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Personally, I think it is more accurate to call him a vulgar conventionalist and para-fascist with a narcissistic personality disorder. He isn’t what one would call a “true believer” of fascism, he doesn’t have any real ideology, just whatever his limited intellect can use to gain as much wealth and power he can. However, I won’t fault anyone calling him fascist.
Vulgar conventionalism is … that the life according to nature is the preserve of a small minority, of the natural elite, of those who are truly men and not [born] to be slaves. To be more precise, the summit of happiness is the life of the tyrant, of the man who has successfully committed the greatest crime by subordinating the city as a whole to his private good and who can afford to drop the appearance of justice or legality.
Natural Right and History, Leo Strauss.
para-fascism – a form of authoritarian and ultra-nationalist conservatism which adopts the external trappings of fascism while rejecting its call for genuine social and ethical revolution (see pp. 120–4)
Nature of Fascism, R Griffin
I was under the impression that most fascists weren't really true believers.
Though Hitler was, from what I know of him. But that's really the only major fascist historical figure I know much about.
Mussolini was the founder and biggest proponent of Fascism. Hitler was a convert and supporter, since it was really just a popular face for what he was already doing.
Interesting, thank you for the additional info.
I need to sit down and try and learn more about historical fascism and the different shapes it's taken at some point
Hope you have a lovely day my friend
Jesus, man, he just said he's effectively a fascist that simply does not actually believe true fascist ideals. That's not defending shit.
I prefer academic definitions to empty signifiers, and am not impressed by the outburst, it only reveals a latent authoritarian impulse.
Rude.