After weeks (years, really) of debate on the subject I realized I’d never really committed to writing my argument about why I think it’s appropriate to talk about fascism in regards to Trump and Trumpism. I do not think it’s so straightforward that Trump or the preponderance of his followers are self-conscious fascists. I think critics of the fascism position have correctly pointed out that the number of hardcore, self-avowed fascists in the United States is quite small and not organized into a formidable force, but nevertheless I would say that Trump represents an incipient or inchoate fascism, as others have argued, and moreover that Trumpism has a
I don't know Paxton's work but I know Eco's "Eternal Fascism: Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt", also known as "Ur-Fascism". If you know Eco's take, can you tell me of any notable points of disagreement between the piece and Paxton's body of work? From what you have here and elsewhere they would seem to be in both broad and even specific agreement,notably with regard to Fascist ideology's being largely epiphenomenal to Fascist use of power.
My fascism problem and yours
I don't know Paxton's work but I know Eco's "Eternal Fascism: Fourteen Ways of Looking at a Blackshirt", also known as "Ur-Fascism". If you know Eco's take, can you tell me of any notable points of disagreement between the piece and Paxton's body of work? From what you have here and elsewhere they would seem to be in both broad and even specific agreement,notably with regard to Fascist ideology's being largely epiphenomenal to Fascist use of power.