1. What is Fascism?

Fascism was a short lived but greatly influential political ideology that focused on opposing
rationalism, democracy, and pluralism to achieve their goal of creating a pure race that not only was
free of weaknesses but was also fully self-sufficient by solving the economic problems of materialist
capitalism and Marxist Socialism.
Fascism had roots in Totalitarianism which caused the citizens in Fascist Countries to undergo a
Complete nightmare filled with Controlled morals, dictatorship, Violence, Mass murder and Inequality.

2. What are the characteristics of fascism?

 Violent
 Unfair
 Strict
 Immoral
 Inhumane
 Extreme Nationalism

3. What kind of concept does Fascism have?

Fascism in summary is Extreme Nationalism, it reaches to the points of racism and ultimately
genocide to secure their goals of a pure country and elimination inferiority and weakness.
It was a melting pots of the concepts of Nationalism and Totalitarianism and opposing concepts of
rationalism, democracy and pluralism.

4. What makes Fascism unique form other ideologies?

Fascism was unique at it’s time because it knew what it was and was not afraid to show it, it
knew how extreme it’s views were and instead of hiding it in good faith it doubled down on its views
and created one of the most impactful political ideologies which dominated parts of central, southern
and eastern Europe between 1919 up to 194, yet concepts of it still exist today.

5. Was Fascism an alternative conception of modernity? , or more a type of conservative politics

based on modern forms of activism and style?
We would say that Fascism was not an alternative of modernity but was a modernist
reconstitution of tradition , it was projecting the beliefs, morals and ideologies of past that was thrust
into the hands of modern nationalists specifically in Italy, Germany and Japan
6. Was fascism in practice not driven more by nihilistic violence than ideology?
I would say they are not mutually exclusive it had nihilistic violence DRIVEN by their ideology
because their ideology could not have worked or would not have been supported by their people
without violence , Which focused on creating a pure society which the elite fascist deemed fit.

Notes
- Was active for a short while but had lasting effects to society
- fear of rationalism and egalitarian democracies created it
- Goal was to create a stronger, greater society, no weaknesses
- Influenced Italy, Germany and Japan but was borrowed by Argentina and Chile for a short time
- Strict Doctrine, Single Genetic Banner, Cultural Purity
- “Pure Aryan Race” - Hitler
- Totalitarianism , is the total control of society and people by the state
- Citizens must have unwavering faith in the ruling party
- Directly opposes pluralism, or the idea of multiple parties competing for power
- Fascism aims to solve the economic problems of materialist capitalism and Marxist socialism
- Promoted private enterprise, abolishing unions and banned foreign trade for independency
- Full Self Sufficiency
- Supportive of Violence
- Morals were controlled
- Abortions we’re legal but only on Non-Aryan characterized offspring
- Promotes mass murder
- Inequality
- A complete Nightmare