ignominious mob of serfs and goose-steppers ever gathered under one flag."
Whether is was supporting dictator Franco of Spain, Hitler or dictators like
Pinochet, Fascism and the right have marched in goosestep for centuries.
Fascism, Nazism and Conservatism
European fascism drew on existing anti-modernist conservatism, and on the
conservative reaction to communism and 19th-century socialism.
Conservative thinkers such as historian Oswald Spengler provided much of the
world view (Weltanschauung) of the Nazi movement.
In Britain, the conservative Daily Mail enthusiastically backed Sir Oswald
Mosley's British Union of Fascists, and part of the Conservative Party
supported closer ties with Nazi Germany.
When defeat in World War II ideologically and historically discredited
fascism, almost all Western conservatives tried to distance themselves from
it.
Nevertheless, many post-war Western conservatives continued to admire the
Franco regime in Spain, clearly conservative but also fascist in origin. With
the end of the Franco regime and Portugal's Estado Novo in the 1970s, the
relationship between conservatism and classical European fascism was further
weakened.
American militarism
Militarism is perhaps the most striking similarity between Fascism and
contemporary American conservatism. Of course, there are many liberals in
America who support the military and even call for increased military
spending.
Even so, American liberals are traditionally more skeptical of the military
than American conservatives. It is often said that Neoconservatives, like
Hitler, see the military as a paradigm for problem solving (even in
situations that may render militarism impractical or unethical).
The relationship of fascism to right-wing ideologies (including some that are
described as neo-fascist) is still an issue for conservatives
and their opponents.
Especially in Germany, there is a constant exchange of ideology and persons, between the influential national-conservative movement, and self-identified national-socialist groups.
In Italy too, there is no clear line between conservatives, and movements
inspired by the Italian Fascism of the 1920s to 1940s, including the Alleanza
Nazionale which is member of the governing coalition under premier Silvio
Berlusconi. Conservative attitudes to the 20th-century fascist regimes are
still an issue.
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Date: 25 Jul 2010 02:43:48 +0200
Local: Sat, Jul 24 2010 8:43 pm
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