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| Rex Curry to TED M. HOPES |
| Re: Ur-Fascism |
| 07 Aug 23 05:18:37 |
From: rexcurry.net@gmail.com
On Wednesday, August 2, 1995 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, TED M. HOPES wrote:
> Many readers of this group may be interested in an essay by
> Umberto Eco published in the June 22, 1995 issue of New York
> Review of Books. The title is "Ur-Fascism," and it recounts
> some events in Mr. Eco's childhood and some conclusions he
> has more recently reached from his experiences of European
> history. A part of the essay lists what he sees as the fea-
> tures of Ur-Fascism, or "Eternal Fascism," and I paraphrase
> them or quote from them below:
> 1. Cult of tradition.
> 2. Rejection of modernism, though worship of technology.
> 3. Action for action's sake; Distrust of the suspension of
> action; distrust of the intellectual world.
> 4. Opposition to the critical spirit (disagreement is
> treason).
> 5. Fear of difference; anti-intruder or outsider.
> 6. Appeal to a frustrated middle class.
> 7. Obsession with an opposition plot.
> 8. The enemies are simultaneously cast as all powerful and
> second rate ("Fascist governments are condemned to lose
> wars because they are constantly incapable of objectively
> evaluating the force of the enemy.")
> 9. Life is struggle; pacifism is trafficking with the
> enemy. An inherent contradiction: after final victory,
> an intolerable peace.
> 10. Mass elitism and contempt for the weak. Hierarchical
> order in which members of each level despise their
> subordinates. Implies a bottom level without human
> status.
> 11. Heroism is the norm, and everyone is educated to be a
> hero. (Falangist motto: Viva la Muerta--Long Live
> Death). Heroic death is a reward of honor.
> 12 Permanent war and heroism are not readily available
> games, thus machismo is the everyday expression of will
> to power. Disdain for women (nurturers), condemnation
> of non-standard sexual habits, and since even sex is a
> difficult game to play, transfer to ersatz phallic
> exercises with weapons.
> 13. Selective or qualitative populism: Individuals have no
> rights, and the People are conceived of having a figu-
> rative common will, which is interpreted and expressed
> by the Leader. Ur-Fascism must therefore be opposed to
> parliamentary governments. "Wherever a politician casts
> doubt on the legitimacy of a parliament because it no
> longer represents the Voice of the People, we can smell
> Ur-Fascism."
> 14. Wide use of Newspeak. Impoverished vocabulary and ele-
> mentary syntax serves to "limit the instruments for
> complex and critical reasoning."
> He concludes with: "Ur-Fascism can come back under the most
> innocent of disguises. Our duty is to uncover it and to
> point our finger at any of its new instances--every day, in
> every part of the world. Franklin Roosevelt's words of
> November 4, 1938, are worth remembering: `I venture the
> challenging statement that if American democracy ceases to
> move forward as a living force, seeking day and night by
> peaceful means to better the lot of our citizens, fascism
> will grow in strength in our land.'"
>
> In connection with the selective populism addressed in item
> 13 above, Eco warns that "There is in our future a TV or
> Internet populism, in which the emotional response of a
> selected group of citizens can be presented and accepted as
> the Voice of the People."
> Ted
> --
How to Spot a Socialist (aka Fascist): Umberto Eco wrote the essay
“Ur-Fascism” (Eternal Fascism) and he also wrote “How to Spot a
Fascist.” In his essay, Eco purports to list 14 typical elements of fascism.
Eco’s work was smashed by a critic
in a book entitled “How to spot a socialist” (or the essay
Ur-Socialism”). It contains a list of 14 common features of Eco and every
socialist:
1. He talks and writes a lot about “Fascism.” (e.g. “Ur-Fascism” and
“How to Spot a Fascist”).
2. He doesn’t point out similarities between Socialism and Fascism, despite
ubiquitous opportunities presented in his descriptions of “Fascism.”
3. In his “Fascism” comments, he never admits nor states that he is a
Socialist.
4. He never admits anywhere that he is a Socialist.
5. He just goes on and on about how bad “Fascists” are.
6. When he writes about Mussolini, he seems ignorant that Mussolini was a
long-time Socialist leader. Or is he just being intellectually dishonest?
7. He appears to be ignorant in his writings that Fascism was created by a
Socialist (Mussolini).
8. He mentions “Nazis” an awful lot.
9. He seems ignorant that “Nazis” didn’t call themselves “Nazis.”
10. He seems ignorant that “Nazis” self-identified as “Socialists.” He
mentions Mein Kampf and appears ignorant that “Nazi” is not within it;
that “Fascist” is not within it as a self-identifier by Hitler; that
“Socialism” and “
Socialist” ARE in it throughout as self-identifiers; Eco has nothing to say.
11. He needs his readers to be ignorant about “Nazis” so that they will
continue to pay money for his benighted comments on “Fascism.” Eco relies
on his echo chamber of ignoramuses.
12. He seems embarrassed that he self-identifies the same as Hitler:
SOCIALIST. So, he never says anything about that.
13. His ignorant tunnel vision prevented him from discovering that Hitler used
the swastika to represent “S”-letter shapes for “Socialism” (the
discovery by the libertarian historian Dr. Rex Curry).
14. Now that he knows about Dr. Curry’s discovery concerning the swastika,
he will never mention it (nor any of the above) to his fans anywhere. He will
never inform his readers. Ever. He will gladly go to his grave without ever
saying anything about
it. He prays every day that the widespread ignorance will never end.
Bonus common feature: Eco is hopelessly brainwashed by the absurd Left-Right
political spectrum that is taught in government schools (socialist schools).
He assumes that everyone else is brainwashed in the same way too. Curb Ur
Socialism.
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