Fascism

What Is A Fascist? Expert On Far-right Reveals All And Whether Trump Is One

... And if not, who is. We asked Dr Paul Jackson, Senior Lecturer in History at The University of Northampton, and author of Colin Jordan and Britain’s Neo-Nazi movement. What defines fascism. The combination of deep hostility towards liberal democracy with a revolutionary set of ideas to regenerate a nation or a race, with violence if deemed necessary. Can you be a fascist in the 21 st century. Yes, though the defining quality of 21 century fascism is marginalisation. We should not confuse the rise of populists such as Geert Wilders or even Nigel Farage with fascism. Anders Breivik was a fascist. Is there a set of core beliefs. Every variant of fascism is defined by its national context. However, the rejection of an existing current political and cultural mainstream, and the belief in the superiority of one nation above others, are core fascist themes. Three members of the German SS with the Nazi flag (Getty). What is important to a fascist. The idea of regenerating the nation or the race they identify with by fantasising about or even enacting, a political and cultural revolution. What attracts people to fascist ideas. They are usually attracted ...

Fighting Fascism On A Budget

... Fascism on a Budget. Five Ways to Resist When You’re Broke. If you’re tight on funds, resisting the looming Trump presidency isn’t necessarily as simple as writing a check to Planned Parenthood or the ACLU in Mike Pence’s name. Though it’s crucial to support the organizations that are trying to protect our constitutional rights, throwing money at the fire isn’t enough. It’s also good to keep in mind that these organizations exist for us and are maintained by people like us. These conscious changes we make in how we move around this strange new world are equally important, and can serve as constant reminders that this isn’t normal. Luckily, there are many ways we can be agents for change in our own lives and communities without breaking the bank. Related: Seattle Resistance & Solidarity Calendar. ...

A Few Examples Of How Societal Fascism Is Alive And Well In Brazil

... Michel Temer is conniving with them and induces them. There are a lot of facts which demonstrate this. In this context, intolerance, aggression and disrespect to other Latin American countries have become frequent. Probably the most representative example of Brazilian societal fascism in recent days is the reaction of some segments in relation to the crisis in prisons. They celebrate the murders of prisoners committed by criminal organizations. It is almost unbelievable that one does not realize that if the State loses the control of the prison system the whole of society will be at risk. But fascism and hatred distort the human understanding. As the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa said, “to see the fields and the river, it isn’t enough to open the window. To see the trees and the flowers, it isn’t enough not to be blind.” Societal fascism cannot see people as human beings. Ivonaldo Leite is a sociologist, Ph. D from the University of ...

What Is Fascism

... He said that some definitions of fascism, such as Zeev Sternhell's description of it as a "form of extreme nationalism" in " Neither Right Nor Left " (Princeton, 1995), are too broad to be useful. Though fascism can be difficult to define, all fascist movements share some core beliefs and actions. Fascism's core elements. Fascism requires some basic allegiances, such as to the nation, to national grandeur, and to a master race or group. The core principle — what Paxton defined as fascism's only definition of morality — is to make the nation stronger, more powerful, larger and more successful. Since fascists see national strength as the only thing that makes a nation "good," fascists will use any means necessary to achieve that goal. As a result, fascists aim to use the country's assets to increase the country's strength. This leads to a nationalization of assets, Montague said, and in this, fascism resembles Marxism. [ What Are the Different ...

Donald Trump's Actions Are Like A 'coup', Says Expert On Fascism

... at Columbus Circle in New York. US President Donald Trump signed executive orders reviving the construction of two controversial oil pipelines, but said the projects would be subject to renegotiation. Getty Images. 5/10 Trump and the Dakota Access pipeline. US actress and political activist Jane Fonda attends a rally with opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines as they protest US President Donald Trump's executive orders advancing their construction, at Columbus Circle in New York. Getty Images. 6/10 Trump and the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Union leaders applaud US President Donald Trump for signing an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington DC. 7/10 Trump and the Mexico wall. People protest against US President Donald Trump's inauguration next to a fake wall with a Mexican national flag and a dummy representing him in Mexico City. Getty Images. 8/10 Trump and the media. White House spokesman Sean ...

Trump Supporters Assaulted By Black Masked ‘anti-fascist’ Activists

... dressed in all black and wore gas masks and face coverings to hide their identity. These rioters led the most aggressive elements of the demonstration. Police and campus administrators repeatedly ordered the mob to disperse, to which rioters responded with chants of “Fuck you! Fuck you!” and “Fuck Trump!”. Several people wearing “Make America Great Again” hats were singled out in the crowd and violently attacked by the masked rioters, who snatched their hats and stomped on them. On Buzz Feed’s livestream, one of the men could be seen bleeding from his face. Riot police attempting to quell the situation deployed teargas, pepper spray and shot rubber bullets at the mob, and at one point moved into the mob to rescue the bleeding man to take him into the UC Berkeley campus auditorium. This is the puddle of blood he left on the ground. The riot was cheered on by many across social media. On Reddit, Antifa supporters  cheered on the violence in the Anarchism community on Reddit, which we reported on for promoting violence and terrorism against the government. One user wrote, “The flames of liberation start where it is set that ...

Anti-fascist Activists Take On Trump And The Far Right

... movement is met with resistance by any means. Protests at Berkeley over Milo Yiannopoulos’s planned speech. Photograph: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images. Julia Carrie Wong and Sam Levin in San Francisco. Thursday 2 February 2017 19.45 GMT. Last modified on Thursday 2 February 2017 21.13 GMT. More than 1,000 people were shouting “Shut it down” outside the University of California, Berkeley venue where Milo Yiannopoulos planned to speak on Wednesday when a group of black-clad, masked protesters carryings flags and shields arrived to put those words into action. The band of about 150 anti-fascist activists – or antifas – quickly and efficiently stormed the multilayered police barricades that kept the crowd away from the entrances of the Martin Luther King Jr student union. UC Berkeley cancels 'alt-right' speaker Milo Yiannopoulos as thousands protest. Read more. Sequined pink flags were revealed to be mounted on fireworks, which were launched at the building. Others ...

Fascism Will Fail In The Us Because Of ‘we The People

... like Lyotard, however, dispute the mega-narrative historical view as being not merely overly optimistic and simplistic, but also as inaccurate and dismissive of the great variety and diversity of human experience. The meta-narrative also perpetuates dominant group hegemony by valorizing dominant discourses of “truth” and marginalizing other forms of knowing. According to the great abolitionist who escaped the chains of bondage, Frederick Douglass, “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.”. History shows us that process, rather than moving forever forward in a linear fashion, deploys more like a continuing spiral stretched out. We commence our travels forward, and then we begin to circle up, back, then down, then we continue the process over and over again through time. But as we begin moving ...