Are Fascists and other haters of freedom really growing in numbers, or is the Internet a particularly rich stomping ground for them? Either way, they revolt me.
You will pardon me for pointing out that you do not have to lecture an Italian historian on the meaning or meanings of Fascism. When I spoke of Fascists, I meant exactly that: followers and admirers of Mussolini, enemies of freedom, nationalist-activist-Nietzschean will-worshippers. Go thou unto Damian Thompson's blog and thou wilt find them - especially, to my disgust, an Italian who signs himself Mundabor.
I didn't think I was lecturing, just drawing a distinction which is too seldom made in everyday discourse. I wouldn't have bothered in a note to you, but I've always thought blog comments are directed to a public audience at least as much as to the blog owner.
I am perfectly aware of the existence of real no-kidding fascists and, though I haven't looked for them on the Internet, I'd be amazed if there weren't spots where they congregate. I don't know enough about Damian Thompson to be able to tell how surprised I should be if his blog comments are one of them.
He is a conservative Catholic and a homosexual, two things that ought to discourage out-and-out Fascists. However, some Fascists live under the delusion that Fascism and Christianity can be reconciled.
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I am perfectly aware of the existence of real no-kidding fascists and, though I haven't looked for them on the Internet, I'd be amazed if there weren't spots where they congregate. I don't know enough about Damian Thompson to be able to tell how surprised I should be if his blog comments are one of them.
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