Defeating Fascism

Almost exactly a century ago, Benito Mussolini and his army of goons marched on Rome, plunged Italy into fascism and set the stage for the horrors of Nazi rule across much of Europe in the coming decades. This anniversary would be nothing but a distressing mark on the calendar if not for what voters in...

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As state power is reluctantly and belatedly deployed against the far-right’s laughably named Freedom Convoy, it’s time for the political left in Canada to ask itself some very serious questions. How could a gaggle of white supremacists manage to capture the political momentum and undertake “the biggest protest organized by the Canadian far-right since the 1930s”?

Similar "freedom convoys" have appeared in other parts of the world that have imposed strict covid restrictions.

The left should seek to employ the disruptive power on display in protests in Canada — but only on its own anti-racist, antifascist terms.

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Fanatical thinking is based on a narrative of resentment toward outgroups. Nietzsche offers two ways of changing the script

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Amidst unfolding environmental disaster, ongoing genocide, and a lack of faith in public institutions, fascist and anti-democratic movements continue to gain...

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Watch this video ad-free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tom-nicholas-how-to-spot-a-potential-fascist An introduction to The Authoritarian Personality study. Timestamps: 0:00 Fascisticus Potentialicus 01:51 Introduction 05:07 Defining Fascism / Ur-Fascism 07:03 Antisemitism and Ethnocentrism 11:31 Fascism, Conservatism and Religion 16:09 The Authoritarian Personality 23:18 Conclusions This month's episode of What the Theory? is an introduction to the Authoritarian Personality study, carried out by T.W. Adorno (a key member of the "Frankfurt School" and central force in the development of Critical Theory), Else Frenkel-Brunswick, Daniel J. Levinson and R. Nevitt Sanford at the University of California, Berkeley in 1950. Following the end of World War 2, these four psychologists were interested in finding out what had motivated so many supposedly ordinary citizens in Germany (and elsewhere in Europe) to participate in the awful designs of the fascist regimes that had taken hold there. Eventually, they laid out what they called The Authoritarian Personality, a set of personality traits which they argued might make some people more susceptible to fascist ideology than others. This is what they found out... Support the channel on Patreon at http://patreon.com/tomnicholas If you've enjoyed this video and would like to see more including my What The Theory? series in which I provide some snappy introductions to key theories in the humanities as well as video essays and more then do consider subscribing. Thanks for watching! Twitter: http://twitter.com/tom_nicholas Instagram: http://instagram.com/tomnicholaswtf Patreon: http://patreon.com/tomnicholas Website: http://www.tomnicholas.com/ #Fascism #Authoritarianism #FrankfurtSchool

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The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.