Mr. Hair
Renegade Cavalcade
For the record, in this thread when I type about Fascism, I'm referring to the Italian model from the 1920's, which is generally acknowledged to have created the basic template for a modern Fascist regime. Think trains, marshes and short bald men.
I'm not particulary concerned about National Socialism, a rather different beast. As such, arguments that, for example, directly relate to the practice of concentration camps need not apply.
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Fascism. Does this ideology, in itself, remain a relevant political philosophy to this day and a legitimate alternative to the current social-democratic system prevalent in most modern nationstates; or has it been, to mangle the musings of an old Trotskyist, consigned to the ash heap of history?
If the former, what lessons, both positive and negative, can such countries learn from the arguments and results of Fascism? Additionally, are there any areas in your nation's social, political and/or economic aspects in which you would like to see Fascist reforms take place?
If the latter, how do you explain such a relatively sudden reversal of fortunes? Is it due to changes in international geo-politics, refinements of contemporary economic wisdom, a stigma carried over from the end of the second world war, technological advances, a mixture of the above; or something else entirely?
Could a 21st-century Fascist government conceivably successfully embrace a democratic structure, or do the radical changes required in order to establish such a regime inevitably lead to an authoritarian adminstration?
Finally, within your own country can you imagine a Fascist revolution in the foreseeable future being i) possible ii) justified, and should such an incident take place what do you imagine to be the immediate ramifications?
I hope for replies, not least because I'm not entirely sure of my answers to these questions... *smiles*
I'm not particulary concerned about National Socialism, a rather different beast. As such, arguments that, for example, directly relate to the practice of concentration camps need not apply.
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Fascism. Does this ideology, in itself, remain a relevant political philosophy to this day and a legitimate alternative to the current social-democratic system prevalent in most modern nationstates; or has it been, to mangle the musings of an old Trotskyist, consigned to the ash heap of history?
If the former, what lessons, both positive and negative, can such countries learn from the arguments and results of Fascism? Additionally, are there any areas in your nation's social, political and/or economic aspects in which you would like to see Fascist reforms take place?
If the latter, how do you explain such a relatively sudden reversal of fortunes? Is it due to changes in international geo-politics, refinements of contemporary economic wisdom, a stigma carried over from the end of the second world war, technological advances, a mixture of the above; or something else entirely?
Could a 21st-century Fascist government conceivably successfully embrace a democratic structure, or do the radical changes required in order to establish such a regime inevitably lead to an authoritarian adminstration?
Finally, within your own country can you imagine a Fascist revolution in the foreseeable future being i) possible ii) justified, and should such an incident take place what do you imagine to be the immediate ramifications?
I hope for replies, not least because I'm not entirely sure of my answers to these questions... *smiles*