Nettsider med emneord «fascism»

Ariel Goldstein explains how Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, the charismatic ‘Lula of the right’ came to power, in the context of a historical third wave of Latin American far right politics. Bolsonaro capitalized on an interlocked crisis in Brazil, and built his government on a coalition of evangelical pastors, the military, financial markets and the agribusiness sector.

Exactly 100 years ago, the liberal ruling class in Italy surrendered to the Blackshirts controlled by Benito Mussolini. The ‘March on Rome’ did not happen in the way it has been mythologised. On the day of 28 October 1922, it was enough for the Fascist leader to threaten the use of force, a day which marked the beginning of the ‘fascist era’ in Europe. 

Far-right populists are frequently referred to as 'Fascist' in politics today. But was Italian Fascism originally populist?