What he is saying is that progressivism and Fascism come from the same root.
Please, show me where he says that; he does say that the *American* left draws on them both, but makes no comment on their source; the closest he gets is observing that Mussolini called himself a socialist in high school and joined a socialist organization while he was a sub. teacher (page 32) and that he wrote socialist tracts in Switzerland. (page 34) ((there's a bit more, but it's mostly other folks' view of him))
That they appeal to the same desires/goals? Yes. But the American Left and Right both appeal to the same goals--by wildly different routes.
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Date: 2008-05-25 07:48 am (UTC)Please, show me where he says that; he does say that the *American* left draws on them both, but makes no comment on their source; the closest he gets is observing that Mussolini called himself a socialist in high school and joined a socialist organization while he was a sub. teacher (page 32) and that he wrote socialist tracts in Switzerland. (page 34) ((there's a bit more, but it's mostly other folks' view of him))
That they appeal to the same desires/goals? Yes. But the American Left and Right both appeal to the same goals--by wildly different routes.