tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post5334152172122889266..comments2024-03-27T20:47:44.536-06:00Comments on Random Thoughts by Mark Milliorn: Just what is Fascism, Anyway?Mark Milliornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-24913924437632813062016-03-20T00:28:34.170-06:002016-03-20T00:28:34.170-06:00Unfortunately, he didn't write it. That whole...Unfortunately, he didn't write it. That whole sentence is copied from Wikipedia.Mark Milliornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-13911432683838078772016-03-19T23:44:03.602-06:002016-03-19T23:44:03.602-06:00Yeah, Mark I agree that academic exercises are a b...Yeah, Mark I agree that academic exercises are a bit much for a general discussion blog, but how the heck else are you going to get the opportunity to write a sentence like, "Griffin argues that the unique synthesis of palingenesis and ultranationalism differentiates fascism from para-fascism and other authoritarian nationalist ideologies," where more than 3 people will actually read it, unless you make it a grade-dependent college assignment. Tom Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16700342512275624543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-36114275433868061262016-03-19T17:26:41.015-06:002016-03-19T17:26:41.015-06:00Griffin correctly believes that fascism can be dif...Griffin correctly believes that fascism can be different in each country, and I agree with him that it underscores a desire for a new form of governance within a nation, but I do not agree with him that it is an attempt at a nation's rebirth. His model does not fit well with either Middle Eastern fascism or Latin America. <br /><br />And, frankly, I don't think these academic exercises have much use in a general discussion blog. Mark Milliornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604793462527896688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-89933622226769914612016-03-19T13:54:40.431-06:002016-03-19T13:54:40.431-06:00What do you think of Prof Roger Griffin's theo...What do you think of Prof Roger Griffin's theory of Palingenetic (national re-birth) ultranationalism ? Griffin argues that the unique synthesis of palingenesis and ultranationalism differentiates fascism from para-fascism and other authoritarian nationalist ideologies. The idea that Franco was an authoritarian nationalist rather than a fascist, but used the genuine fascists the Falange (Falange Española de las JONS).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859932972602672224.post-57859147610121389382016-03-19T12:12:12.396-06:002016-03-19T12:12:12.396-06:00A great essay, Mark. IMHO, the Trumpsters and San...A great essay, Mark. IMHO, the Trumpsters and Sandernistas should read "It Can't Happen Here".<br />Ted Morrisnoreply@blogger.com