Was Fascism Left Wing Or Right Wing? Episode 2

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I suggested that the fundamentals of the question: "was it left wing or right wing" is in fact incongruent particularly when viewed from a 21st century perspective and often an American one at that, when the topic of discussion in indeed 20th century European extreme political regimes.

We expose therefore the correlated contingencies of time and space that make the framing of the question somewhat invalid or not apt to delineate and accurately describe these historical political parties.

Moreover the video offered a third option, by describing these regimes as totalitarian dictatorships instead, rather than trying to fit them in a left or right box we then shift the focus to the regimes' operational mechanics, ideological underpinnings, and sociopolitical impacts.

Is it useful, critically, to use this language at this point in time? And besides, let's also remember that just calling someone a fascist doesn't make it so. Discourse rather than insults is in my opinion the best dynamic.

I ask it because I was told to leave it alone. I ask it because I was told to be ashamed of myself for asking it, I ask it because I'm free to think and express my thoughts with dignity, and so are you. So I ask you to ask it, so that this may never happen again.

Was Fascism Left Wing or Right Wing?

Historically The Partito Nazionale Fascista's governance of Italy from 1922 to 1943 is traditionally demarcated into three evolutionary phases: the seizure of power, consolidation, and expansion—the latter often regarded as the regime's most oppressive period. This tripartite periodization offers a framework for analyzing the regime's progression and impact.

The whole conundrum is indeed in my opinion a categorization issue

Fascism should be studied deeply, as its impact on European history was one could say incalculable. However even though up to a certain extent we all "know" what fascism is, in reality when you really think about it at an ontological level, its "nature" its taxonomic and definitional characteristics may be elusive after all. I'll strongly justify this statement later on this video.

This would allow Mussolini to realize what is called a dirigiste economy (a market economy in which the state plays a strong directive role through economic interventionist policies), with the principal goal of achieving autarky (national economic self-sufficiency). Like a sort of state directed capitalism called corporatism, if you will.

This study can provide valuable lessons about the nature of power, the importance of anti despotic safeguards, and the consequences of unchecked authoritarianism.

So what makes you a fascist? What are those elements that could as others have said constitute a "fascist minimum" A framework of a set of core ideologies and predispositions indicative of fascist systems.

Fascism was big on public healthcare the emergence of health policies with distinct fascist characteristics occurred in the late 1920s,during what is usually defined in political science as statization. their full implementation throughout the 1930s.
The consolidated structure of the fascist healthcare state had three main constituent parts: the new welfare-based Enti pubblici, traditional ministerial bureaucracies, and local services. Keep in mind that for full context one of the main reasons why the fascist were so pro national health care was Fascists were keen to promote population growth.

Benito Mussolini, commonly referred to as Il Duce (The Leader), emerges as a pivotal figure in 20th-century European history. His ascension to power in Italy and the subsequent establishment of a Fascist state had profound implications, not only for Italy but for the global political landscape.

Born in 1883 in the provincial town of Predappio, Mussolini's formative years were characterized by an ideological amalgam of socialist inclinations and nationalist sentiments. His early career as a schoolteacher and journalist provided a platform for the development of his political philosophy. Initially aligned with socialist causes, Mussolini's ideological trajectory underwent a dramatic shift in the aftermath of World War I, culminating in the founding of the Fascist movement in 1919.

#history #ww2 #mythbusting

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Mr. Terry History

[MrTerry]

Thank you so much for watching my response video, and thanks for the shout out! I plan on putting out a response to this one too. Thanks for all you do!

[JackAubreyy]

All of your content recently has been top tier.

[dukepettit]

I cannot thank you enough for this series of videos. As an American, we have lost our ability to communicate because our history has been forgotten or corrupted. Your videos need to be shown in classrooms around the world until we have true historians teaching our children. Thank you.

[mike]

Mussolini started a socialist newspaper, twice I think. Anyway, left, right, socialism, fascism...all semantics. I'm more worried about general authoritarianism.

[dustylens]

The point about using emotion and passion to sway the masses rather than logic truly describes many of the political ads I've seen on YouTube lately.

