[j_schmuck]

I think this is generally true, but do you think that fascism might be a historically contingent politics, as dead as Stalinism in a practical sense, and equally unrevivable? Fascism proved to be quite politically sterile in the nations that were spared forcible political correction following World War 2.

What is fascism to you exactly? Stanley's outline is insufficient I think because it considers all right politics to be on a pathway to fascism, which ignores the different kinds of right politics that have existed throughout history, as well as the reality of fascism itself.

[raxxorraxor]

Yes, I do think it is more or less unrevivable politically. The opinions will probably always be there though and any political ideology could express similar tendencies.

Fascism to me is primarily authoritarian nationalism with very clear hierarchies and believes around said hierarchies to have a natural source. It is directly opposed to liberal democracy and equality. Fascists also believe the state should be totalitarian, putting the lives of citizen under detailed reglementation. Its insecurity is often expressed with imperialism and militarization. The moral and ethical compromises it needs for itself need to be justified with victimhood, perceived or otherwise. This delivers a "just cause" for many marginalized people to believe in.