re: #297 The Ghost of a Flea

Fair enough, but I posted a link to that DW documentary, and the comments, to illustrate that the ideas of fascism are peculiar to any society but at the core is an ideology of the volk, and the need to preserve that identity.

Sure, the history of fascist nations shows clearly they were authoritarian (to the max), but all (real) theocracies are also, and (real) monarchies, and all the declared Communist countries.

The parameter at stake with authoritarianism is liberty.

Many monarchs are quite fine with whoever can live in their realm, as long they kiss the ring.

The Romans were specialists at that.

Fascism of the 20th century (and the current revival) is about dredging up old ideas of race, identity, purity, etc. Add in a strong measure of revanchism, and one has the problems of the 20th century.

That we still have to deal with this a quarter of the way through the 21st century tells me that we are going to head to even more wars in the not too distant future, wars about identity.

On top of all the resource wars …