Some of you will likely be interested in yesterday’s ACM tech talk by Matt
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Not all movements are fascist movements. A key difference is if they accept
violence as a legitimate tool or not. The Nazi party started with violent
street fights and ended in a violent world war. Robert Paxton and Hannah Arndt
both emphasize the use of violence and terror in totalitarian
Thanks. I'm still concerned it sounds more like diagnostic criteria from, say,
the DSM-V than something that could be axiomatically generated in a simulation.
My guess is, as relatively specific as it is (compared to say Eco's
Ur-Fascism), it's too robust a (set of) phenomena. I.e. the space
I tend to favor evolutionary explanations for human behavior.
Paxton's analysis characterizes Putin's actions as part of a fascist
process, involving the interaction of a mass movement, a charismatic
leader, and a complicit elite. Putin has cultivated a devoted following
around his persona and
