Just to keep you all in the loop, I'm working on about three to four entries right now, but they require a fair amount of research. Every time I get an idea, I keep needing to back up some to explain an earlier point. It'll get done, but it may take me another week or so. In the meantime, though, I've got a question that maybe folks can help me with (question in second-to-last paragraph). Here are the topics that have been kicking around in my head lately:
Neoliberalism and fascism. I've thought about fascism a lot in 2018. I don't think I'm alone.
In the US, it seems conservatives have been increasingly flirting with fascism. And I’m not talking about historical conservatives here. I'm talking about the ones that have cropped up in the last decade or so. You know the type: lost their damn minds, started gargling whatever vomit Trump was spewing that day, and dragged us all down into whatever the fuck this cesspool of politics is called.
Maybe now we're in a corporatized anarchocapitalist neo-fascist state? I'm still workshopping the label and taking suggestions, but seriously, every day, I wake up and ask myself, “Are we fascist yet?” I’m pretty sure the answer is yes at this point.
How has fascism returned, if one of neoliberalism's primary objectives was to stave off fascism?
That's not rhetorical. I'm doing my own research, but I'm interested in other people's thoughts, too. If you've got some insight (or even if you disagree with any of my premises), let me know in a comment. I'm looking forward to a discussion.