Neo-fascism

Many neo-fascist groups were involved in the 2021 United States Capitol coup attempt.

Neo-fascism are the reactionary movements and trends which emerged after the defeat of the initial fascist movements in the Second World War which exist into the present day. Similar to their previous iterations, modern fascist movements seek to implement a terrorist dictatorship of the most backward and reactionary segments of the bourgeoisie. Neo-fascists, however, often conceal their relationship to the prototypical fascist movements and states of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini through various means to better incorporate themselves into bourgeois democracy as a temporary measure to eventually seize full power when the capitalist system enters into crisis.

Neo-fascist movements have gained power in a variety of countries, including Augusto Pinochet in Chile, Syngman Rhee in South Korea, and Donald Trump in the United States.

Analysis

Many neo-fascist movements are created and gain popularity for similar reasons as to how the old fascists got popularity - that is to say - by using social, political, or economic chaos as a means of advocating for a return to a past golden age; or other words - a palingenesis while being supported by the ruling class of society to preserve private ownership of the means of production. Commonly, the fascists of the modern epoch will blame the ills a society suffers from on a scapegoat, one that rarely ever relates to the internal economic classes of a capitalist society, and much more often, foreigners, sometimes those whom are of another (often perceived) race. In other cases, the neo-fascist will have this scapegoat be that of conspiracy, blaming the problems the people face on an underground and otherwise subversive force, regardless of how scientifically or logically false it may be. These two examples of blaming issues on a race or on a conspiracy need not conflict, as often times, the neo-fascist will claim that a race is preforming or at least aiding in the conspiracy. This trend is common with, for example, anti-Semites.

Neo-fascists often rely heavily on populism to spread their often xenophobic views. They will attempt to mobilize the social (often the petit-bourgeoisie) or ethnic groups that their political program holds to be "the common people", and rally them to oppose a perceived enemy. Often, this enemy will be "the elitists" or "globalists", while the neo-fascist will commonly present themselves as being like the common person; not a class enemy but a compatriot. Furthermore, the neo-fascist will attempt to make themselves a demagogue; a "common man" who can save their nation or race from a perceived enemy, or defeat the "elites". Neo-fascists will often look towards paternal figures to lead a movement, regardless of their economic standing, as such, it is highly class collaborationist, often denying class struggle in favor in national unity or "racial struggle".

Neo-fascist movements

Neo-Nazism

Main article: Neo-Nazism

Neo-Nazism, by its most general meaning, refers to the adherence to Nazism after the Second World War. Neo-Nazis are highly racist, often white supremacist and anti-Semitic, conspiratorial, and reactionary. Neo-Nazism is heavily linked with the "alt-right", and can be viewed as a particular form of neo-fascism. Neo-Nazis goals range from preforming terrorist actions against perceived racial "enemies" to starting a race war and creating a white ethnostate.

Strasserism

Strasserism is a third positionist ideology based on Nazism. Strasserism is based on the works of Gregor and Otto Strasser, who were both associated with the National Socialist German Workers' Party. Strasserism calls for a more "socialistic" form of regular Nazism. However, much like Nazism, Strasserism is anti-Semitic and seeks to preserve private ownership above all else.

Eco-fascism

Main article: Eco-fascism

Ecofascism refers to the ideological trends that combine nominal environmentalism with ultranationalism and xenophobia. Ecofascists view Earth as a malthusian battleground between racial and ethnic groups, and think that ecological harmony is tied with ethnic or racial mono-dominance. To combat climate change, ecofascists believe not only in things such as eugenics, but also in the purging of ethnic minorites, by means of forced relocation or genocide.

Alt-right

Main article: Alt-right

The term "alt-right" refers to a loose grouping of far-right extremists largely based on the internet. Alt-righters are often "white nationalists" (white supremacists), neo-Nazis, highly misogynistic, and otherwise hateful. Many alt-righters claim to be promoting a form of identity politics, that is, for the support of white people or white males in particular against perceived repression from ethnic minorities and females. Many other alt-righters are openly white-supremacist and otherwise seek to create a white ethno-state, often motivated by fear-mongering reports of "illegal aliens" (non-white people) from the capitalist news.

Fourth Political Theory

Main article: Duginism

In 2009, the Russian political theorist Aleksandr Dugin formulated the fourth political theory. The other three were liberalism, fascism, and Marxism-Leninism. The fourth political theory, as Dugin claims, takes the "negative" aspects of each and combines the positive aspects of the three to create a "timeless" ideology. The fourth political theory, along with Aleksandr Dugin's other ideas, have been used by the Eurasianist movement and other far-right groups.

Esoteric Nazism

Esoteric Nazism refers to any form of Nazism that integrates racialism into a mystical or theological system. Esoteric Nazis often view the "Aryan" race as having come from some otherworldly place, often the legendary land of hyperborea. Esoteric Nazi often frequently exploit symbols and icons from European Pagan traditions.

Trumpism

Main article: Trumpism

Created out of an environment of economic turmoil in the United States of America, Trumpism refers to the ultranationalistic, xenophobic, and populist political trends that were created as a result of multi-billionaire president Donald Trump’s rule, particularly in the USA and Canada. Trumpism can be seen in neo-fascist extremist groups such as the Proud Boys, Three Percenters, and Oathkeepers.

Trump’s rule ended in an attempted putsch of the American government, mainly done by the far-right paramilitary groups mentioned above. The putsch, was motivated by conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being rigged in favor of the Democratic Party as well as Trump’s personal agitation.

See also

• Fascism
• Crypto-fascism
• Neo-Nazism
• Conspiracy theory
• White supremacy
• List of fascist states § Current fascist states