Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning is a book by Jonah Goldberg in which he argues that fascist movements were and are left-wing. Published in January 2008, it reached #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list of hardcover non-fiction in its seventh week on the list. Goldberg is a syndicated columnist and the editor-at-large of National Review Online.
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In the book, Goldberg argues that both modern liberalism and fascism descended from progressivism, and that before World War II, "fascism was widely viewed as a progressive social movement with many liberal and left-wing adherents in Europe and the United States". Goldberg writes that there was more to fascism than bigotry and genocide, and argues that those characteristics were not so much a feature of Italian fascism, but rather of German Nazism, which was allegedly forced upon the Italian fascists "after the Nazis had invaded northern Italy and created a puppet government in Salò."
... adopted by the Muslim Brotherhood and portrays the group as having a totalitarian ideology comparable to “fascism” and “Nazism,” arguing that it is neither liberal nor supportive of Western values.
But this is wishful thinking ... For years, liberals have clung to the idea that Trump and Trumpism can be defeated through the institutions; that the rising tide of fascism can be arrested by the courts or the bureaucracy ... .
Faced with a threat to “people from every minority and working-class background”, we do not need to adhere to liberal pieties about fascism’s right to free speech when we have to drive it off the streets in order to defend ourselves.
... future — the specter of American fascism would beset the nation ... President-elect Donald Trump does not herald the advent of fascism ... Fascism is always the bastard child of a bankrupt liberalism.
... future — the specter of American fascism would beset the nation ... President-elect Donald Trump does not herald the advent of fascism ... Fascism is always the bastard child of a bankrupt liberalism.
... future — the specter of American fascism would beset the nation ... President-elect Donald Trump does not herald the advent of fascism ... Fascism is always the bastard child of a bankrupt liberalism.
While his thesis highlighted liberalism’s triumph over fascism and communism, it did not anticipate the emerging threat posed by AI algorithms in eroding individual autonomy within democratic systems.
... editors at Avante, the PCP newspaper after the military revolt that overthrew fascism ... The author quotes a Portuguese woman now enjoying the first fruits of liberation after almost 50 years of fascism.
My LiberalFoundation. I still believe deeply in core liberal principles ... The betrayal of liberal values became even clearer with Bernie Sanders ... Liberal principles aren’t a Chinese menu where you get to pick and choose which freedoms matter.
Tbilisi... 'Unprecedented constitutional crisis' ... 'Brutal violence' ... Raids on the offices of opposition parties and arrests their leaders followed, while the prime minister has repeatedly pledged to "eradicate liberal fascism" ... .
Instead, I will focus on the allegations of the Trump administration being a revival of widespread National Socialism, which was once understood to be the root of fascism ... And that’s not what any honest person should call “liberal” or “conservative.”.
Euthanasia, like abortion, are forms of eugenics that are ironically practiced under the guise of liberalism, which gets into the horseshoe theory and the “Dems are the real racists” and “liberal fascism” tropes.
Long fight ... "We have won an important battle against liberal fascism in our country," Prime MinisterIrakli Kobakhidze told a news conference, using language reminiscent of how the Kremlin in Russia targets its political opponents ... Image..Section. ... AFP.
Agencies, TBILISI ... 28 ... PROTESTS ... “We have won an important battle against liberal fascism in our country,” he told journalists, using language reminiscent of Kremlin rhetoric against its political opponents ... .
Colorado Springs Gazette
03 Jan 2025
Colorado Springs Gazette
03 Jan 2025