The 14 Characteristics of Fascism, by Lawrence Britt, Spring 2003
WEBStudying the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile), Dr. Britt found they all had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism.
Fascism - Wikipedia
WEB[fascism is] a form of political behavior marked by obsessive preoccupation with community decline, humiliation, or victimhood and by compensatory cults of unity, energy, and purity, in which a mass-based party of committed nationalist militants, working in uneasy but effective collaboration with traditional elites, abandons democratic ...
Fascism | Definition, Meaning, Characteristics, Examples, & History
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Fascism, political ideology and mass movement that dominated central, southern, and eastern Europe between 1919 and 1945 and was characterized by extreme militant nationalism, hatred of communism and socialism, contempt for democracy, and belief in natural social hierarchy and the rule of elites.
Umberto Eco Makes a List of the 14 Common Features of Fascism
WEBNov 22, 2016 · In his essay, Eco purports to list 14 typical elements of fascism. Eco’s work was smashed by a critic in a book entitled “How to spot a socialist” (or the essay “Ur-Socialism”). It contains a list of 14 common features of Eco and every socialist: 1.
Definitions of fascism - Wikipedia
WEBThe Encyclopaedia Britannica defines fascism as a "political ideology and mass movement that dominated many parts of central, southern, and eastern Europe between 1919 and 1945 and that also had adherents in western Europe, the United States, South Africa, Japan, Latin America, and the Middle East.", adding …
Fascism - Authoritarianism, Nationalism, Totalitarianism
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Most fascist movements portrayed themselves as defenders of Christianity and the traditional Christian family against atheists and amoral humanists. This was true of Catholic fascist movements in Poland, Spain, Portugal, France, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bolivia, Argentina, Chile, and Brazil.
What Does Fascism Really Mean? - What Is Fascism? - CFR …
WEBApr 14, 2023 · So what exactly does fascism mean? Where does this political ideology come from? And to what extent do leaders today display fascist tendencies? This resource explores those three questions by...
Fascism - Authoritarianism, Nationalism, Militarism | Britannica
WEBSep 9, 2024 · For these and other reasons, there is no universally accepted definition of fascism. Nevertheless, it is possible to identify a number of general characteristics that fascist movements between 1922 and 1945 tended to have in common.
What Is Fascism—And Why the Definition Matters - Current Affairs
WEBJun 27, 2021 · Mussolini and Gentile argue that in its ideal and largely unrealized form, fascism is “spiritual” rather than materialistic, and communal rather than individual. Fascism rejects the primacy of the individual at the core of 19 th century liberalism, emphasizing the nation above all.
Umberto Eco’s 14 Signs of Fascism; an Illustrated Guide
WEBNov 24, 2016 · 1. The first feature of Ur-Fascism is the cult of tradition. Traditionalism is of course much older than fascism. Not only was it typical of counterrevolutionary Catholic thought after the French revolution, but is was born in the late Hellenistic era, as a reaction to classical Greek rationalism.