Difference between fascism and contemporary far right?

Question

Hi please please could you help im trying to find out whether far right parties in europe today should be considered fascist? Can anyone help please? thanks alot x

Answer 1

there is no differance

and to charles p, get ur facts right

Answer 2

None Fascism is on the far left

Answer 3

neo-conservatism = fascism

Answer 4

Charles P, STFU

Fascism is fringe right authoritarianism. Fringe left authoritarianism is communism. Know the difference.

Authoritarianism is basically the impulse to eliminate freedoms because of a perception that they cause social ills.

Fringe right politics typically entail extreme nationalism marketed as patriotism.

Unsubtle bigotry marketed as a concern for public safety and economic frugality.

A tendency to whitewash history and to retroactively baptize national heroes as being sympathetic to or actively for the far right party or it's stated concerns.

The elevation of tradition as the highest of virtues.

An overt association between government and organized religion if it is compatible, and it usually is.

The advocating of or implementing of aggressive militarily styled police/civilian law enforcers who are loyal to the party*.

*This one is kind of a universal authoritarian trait but a critical distinction between far right and fascist in the larger context.

I don't know if their is a clear border between right wing parties and fascism.

Answer 5

Fascism is a political philosophy that is on the extreme right of the political spectrum.  Below are 14 characteristics common in all fascist regimes.  

1.)  Powerful and Continuing Nationalism:    Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2.)  Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights: Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3.)  Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause:  The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial, ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4.)  Supremacy of the Military: Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5.)  Rampant Sexism: The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-g*y legislation and national policy.

6.)  Controlled Mass Media: Sometimes the media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7.)  Obsession with National Security:  Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses

8.)  Religion and Government are Intertwined: Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.

9.)  Corporate Power is Protected:  The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10.)  Labor Power is Suppressed:  Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11.)  Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts: Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.

12.)  Obsession with Crime and Punishment: Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations

13.)  Rampant Cronyism and Corruption: Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14.  Fraudulent Elections: Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Answer 6

Charles P has a point.  Both Fascism and Communism were collectivist ideologies.  The Fascist collective was, you might say, vertical - the national community.  The communist one was horizontal - the international working class. Both believed in regimentation.  The far right in Europe today are not Fascist in this sense.

Antisemitism in the new far right has taken a back seat, because the new antisemites are the muslims and arabs who are their greatest enemies.

Answer 7

Fascists managed to find themselves great orators. Up to now the far right hasn't produced anybody who could mesmerise a drunken puppy.  

Those on the far right are would be fascists without the charisma.

For which much thanks.