- 09 Dec 2014 08:48
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A society without toil. A society of robotic property.
I would say that Fascism as it manifested was parasitic off the existing classes. First it targeted the lower classes for populist reasons (Mussolini in his early rhetoric, Hitler with the SA and Feder's econ theory), then the bourgeoisie for structural reasons (Mussolini's cooperation with existing politics, Hitler's partnerships with big industry), and finally it subverted the interests of even the bourgeoisie by locking them into nationalistic interests that were irrational from a capitalist point of view (Mussolini's IRI resulted in the Italian state being the de facto owner of much of the economy by the end of the 30s, Goerring taking over from Schacht after 1936, in Germany, starting the Four Year Plan, and starting Reichswerke to overrule all the steel barons that brought the party to power), and so they had to engage in expansionist wars to keep the economy afloat. The enacting of the Holocaust in particular involved shipping supplies away from the frontline. National Socialism in Germany exhausted everything else and eventually itself in trying to put its ideological aims above other concerns.
In Spain, "fascism" survived past WWII, specifically because Franco overruled the falange.
In Spain, "fascism" survived past WWII, specifically because Franco overruled the falange.
A society without toil. A society of robotic property.