Neoliberalism, Fascism
The best working definition of fascism is simple, economic: “The continuation of capitalism by undemocratic means.” This isn’t abstract theory. Fascism in the 1920s and 30s emerged precisely in response to a very real threat of revolutionary socialism. The Russian Revolution sparked global fear among the capitalist class that their time was up. Fascism - in Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria - arose as a counter-revolution. It wasn’t merely authoritarian nationalism or aesthetic […]