Acamon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Can I expand on “palingenetic ultranationalism” for those who lack the time and/or motivation to read a chapter of a book?
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.
Palingenetic means rebirth or renewal.
Ah, I assumed it meant a tendency to generate Sarah Palin.
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.
Go on
MrSmiley@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
I expanded on the text.