https://www.pegc.us/archive/Articles/eco_ur-fascism.pdf">https://www.pegc.us/archive/A...
Some other (longer) readings on this subject include:

- The Anatomy of Fascism, Paxton
- How Fascism Works, Stanley
- Fascism: A Warning, Albright
- Fascism & Democracy, Orwell
CW: Thread showcases examples of fascist imagery that illustrate the 14 points.
1+2: Cult of Tradition, Rejection of Modernism:

Radical traditionalism and a mythologized past of the formerly glorious nation.

Things like degeneracy, cosmopolitanism, elitism, and progressivism must be stamped out.
1+2: Cult of Tradition, Rejection of Modernism: Radical traditionalism and a mythologized past of the formerly glorious nation. Things like degeneracy, cosmopolitanism, elitism, and progressivism must be stamped out.
1+2: Cult of Tradition, Rejection of Modernism: Radical traditionalism and a mythologized past of the formerly glorious nation. Things like degeneracy, cosmopolitanism, elitism, and progressivism must be stamped out.
1+2: Cult of Tradition, Rejection of Modernism: Radical traditionalism and a mythologized past of the formerly glorious nation. Things like degeneracy, cosmopolitanism, elitism, and progressivism must be stamped out.
3: Cult of action. Violence for the sake of violence.
3: Cult of action. Violence for the sake of violence.
3: Cult of action. Violence for the sake of violence.
3: Cult of action. Violence for the sake of violence.
3: Cult of action. Violence for the sake of violence.
4: Dissent is treason, and what the party says is absolute truth.
4: Dissent is treason, and what the party says is absolute truth.
4: Dissent is treason, and what the party says is absolute truth.
4: Dissent is treason, and what the party says is absolute truth.
4: Dissent is treason, and what the party says is absolute truth.
5: Fear of difference. Outsiders are the enemy.
5: Fear of difference. Outsiders are the enemy.
5: Fear of difference. Outsiders are the enemy.
5: Fear of difference. Outsiders are the enemy.
5: Fear of difference. Outsiders are the enemy.
6: Appeal to a frustrated middle class.
6: Appeal to a frustrated middle class.
6: Appeal to a frustrated middle class.
6: Appeal to a frustrated middle class.
7: Obsession with a plot against The People.
7: Obsession with a plot against The People.
7: Obsession with a plot against The People.
7: Obsession with a plot against The People.
7: Obsession with a plot against The People.
8: The enemy is both strong and weak.
8: The enemy is both strong and weak.
8: The enemy is both strong and weak.
8: The enemy is both strong and weak.
9: Pacifism is treason. Imagery of military, war, perpetual struggle.
9: Pacifism is treason. Imagery of military, war, perpetual struggle.
9: Pacifism is treason. Imagery of military, war, perpetual struggle.
9: Pacifism is treason. Imagery of military, war, perpetual struggle.
9: Pacifism is treason. Imagery of military, war, perpetual struggle.
10: Contempt for the weak.
10: Contempt for the weak.
10: Contempt for the weak.
10: Contempt for the weak.
11: Worship/fetishization of a hero& #39;s death and/or sacrifice.
11: Worship/fetishization of a hero& #39;s death and/or sacrifice.
11: Worship/fetishization of a hero& #39;s death and/or sacrifice.
11: Worship/fetishization of a hero& #39;s death and/or sacrifice.
11: Worship/fetishization of a hero& #39;s death and/or sacrifice.
12: Worship of machismo/masculinity.
12: Worship of machismo/masculinity.
12: Worship of machismo/masculinity.
12: Worship of machismo/masculinity.
12: Worship of machismo/masculinity.
13: The leader incarnates the will of the people.
14: Newspeak. Impoverished vocabulary and elementary syntax to limit the means for complex and critical thinking.
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