What Fascism in the 21st Century is Really About

It’s sometimes said that people like you and me have a “liberal bias.” As the wicked response goes, “so does reality.” It’s not that I have a problem with conservatism — it’s that what conservatism’s become has a problem with people like me. And you. And a whole lot of others. It’s crossing the line into fascism — in a profoundly dangerous and sinister way — more so every single day now. But are we paying enough attention? In this era, it’s easy to see what conservatism should be. Take a hard look out there — it hardly takes a genius to figure out what needs, well, conserving. The planet. Life on it. Resources. Money — even if doing that well takes investment, which reaps returns. Right down to classical notions of virtue, like the humility to understand the damage we’ve done to the planet, the compassion to nurture life on it back to health, the wisdom to find a place for us beside, not above, being. Philosophical stuff — more to come, sorry. The problem is that, well, what conservatism’s become isn’t just uninterested in this — it’s actively hostile to it. What we have is a regressive conservatism — not a progressive one. That’s not an oxymoron. Plenty of moderates, from Bush to Romney, would agree with the notion that conservatism could and should advance progress for all — indeed, that it’s the best path to. But this creepy variant of what conservatism isn’t about that — it just wants Stone Age violence, brutality, hate, and ruin. <a href="https://eand.co/what-fascism-in-the-21st-century-is-really-about-df521c67b1ed">Website</a>