@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ Since the concept of fascism is so poorly defined, the Italian novelist and [semiotician] Umberto Eco has sought to define a typology of Ur-fascism, the characteristics of which are as follows:
- Cult of tradition leading to a rejection of modernity
- Cult of action for action's sake leading to suspicion of culture
-- Dissent is regarded as betrayal (See: [OnFreedomofSpeech]
)
+- Dissent is regarded as betrayal (See: [OnFreeSpeech
)
- Rejection of diversity due to fear of difference
- Fascism springs from indvidual or social frustration
-- Xenophobic nationalism (See: [UTisitic
]) leading to an obsession with conspiracy
+- Xenophobic nationalism (See: [UTistic
]) leading to an obsession with conspiracy
- Life is regarded as struggle, pacificism is collusion
- Fascism springs from mob rule or popular elitism
- The only culture is a heroic cult of death
- The will to power is typically evident in the approach to sexual question
- Fascism is based on qualitative populism, that is emotional demagoguery leads to a rejection of forums for rational discourse. In particular, this leads to a rejection of Parliamentary democracy in favour of a direct appeal to popular sentiment.
The Virian might also add that fascism is essentially irrational and not suscpetible to reasoned discourse. It is worth noting that a great many of the characteristics he identified apply particularly to the main monotheistic religions.
