Originally posted by Saint Marcus
Let's see...
hallmarks for fascism:
*** Nationalism and super-patriotism with a sense of historic mission. - CHECK
*** Aggressive militarism even to the extent of glorifying war as good for the national or individual spirit. - CHECK
*** Use of violence or threats of violence to impose views on others - CHECK
*** Authoritarian reliance on a leader or elite not constitutionally responsible to an electorate. - CHECK
*** Cult of personality around a charismatic leader. - UNSURE (yes wrt terrorist groups such as Hamas and Al Qaida, no wrt Iran or Sudan).
*** Reaction against the values of Modernism, usually with emotional attacks against both liberalism and communism. - CHECK
*** Exhortations for the homogeneous masses of common folk to join voluntarily in a heroic mission_often metaphysical and romanticized in character. - CHECK
*** Dehumanization and scapegoating of the enemy_seeing the enemy as an inferior or subhuman force, perhaps involved in a conspiracy that justifies eradicating them. - CHECK
*** The self image of being a superior form of social organization beyond socialism, capitalism and democracy. - UNSURE (islam does consider itself superior to socialism/capitalism/democracy, but views itself not "beyond" them, but before them. Sorta a "honourable barbarian" thing. Going back to their roots, instead of going beyond the current paradigms)
*** Elements of national socialist ideological roots, for example, ostensible support for the industrial working class or farmers; but ultimately, the forging of an alliance with an elite sector of society. - CHECK
*** Abandonment of any consistent ideology in a drive for state power. - NO CHECK (they're mostly purists, after all)
Most fit, it seems...
Let's see...
hallmarks for fascism:
*** Nationalism and super-patriotism with a sense of historic mission. - CHECK
*** Aggressive militarism even to the extent of glorifying war as good for the national or individual spirit. - CHECK
*** Use of violence or threats of violence to impose views on others - CHECK
*** Authoritarian reliance on a leader or elite not constitutionally responsible to an electorate. - CHECK
*** Cult of personality around a charismatic leader. - UNSURE (yes wrt terrorist groups such as Hamas and Al Qaida, no wrt Iran or Sudan).
*** Reaction against the values of Modernism, usually with emotional attacks against both liberalism and communism. - CHECK
*** Exhortations for the homogeneous masses of common folk to join voluntarily in a heroic mission_often metaphysical and romanticized in character. - CHECK
*** Dehumanization and scapegoating of the enemy_seeing the enemy as an inferior or subhuman force, perhaps involved in a conspiracy that justifies eradicating them. - CHECK
*** The self image of being a superior form of social organization beyond socialism, capitalism and democracy. - UNSURE (islam does consider itself superior to socialism/capitalism/democracy, but views itself not "beyond" them, but before them. Sorta a "honourable barbarian" thing. Going back to their roots, instead of going beyond the current paradigms)
*** Elements of national socialist ideological roots, for example, ostensible support for the industrial working class or farmers; but ultimately, the forging of an alliance with an elite sector of society. - CHECK
*** Abandonment of any consistent ideology in a drive for state power. - NO CHECK (they're mostly purists, after all)
Most fit, it seems...
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