Thankfully, you don't need to redefine fascism - in as much as it has a precise definition as each historical party considered facist as unique elements - to apply it to most of the current far right leaders.
We could take Stanley G. Payne definition in 3 points if you want and see how they apply to a random far right leader. Let's say Trump for example:
1. "Fascist negations" – anti-liberalism, anti-communism, and anti-conservatism.
Well, that one is easy. Trump obviously hates communism. He has spent the first months of his presidency explaining that global commerce is a scam at the expense of the USA and trying to put in place new trade barriers. Despite pretending to be on the side of tradition, he heavily criticises the current form of government and thinks things need to change drastically including what he dislikes in the constitution.
2. "Fascist goals" – the creation of a nationalist dictatorship to regulate economic structure and to transform social relations within a modern, self-determined culture, and the expansion of the nation into an empire.
Trum argues for annexing Canada and Panama, invading Groenland. He is trying its best to dismantle the state institutions he doesn't like. He hates the current social reality and culture which he views as too liberal. He willfully ignore judges when it's conveniant.
3. "Fascist style" – a political aesthetic of romantic symbolism, mass mobilization, a positive view of violence, and promotion of masculinity, youth, and charismatic authoritarian leadership.
I don't think I need to expand on this in the case of mister "grab them by the pussy".
So, yeah, definitely fascist. The real question is why so many people chose to vote for fascism while being in denial about it. But, well, that's hardly the first time it happens, isn't it?
I don't disagree with you, I disagree with MrYellowP, who seems to (still!) be seeing a quasi-dictatorship of the liberal elites and calling that fascism.
Sorry, I somehow misread your point and though you were implying that liberal where doing that to discredit the right.
I must admit I missed the part of MrYellowP comment where they implied the left was fascist because I kind of stopped reading in details when the whole thing became too bonker.
The problem is they hsve no mental tools with the complex reality revealed, so the game goes by points to the right wing, which has no tools either but at least does not try to uphold delusional ideological idealizations in public. In the end all we get is to reality detached sides going in a holding pattern. Both brutally incompetent when it comes to dealing with complexity .
It's as you'd expect.
>Through his images parade Putin, Netanyahu, Milei and Meloni, although the great protagonist is Donald Trump, of course
It offers nothing new.
What isn't new?
The people listed are actually resisting the consolidation of power into the hands of a single party.
Left-wing painting all of the Right-wing as fascist. They're preaching to the choir a sermon we've heard a thousand times over the past decade.
Many of the actions of the right wing parties in multiple countries fully match the definition.
Check the Wikipedia definition of fascism and review US policy from the last few months.
It's been just calling the spade a spade. Finally.
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You don't get to redefine fascism to mean the guys you don't like, just saying
Thankfully, you don't need to redefine fascism - in as much as it has a precise definition as each historical party considered facist as unique elements - to apply it to most of the current far right leaders.
We could take Stanley G. Payne definition in 3 points if you want and see how they apply to a random far right leader. Let's say Trump for example:
1. "Fascist negations" – anti-liberalism, anti-communism, and anti-conservatism.
Well, that one is easy. Trump obviously hates communism. He has spent the first months of his presidency explaining that global commerce is a scam at the expense of the USA and trying to put in place new trade barriers. Despite pretending to be on the side of tradition, he heavily criticises the current form of government and thinks things need to change drastically including what he dislikes in the constitution.
2. "Fascist goals" – the creation of a nationalist dictatorship to regulate economic structure and to transform social relations within a modern, self-determined culture, and the expansion of the nation into an empire.
Trum argues for annexing Canada and Panama, invading Groenland. He is trying its best to dismantle the state institutions he doesn't like. He hates the current social reality and culture which he views as too liberal. He willfully ignore judges when it's conveniant.
3. "Fascist style" – a political aesthetic of romantic symbolism, mass mobilization, a positive view of violence, and promotion of masculinity, youth, and charismatic authoritarian leadership.
I don't think I need to expand on this in the case of mister "grab them by the pussy".
So, yeah, definitely fascist. The real question is why so many people chose to vote for fascism while being in denial about it. But, well, that's hardly the first time it happens, isn't it?
I don't disagree with you, I disagree with MrYellowP, who seems to (still!) be seeing a quasi-dictatorship of the liberal elites and calling that fascism.
Sorry, I somehow misread your point and though you were implying that liberal where doing that to discredit the right.
I must admit I missed the part of MrYellowP comment where they implied the left was fascist because I kind of stopped reading in details when the whole thing became too bonker.
The problem is they hsve no mental tools with the complex reality revealed, so the game goes by points to the right wing, which has no tools either but at least does not try to uphold delusional ideological idealizations in public. In the end all we get is to reality detached sides going in a holding pattern. Both brutally incompetent when it comes to dealing with complexity .
Little example, both sides pushed through ineptitude proliferation even beyond the cold war scope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6uxLHWVYRg
The conservating "right on, right on" of the ruling elite just doesn't cut it
"First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out for it was probably fine and not fascism again."