The essence of fascism might be said to reside in Mussolini's formulation:
"Everything within the state, nothing outside of the state, nothing against the state." The government, the corporations, other institutions (such as religious organizations) can be used towards this end. Mussolini didn't invent this idea, but he gave it a very compact formulation. Given that some people desire power over others, the appeal of the idea to some is not surprising, but it is surprising to see how many people whose primary motive in life is not domination are willing to go along with it. I would like to know how to oppose or subvert the idea, but I can't claim any general success.
Given how they will run over protestors with police cars, and shoot them whenever they want - I'm not sure either, except with Americans willing to risk life and limb (and their corporate job and bank account) to regain their lost democracy. I don't see that happening anytime soon. So, at this point I imagine an entire collapse of the system will have to take place before any positive change occurs.
By then, you and I will likely be long gone. I'm already retired, so the sand in my hourglass is already rapidly approaching the end. And more and more these days, I've been asking myself, what then (if anything)? What was the point of me or any of this?
The essence of fascism might be said to reside in Mussolini's formulation:
"Everything within the state, nothing outside of the state, nothing against the state." The government, the corporations, other institutions (such as religious organizations) can be used towards this end. Mussolini didn't invent this idea, but he gave it a very compact formulation. Given that some people desire power over others, the appeal of the idea to some is not surprising, but it is surprising to see how many people whose primary motive in life is not domination are willing to go along with it. I would like to know how to oppose or subvert the idea, but I can't claim any general success.
Given how they will run over protestors with police cars, and shoot them whenever they want - I'm not sure either, except with Americans willing to risk life and limb (and their corporate job and bank account) to regain their lost democracy. I don't see that happening anytime soon. So, at this point I imagine an entire collapse of the system will have to take place before any positive change occurs.
By then, you and I will likely be long gone. I'm already retired, so the sand in my hourglass is already rapidly approaching the end. And more and more these days, I've been asking myself, what then (if anything)? What was the point of me or any of this?