Growing up a Seventh-Day Adventist, the word “Papist” was commonly thrown around to connote views we despised.
“Fascists” functions similarly in the world today. It’s the worst thing ever. It’s also about the last political movement where you will find Jews. Fascism is a form of nationalism and Jews have an instinctive fear of Gentile nationalisms as they have often been bad for Jews. Countries that are fascist are not user friendly for Jews, gays and other minorities.
On the other hand, Israel seems a bit like a fascist state and Judaism seems a bit fascist. Israel and Judaism are certainly nationalistic movements that put the people first before the individual.
Alex Trivunovic: “Many Fascists of my acquaintance use Israel as a model of what they’d like to accomplish in their countries.”
Fascism (from the word fascis) is an oft-misunderstood ideology, equated with war and violent tyranny. Both the modern-day left and right wings use it as a buzzword for anything that they consider to be threatening, be it increased state authority or socialized medicine.
Fascism is some ways quite a visionary ideology, but is also quite traditionalist, built around the principles of nationalism, authoritarianism, and mass action. As a totalitarian ideology, it embraces the State as an organic and all-encompassing entity, and demands the mass mobilization of the populace to actively participate in the running of their State.
1. Read up on the writings of Fascist authors and of those who inspired them. Enrico Corradini, Julius Evola, and Corneliu Codreanu are all excellent sources on Fascist/proto-Fascist ideology. Among the more philosophic roots of Fascism are rejection of decadence and materialism, and the value of action over compromise. Fascism views life as a constant struggle, and so to be a Fascist is to be a human of strength and willpower.
2. Read up on your own country’s history. To apply Fascism, one must have a spirit of Nationalism – valuing the legacy of your country’s people, and putting their interests before yourself and before the rest of the world. Take pride in your ancestor’s accomplishments, and strive to do good in their name and uphold your country’s noblest traditions. Action begins at the local level, so find opportunities to volunteer around town. In Fascism, what is good for the community is good for the People and the State.
WARNINGS:
* Don’t mistake Fascism for something like Nazism. Nazism is quite different, particularly in its inherently racist ideology and justification of genocide. Fascist leaders such as Mussolini were quite different than Nazis like Hitler. Educate yourself on how they are different, and if someone thinks the two are the same, politely correct them.
* Don’t go around calling yourself a Fascist. In today’s modern world, the “f-word” will cause people to label you and refuse to listen to anything you have to say. If you want to talk about Fascism with someone, talk about its varying component ideas, such as nationalism and class collaboration. If someone finds themselves agreeing with you, tell them that what you have just described is Fascism.
* Due to Fascism’s totalitarian nature, this means that certain other ideologies like Communism cannot be tolerated in Fascism as they are viewed as subversive to the well-being of the State, and so freedom of speech cannot always be guaranteed for such dissidents.
