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8-19-2009 8:47 PM
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10. Elitism is a typical aspect of any reactionary ideology, insofar as it is fundamentally aristocratic, and aristocratic and militaristic elitism cruelly implies contempt for the weak.

11. In such a perspective everybody is educated to become a hero.

12. Since both permanent war and heroism are difficult games to play, the Ur-Fascist transfers his will to power to sexual matters.

13. Ur-Fascism is based upon a selective populism, a qualitative populism, one might say.

14. Ur-Fascism speaks Newspeak.
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8-19-2009 11:13 PM
kenstipe
Remarkable! You actually believe this?
8-19-2009 11:29 PM
Spiritualmonkey
Seems pretty reasonable and representative.

The floor is open. You may begin posting links and making a counter-argument... NOW
8-20-2009 12:22 AM
rougy44
Fascism smells a lot like the modern day American conservative, doesn't it?
8-21-2009 11:02 AM
abailart
You may add to Eco's list two markers identified by others. One is the rise of superstition in a broad sense (related to irrationalism and anti-intelectualism of course) as cultural, moral,political and spiritual points of reference are lost. The other is the numbing of sensitivity to suffering by routine quantitative references to atrocities; dehumanisation.
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