>OK, Nathan, sometimes social science gets lost in theorizing, and that's
>a valid point. But here is the problem. As Michael P. has pointed out in
>another post, some of the fact base as to who actually supported Hitler
>has been revised by later research using computers and voting records
>from Germany.
But my whole argument on this thread has never mentioned who voted for or even ultimately supported fascist regimes- so I'm not clear why you are throwing books at me :)
My whole original point was that the present Chinese state in its governing was beginning to resemble fascist regimes in its policies. That the Russia government has used nationalist appeals in conjunction with a shift to authoritarian capitalist rule is hardly original with me. The eugenics angle on Chinese policy was I thought an interesting variant, adding to the stoking of nationalism by the regime in the last few years.
Who supports the new policies is a matter of internal Chinese CP politics, not of mass support, except for the regime keeping a nervous eye out for mass uprisings. The phenomena of leftwing authoritarianism giving way to rightwing authoritarianism does not fit the traditional paradigm of fascist regime creation, but your emphasis on fascism as revolutionary movement still seems to overemphasize supporters at the expense of regime outcome.
But hey, I already said that multiple definitions are inevitable on such an overdetermined word :)
-- Nathan Newman