[LorainPsycho]

I watched your last video on this, then basically watched again with Mr. Terry's video. It's fun seeing YouTubers mention and take not of other YouTubers in a good light, makes it seem more like a community. It'd be interesting to see you 2 do a video together sometime

[BigBadJones]

"Left or right box" audio edit is genius

[boringpolitician]

Fun fact! In 1935, after Italy attacked Ethiopia, Adolf's Germany sent over 16, 000 rifles, 600 machine guns, 3 airplanes and over 10 million rounds of ammunition to Ethiopia.

[nadog]

Good man Chris from flogging through history you two are my go to sources for everything history related I can't thank you guys enough for giving me hope in humanity and showing us that the world truly is just fascinating

[ianwinter]

2:43 that left then right audio was nice

[nothingtofear]

I've watched your stuff on and off since the Cleopatra incident, but today I subscribed. Carry on good sir.

[leholen]

I find it hilarious and baffling when the American far left calls me a fascist when I express ideas of a small limited government and individualism. A dude literally said “Scratch a libertarian and you’ll find a fascist underneath.” I was like dude I am literally advocating for the exact opposite of fascism right now. America’s far left is so broken it’s terrifying. There’s no reasoning with them.

[cpuuk]

Lot's of political ideology have the word "people" in their description, doesn't actually means it was FOR the people's benefit.

[HughMungus]

In any case, the political spectrum is an outdated and dumbed down way of looking at political ideologies

[JoshuaSydenstricker]

I came to this channel after vth’s reaction video. I appreciate the way you articulate your thoughts and present information. Quickly became one of my favorite people/accounts on this platform. Thanks for your insight and videos.

[AmirDarkOne]

the vampire economy page 110
"Although I am the 'leader, ' I cannot decide what is
allowed or forbidden in my own factory"

page 109
"they sent me twenty-five 'old Party members'
and S.A. men. Without exception they had had no real
training and were inefficient, but I was simply forced
to take them"

if you can't make decisions for your business, then you don't own it

[DiotimaMantinea]

The Spanish case could be enlightening. The Spanish Fascism was "Falangismo", but the Falange political party was quite very different before and after the breakup of the Civil War: before the war it was a tiny minority party, very bold and speculative ideologically (perhaps not very coherent), and clearly revolutionary, progressive and against the conservative establishment (explicit statements of the Falange leaders). Now, all the Falange leaders and ideologues died or were imprisoned in the first couple of months of the war (Ramiro Ledesma, Onésimo Redondo, Juan Antonio Primo de Rivera) and those who took over the party were elder military men, conservative nationalists, with no taste for ideological flights and anti-Marxist.

In short, one thing was Fascism from the point of view of their ideological manifestos; quite another thing was Fascism from the practical point of view of those who made political use of the movement.

[rileyernst]

I think Aristotle's forms of government is also an interesting concept to add to this thought exercise.
In this case you are looking at the Dichotomy between a Monarch and a Tyrant.
A Monarch rules within the laws of the land and with a mandate supported by the population, when they are not wanted by the population a true Monarch will stand down from power.
A Tyrant monopolies power and uses, ignores and adds new laws to their own ends. They will usually have a violent death.

So I would say that Fascisim is Aristotle's Tyranny. A dictator who cares only for their own power. Aristotle's Monarch is a much rarer gem I fear, but I guess you could count Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as a man with the actions and intentions of Aristotle's true Monarch. Despite the outrage in the West that his actions sparked(apparently overthrowing a democratically elected government is universally bad, even if that government were planning on dismantling the democracy and constitution they just swore to upkeep? Yeah it's sentiment that is a bit underpants on head... and just plain troubling).

On the 3rd of July 2013 General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coup against the democratically elected Muslim Brotherhood government of Mohamed Morsi because once elected Mohamed Morsi discarded the promises he had made before the election and planned to make Egypt into a fundamentalist Sunni state. Which was exactly the opposite of what he said he would do before the election and was not the mandate he was elected for. His government's plans were directly against the wishes and interests of the Egyptian people.

Egyptian armed forces under command of General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's entered Cairo, arrested the government and he then set dates for democratic elections to be held again and used his forces to maintain law and order, after the elections he relinquished the power he had seized and handed it back to his people.

[thieph]

That change in the headphones of the left to right scared me, I thought you are in my left Metatron.