In this second episode of a three-part series, we look at the ideology of fascism.
What do fascists believe? At the heart of fascism is an ideology that centers “our” people as the world’s best and brightest, and accuses “other” people of stealing “our” glory. Only by embracing fascism can “we” recover what was taken from “us.”
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Fanfare
Opening Theme
“Bullets and Bayonets”
Composed in 1917 by John Philip Sousa. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Marine Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing Theme
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How much of this discussion your opinion? Is it based on some other scholarly work? I can’t help but draw similarities between Facist and our current MAGA movement.
My main source was The Anatomy of Fascism by Robert Paxton.