re: #161 Dr Lizardo

Oh yeah, Fascism was certainly all the rage in the 1920’s and ’30s. One would think that with the two strongest iterations (Italy and Nazi Germany) having been taken to the woodshed in truly spectacular fashion, it would’ve died off. It survived of course in Franco’s Spain and Salazar’s Portugal and in some South American countries, but really just a shadow of itself - nothing like compared to its heyday.

And now, it’s back in vogue, with new names - Identitarians, New Right, Alt-Right, etc., etc. If nothing else, I guess it speaks to the immortality of ideas……no matter how fatuous they are.

I really worry about what may happen in a time of economic downturn. Fascism has always been at its most dangerous during times of economic trouble. Fascism 2.0 is scary. TBH I think it’s gotten its appeal with younger people because these people unlike your generation or even my sub generation haven’t known many WWII vets. That and the internet allows likeminded individuals to bond.