Comment on Palingenetic Ultranationalism is a concise definition of fascism coined by political theorist Roger Griffin

Acamon@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• yesman@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Palingenetic means rebirth or renewal. The Italian fascists claimed that they would return to the glory of Rome. Hitler’s “Third Reich” implies a return to the first two great periods of German history under Frederick the Great and Bismark.

  So fascists are ultranationalists who promise a return to greatness. This definition is unsatisfying because while these characteristics are universal to fascists, they’re not sufficient to describe any particular version of fascism.

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  • NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    they're not sufficient to describe any particular version of fascism.

    I mean yes, because that's not what it's trying to do. Describing one variant of fascism would naturally exclude others, which isn't what you want from a universal definition of fascism.

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  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Palingenetic means rebirth or renewal.

    Ah, I assumed it meant a tendency to generate Sarah Palin.

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• TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Go on

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• MrSmiley@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I expanded on the text.

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