[lbo-talk] Fascism, right-wing populism, and contemporary research

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Fri Feb 19 15:05:14 PST 2010


On Feb 19, 2010, at 5:40 PM, Chip Berlet wrote:


> But many of Paxton's list of ingredients for a fascist
> movement have already been met.

Redemptive violence - as American as apple pie. Jackson Lears wrote a book about it in post-Civil War America. Hear my interview with him at:

http://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#090702

Really, this shit is so overheated.

Or has the whole history of the U.S. been progress along the five stages? And only the Campaign for America's Future can save us?

Doug



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