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Thread #66247   Message #1098291
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
21-Jan-04 - 06:55 PM
Thread Name: BS: Are we still having fun as Fascists Yet
Subject: RE: BS: Are we still having fun as Fascists Yet
Maybe rather than "What are the good points" the better question would be, "What are the points that people have found attractive about it?"

We've already had one of those - the uniforms. Or rather, the drama and spectacle. The kind of thing that people enjoy in a lot of Hollywood movies.

Another is the idea of a strong and decisive leadership, taking decisions that sort out all the complicated problems, doing what needs to be done. "Triumph of the Will."

Another is the idea of all of "us" together, proud and undefiant. And free from the contamination of those among "us" who aren't part of "us". "Tomorrow belongs to us".

And another is the appeal of getting in touch with our roots, where we came from. Escaping from the chains of rationality and logic and compromise.

Put it in those kinds of terms and it's not hard to see how a very seductive package can be put together, using elements which in other circumstances and other hands could make something completely different.