Written by Wilhelm Reich in 1933.
"fascism" is the basic emotional attitude of man in authoritarian society"
"fascism" is the basic emotional attitude of man in authoritarian society"
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THE MASS PSYCHOLOGY OF FASCISM
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"Since fascism, always and everywhere, appears as a movement which is supported by the masses of people, it also displays all the traits and contradictions present in the average character structure: Fascism is not, as is generally believed, a purely reactionary movement; rather, it is a mixture of rebellious emotions and reactionary social ideas."
And yet I just posted three definitions. Did you read them?A good 90% of the Americans who use the term fascism have not idea what it means...it is yet another all purpose slur.
"The helplessness of the mass individuals made this Führer ideology victorious, after it had been prepared by the authoritarian school, by the church and the compulsive family. The "salvation of the nation" by an omnipotent, God-sent Führer corresponded exactly to the longing of the masses for salvation.