Capitalism's Shadow: Is Fascism Capitalism In Decay?

Very often we would hear Marxists and other Leftists claiming that "Fascism Is Capitalism In Decay", meaning that Fascism is in the end another arm of the capitalist apparatus, being more violent than ever. But is there sufficient evidence to back up this claim? That is what I will be discussing in this video, revealing many of the flaws in this claim, and then explaining why Marxists believe in this perspective at all.

0:00 - Introduction
3:56 - Entrenching The Roots
14:03 - The Corporate Card
19:05 - The Balance Of Power
28:57 - The Materialist Worldview

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Sources Used:

"The Anatomy Of Fascism" by Robert O. Paxton (Primary Source 1)

"Fascism" by Roger Griffin (Primary Source 2)

"Italy From Liberalism To Fascism" by Christopher Watson

"The German Communists And The Rise Of Nazism" by Conan Fischer

"Industry And Ideology: IG Farben In The Nazi Era" by Peter Hayes

"Die Selbstfinanzierung der NSDAP 1930-1932" by Horst Matzerath and Henry A. Turner

"Critical Theory, Marxism, and Modernity" by Douglas Kellner

"Marxists In The Face Of Fascism" by David Beetham

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Music used:

Kevin MacLeod - Stay The Course

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Tags:

Fascism, Benito Mussolini, National Socialism, Europe, Politics, Lavader, What is Fascism?, Capitalism, Adolf Hitler, Marxists, Marxism, Communism, Karl Marx, Capitalism In Decay, Socialism

[einmensch-ntsi]

I once saw a joke where fascism, communism and liberalism look at each other and each says "these two? They are about the same to me!"

[cosmo]

I just realized your channel name is “Lavader” and not “Lavender”

[MonsieurDean]

My ice cream melting too fast is capitalism in decay.

[Xo-]

The fact that Lenin wrote that Capitalism can not be destroyed, or even decay, due to its own mechanisms kind of shows that its not. Because decaying Capitalism would by Lenin's own admission repair itself.

[AlbertCamus-ri]

Socialist Party in Italy: "Lol. You want your lifestyle supported"
*GIOVINEZZA SYNTH WAVE BEGINS*
Socialist Party in Italy: "Why do I hear footsteps and Boss Music?"

[charmyzard]

Everyone misses the point blaming capitalism when it's really a problem of neoliberalism and its blatant corporatocracy.
Mexico is *the* best example you can see of this today. We were in stagnation and misery until we shed neoliberalism, and now we're apparently one of the fastest growing potential world powers. Who would've said?

[nathantupper]

As much as I am not a monarchist, I deeply appreciate your research into these topics and your willingness to be specific in calling out issues in these movements.

[zandrus]

There is Henry Ashby Turners "Big Business and the Rise of Hitler", while for Italy, you can get yourself "Italian Industrialists from Liberalism to Fascism" by Franklin Adler. Very good books!

[parllax]

TBH it's not worth dying on hill to argue against a tankie

[KameradVonTurnip]

The National Socialist Welfare State is a good example on where this notion is obviously wrong. Issue is most people who think Fascist regimes are Capitalist don't understand what Capitalism is, or even Socialism. They fail to grasp the concepts of Public vs Private Ownership. They even think something like a Political Party is "Privately Owned." Which is often the justification to ignore Nazi Socialist programs. Some Socialist will admit to an extent that Mussolini's regime was somewhat Socialist, but oh boy if you try to convince them the Nazis were Socialist it's insane the reaction you get.

What I find worse is people who say the Soviet Union was Socialist yet then says the Fascist and Nazis were the polar opposite, despite both Fascist Italy and National Socialist Germany had a lot of similarities to the Soviet Union and how they structured the economy just they didn't do it to the extreme you see in the USSR.

In the end the primary differences between Fascist Regimes and Marxist Regimes comes down to how they handle the Revolution ie dismantling of the old State and replacing it with the new State, the Party slowly becomes the State over time as the role of the old state is replaced by the Party. and preserving what they perceive to be Society. Tragically this process of Replacing the old State with the new State is often called Privatization by moronic Socialist because they view a Fascist Party as a Private Entity unlike a Marxist Party which is considered a People's Party. Ya you can quickly see the problem in the Private Party logic vs Public Party logic. Being Fascist consider their political parties Populous Parties as well.

Marxist want to uproot the land, and then till the soil, however by doing so destroying what crops already existed. Fascist literally want to take the already tiled/planted soil and weed out the nasty capitalist elements out of it over time like a surgeon would removing a cancer, hopefully keeping the body intact. In hoping it preserves the National Spirit of the Nation. Meanwhile Marxist regimes as a result of the Uprooting almost completely wipe out the cultural identity of the Nation that once existed.

Their end result is often the same, a Totalitarian State where everything in society is part of the Central State. Marxist just create a new Identity after building the Socialist State, while Fascist try to preserve the existing Identity while implementing a Socialist like system in the Fascist State. it's actually funny, as I consider Italian Fascism to be a cousin of Marxism. Meanwhile German Nazism is a variation of German Social Democracy, combined economic elements from Marxism and the veneer of Italian Fascism.

Now there are some contradictions, as often what the Fascist Party deems the 'identity' of the Nation may vary. For example German Conservatives and Nazis didn't get along well because they had different views on what the "Nation" even was.

[theuniverse]

Fascism is thing i dont like in decay

[quedtion_marks_kirby_modding]

Once you realise that this is concept is wrong, you realize that the entire late stage capitalism conspiracy theory is wrong.
I mean, if the fact that we have been in "late stage" capitalism for decades now didn't disproved it already, lol.

[garrettfulks]

Fascism is democracy not capitalism in decay. Capitalism in decay is either corporatism or kleptocracy.

[Ushmadand]

How are some of yall disagreeing with the video title despite it being physically impossible (except on x2 speed) to watch it completely by the time you commented

[ElClaudioBasado]

@Lavader_ one another example of conservative allign dictatorships destroys Facism, is one quote of Miguel Serrano Fernández (famous Latin american Esoteric Hitlerian) that explains how Pinochet destroyed the chilean facist and natsoc movements in the country

[bastiat]

Look up the IRI, from the fact that the italian fascists nationalized more than 90% of industry after taking power tells you what their relationship with capitalists were like.

[ramen]

Day 15 of asking you to do a video on Franco and the Falangists

[RileyLewis-jw]

I often think, If Fascism where to rise again in a new unique form, Would we argue new points and facts about it? Fascism isn't a monolith, We only have three examples of it in history and that was so long ago now, If it were to come back again(Given our social climate of decay and moral relativism it's highly likely)what would be different? Would new thinkers seek to redefine Fascism?

[tisFrancesfault]

An issue that is ever prevalent is the conflation of political systems with economic ones. Democracies, Monarchies, and Communists regimes can and are all capitalist (the US, Thailand and China all being capitalist economies). The funny thing is, Capitalism was once the "left wing" idea in its time of conception, in contrast to Manorial/feudal systems and Mercantilism.

Fascism is not capitalism in decay, its more accurate to say perception of social decay (the accuracy of that is irrelevant, Its the emotive notion that is), This perception can be exacerbated by poor economy however. Of course economics and politics are always inexorably linked. Failing economics of a state all may encourage fascism. Failing socialist, democratic, feudal and socialist economies may all lead to fascist governments in the right conditions. fascist Governments can be extreme and radical in oversight of economy, regardless of how it functions.

Fascism has however had more success in Capitalist countries and I think this is where an error arises... because it was a time when Capitalism was the standard system.

[gabrielaldworth]

Will you ever do a video on C H Douglas's Social Credit financial system?