tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post6182148050119291462..comments2023-12-22T08:44:24.389-05:00Comments on threewayfight: Two Ways of Looking at FascismMatthew N Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15664330735255207352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post-14585473931692657432007-06-21T22:38:00.000-04:002007-06-21T22:38:00.000-04:00I'm wondering how you think the work of Alfred Soh...I'm wondering how you think the work of Alfred Sohn-Rethel figures into your framework. His writings were influential within STO when it began assessing the nature of fascism in the late 70's. I'd love to hear your take on his stuff, especially in the context of your "two ways of looking at fascism."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post-47038400425167595772007-05-29T13:24:00.000-04:002007-05-29T13:24:00.000-04:00Anonymous, thanks for the tip about David Neiwert'...Anonymous, thanks for the tip about David Neiwert's work. I've read a little of his stuff but should take another look. From what I remember, he seemed to draw much more on Paxton's approach than Griffin's.<BR/><BR/>Renegade Eye, I'm not sure who or what you are disagreeing with. I agree with you that fascism tries to smash the revolutionary left, and that it's a serious mistake to describe the current U.S. system as fascist (partly because that claim often fosters illusions in the Democratic Party). See my essay <A HREF="http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2007/02/is-bush-administration-fascist.html" REL="nofollow">"Is the Bush Administration Fascist?"</A>Matthew N Lyonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664330735255207352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post-86087791398904882062007-05-23T03:49:00.000-04:002007-05-23T03:49:00.000-04:00I disagree with your definition of fascism.Fascism...I disagree with your definition of fascism.<BR/><BR/>Fascism involves the total annihilation of the revolutionary and progressive movement. Under fascism a blog like this would be underground. We still have bourgeiose democracy.<BR/><BR/>If Bush is fascist, are liberal Democrats are savior?<BR/><BR/>At my blog my team member Marie Trigona from Argentina, is an anarchist. I hope you'll visit.<BR/><BR/>RegardsFrank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13622622.post-55357432618718883332007-05-20T20:50:00.000-04:002007-05-20T20:50:00.000-04:00Thank you for an interesting and informative artic...Thank you for an interesting and informative article. I don't know if you're aware of David Neiwert, but you might be interested to read some of his work. He's a Seattle journalist specializing in right-wing extremism in America, and has written quite a lot on the subject of fascism on his blog, Orcinus.<BR/><BR/>Neiwert calls the authoritarian phenomenon in America "pseudo fascism", and has written a series of articles on the subject called <A HREF="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2004/11/holiday-break.html" REL="nofollow">"The Rise of Pseudo Fascism"</A> (which is also available as a PDF <A HREF="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/The%20Rise%20Of%20Pseudo%20Fascism.pdf" REL="nofollow">here</A>). <A HREF="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2004_09_26_dneiwert_archive.html#109563628314780505" REL="nofollow">Part 2, The Architecture of Fascism</A> is particularly relevant to the the traditional definitions of fascism you explore in your article.<BR/><BR/>Two scholars of fascism that Neiwert keeps reflecting upon are Robert Paxton and Roger Griffin, so the following two google searches of his site might be of interest to you as well: <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=griffin+site%3Adneiwert.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">1</A>, <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=paxton+site%3Adneiwert.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">2</A><BR/><BR/>Finally, Neiwert has an older, but equally interesting series that covers some similar ground called <A HREF="http://www.cursor.org/stories/fascismintroduction.php" REL="nofollow">Rush, Newspeak and Fascism</A> (also available as a PDF <A HREF="http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/Rush%20Newspeak%20%20Fascism.pdf" REL="nofollow">here</A>)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com