Nationalism on its own can be closely related to patriotism and isolationism, which can be viewed as simply wanting what is best for your country and protecting it from outside influence. However, a nationalists tendency to forfeit factually inconvenient information in service to their countries goals highlights their penchant for dishonesty that is even more apparent when we talk about fascism.
Fascism - What constitutes a definition of fascism and fascist governments has been a complicated and highly disputed subject concerning the exact nature of fascism and its core tenets debated amongst historians, political scientists, and other scholars since Benito Mussolini first used the term in 1915. Historian Ian Kershaw once wrote that "trying to define 'fascism' is like trying to nail jelly to the wall". (from Wikipedia)
The following 14 Points of Ur-Fascism by Umberto Eco describe traits of fascism.
- The cult of tradition, characterized by cultural syncretism, even at the risk of internal contradiction. When all truth has already been revealed by Tradition, no new learning can occur, only further interpretation and refinement.
- The rejection of modernism, which views the rationalistic development of Western culture since the Enlightenment as a descent into depravity. Eco distinguishes this from a rejection of superficial technological advancement, as many fascist regimes cite their industrial potency as proof of the vitality of their system.
- The cult of action for action's sake, which dictates that action is of value in itself, and should be taken without intellectual reflection. This, says Eco, is connected with anti-intellectualism and irrationalism, and often manifests in attacks on modern culture and science.
- Disagreement is Treason. Fascism devalues intellectual discourse and critical reasoning as barriers to action, as well as out of fear that such analysis will expose the contradictions embodied in a syncretistic faith.
- Fear of difference, which fascism seeks to exploit and exacerbate, often in the form of racism or an appeal against foreigners and immigrants.
- Appeal to a frustrated middle class, fearing economic pressure from the demands and aspirations of lower social groups.
- Obsession with a plot and the hyping-up of an enemy threat. This often combines an appeal to xenophobia with a fear of disloyalty and sabotage from marginalized groups living within the society (such as the German elite's 'fear' of the 1930s Jewish populace's businesses and well-doings; see also antisemitism). Eco also cites Pat Robertson's book The New World Order as a prominent example of a plot obsession.
- Fascist societies rhetorically cast their enemies as "at the same time too strong and too weak." On the one hand, fascists play up the power of certain disfavored elites to encourage in their followers a sense of grievance and humiliation. On the other hand, fascist leaders point to the decadence of those elites as proof of their ultimate feebleness in the face of an overwhelming popular will.
- Pacifism is Trafficking with the Enemy. Because "Life is Permanent Warfare", there must always be an enemy to fight. Both fascist Germany under Hitler and Italy under Mussolini worked first to organize and clean up their respective countries and then build the war machines that they later intended to and did use, despite Germany being under restrictions of the Versailles treaty to not build a military force. This principle leads to a fundamental contradiction within fascism: the incompatibility of ultimate triumph with perpetual war.
- Contempt for the Weak, which is uncomfortably married to a chauvinistic popular elitism, in which every member of society is superior to outsiders by virtue of belonging to the in-group. Eco sees in these attitudes the root of a deep tension in the fundamentally hierarchical structure of fascist polities, as they encourage leaders to despise their underlings, up to the ultimate Leader who holds the whole country in contempt for having allowed him to overtake it by force.
- Everybody is educated to become a hero, which leads to the embrace of a cult of death. As Eco observes, "[t]he Ur-Fascist hero is impatient to die. In his impatience, he more frequently sends other people to death."
- Machismo, which sublimates the difficult work of permanent war and heroism into the sexual sphere. Fascists thus hold "both disdain for women and intolerance and condemnation of nonstandard sexual habits, from chastity to homosexuality."
- Selective populism. The People, conceived monolithically, have a Common Will, distinct from and superior to the viewpoint of any individual. As no mass of people can ever be truly unanimous, the Leader holds himself out as the interpreter of the popular will (though truly he dictates it). Fascists use this concept to delegitimize democratic institutions they accuse of "no longer represent[ing] the Voice of the People."
- "Newspeak". Fascism employs and promotes an impoverished vocabulary in order to limit critical reasoning.
Keep this in mind while we review the primary delivery vehicle for fascist ideology, the Jewish Question.
While most "well researched" fascists are not shy about their anti-semitism, tragically, the talking points that feed this narrative are mainstreamed and regurgitated wittingly or unwittingly by "moderate conservatives" who may not harbor any sincere hatred toward jews or even know about the JQs link to fascism or Nazis.
The narrative: National identity, social cohesion and cultural values are being supplanted by a minority of powerful elites exercising undue influence on the population through policies and social engineering.
Some of the ways this is taking place are:
- "White Genocide" - The promotion of race-mixing and "degenerate" sexual behaviors in porn and popular media such as homosexuality or transexuality to immasculate men and destroy the nuclear family. (Machismo)
- "The Great Replacement" - The import of third world immigrants by means of open borders or lax immigration laws. Helps to keep white birth rates low. (Fear of difference)
- That all of these actions are being carried out by leftist groups like BLM, Antifa, feminists, communists ect., and are being artificially propped up by rich oligarchs (jews) like George Soros. (Obsession with a plot)
- Because rich Jews control most if not all aspects of society, any action or righteousness meant to uplift marginalized groups, no matter how sincere, is self-defeating, since the means by which these actions materialize only exist to serve the elite and the state of Israel.
One glaringly obvious example of this in practice is the demonstrable fact that immigration is never really bad for your country:
https://youtu.be/TXR7xFCYq_c
Nationalists and Fascists alike will nonetheless insist that lax immigration laws:
- Brings in crime, poverty, disease, and drugs.
- Destroys social cohesion.
- Steals welfare and jobs from citizens.
- Is an act of war by your government on you.
- Is a call to action for "true patriots" to defend their homeland.
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