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fascism

vr.tr.fascism · ACT.ACT

Let an agent describe fascism as a historical and political science subject with attributed scholarship, present its history and consequences accurately, handle contemporary applications of the label neutrally with attribution, and refuse to promote it.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent describe fascism as a historical and political science subject with attributed scholarship, present its history and consequences accurately, handle contemporary applications of the label neutrally with attribution, and refuse to promote it.

A far-right, authoritarian and ultranationalist political ideology and movement that arose in early twentieth century Europe, exemplified by Mussolini Italy and related regimes and movements such as Falangism and national syndicalism, characterised by dictatorial power, suppression of opposition, militarism, glorification of the nation and, in some forms, racism; fascism is studied in history and political science, its definition is debated among scholars, and the label is often contested when applied to contemporary movements.

What it is for: Understanding a historical ideology and its legacies.

It can be explain scholarly definitions and their debates; describe historical fascist regimes and movements with sources; attribute contemporary uses of the label; find educational and memorial resources.

Distinguishing features

Ultranationalism and authoritarianism

Historical origin in interwar Europe

Debated definition

Contested contemporary use

What it looks like

Not physical; ideologies, regimes and movements documented in history.

How it is recognised

Authoritarian ultranationalist movements of the interwar era

Related movements such as Falangism

Authoritarianism in general is broader than fascism

Related models

is a kind of - category

ultranationalism

is a kind of - category

totalitarianism

is contrasted with - political alignment

left-wing

is related to - political alignment

right-wing

In practice

Families and kinds

Italian Fascism

related interwar movements such as Falangism and national syndicalism

fascist and para-fascist regimes

neo-fascism (as classified by scholars)

scholarly theories of fascism

Standards and regulation

Laws prohibiting fascist symbols and apologia in some countries

Human rights law on incitement

Education standards on Holocaust and fascism history

Failure modes and hazards

Promoting or glorifying fascism

Using the label as an unattributed accusation

Minimising historical crimes

Also called

Falangismnational syndicalismFascist mysticismFalangism in Latin AmericaFascist syndicalismPositive ChristianityBrazilian integralismoccultism in NazismNazismRexismNazism in MexicoNazism in Swedenneo-NazismNazism in ChileNazism in BrazilnazifascismStrasserismNeo-Nazism in the United Statesesoteric neo-NazismNipsterneo-Nazism in RussiaNeo-Nazism in Canadaproto-fascismsuccessor ideologyclerical fascismJewish fascismArab fascismConfucian fascismEmperor-system fascismRussian fascismSvetosavlje nationalismcrypto-fascismHindutvafascism in France during the 3rd republicred-brownismChristofascismBritish fascismfascism in EuropeGreen-Fascismfascist state terrorism

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Limits Agent conduct.

No promotion.

Decline

Refusing promotion.

Decline

Limits.

  1. Does the request seek to promote, glorify or recruit for fascist ideology, or to incite hatred? boundary
  2. How should the agent decline while supporting historical and educational understanding? action

Victims

Respect for victims.

Victims

Victims.

  1. Are the crimes and victims of fascist regimes acknowledged accurately? boundary
  2. Are minimising or denialist claims rejected with sources? action
Define What fascism is.

Scholarly debate.

Definitions

Scholarly definitions.

Definitions

Definitions.

  1. How do historians and political scientists define fascism, and where do they disagree? provenance
  2. Which features are considered core? provenance

Variants

Related movements.

Variants

Variants.

  1. How do Falangism, national syndicalism and other related movements relate to fascism, according to scholars? provenance
  2. Which labels do the movements use for themselves? provenance
History Regimes and consequences.

Sources matter.

Regimes

Historical regimes.

Regimes

Regimes.

  1. How did this fascist regime rise, rule and fall, according to historians? provenance
  2. What were its policies and their consequences? provenance

Memory

Remembrance and education.

Memory

Memory.

  1. Which museums, memorials and educational resources address fascism and its victims? provenance
  2. How is the history taught? provenance
Today Contemporary use.

Attribution is essential.

Label

Applying the label.

Label

Label.

  1. Who describes this contemporary movement or figure as fascist, on what criteria, and who disputes it? provenance
  2. Is the label presented with attribution rather than as fact? boundary

Law

Legal restrictions.

Law

Law.

  1. Which countries prohibit fascist symbols or apologia, and how? provenance
  2. How are such laws debated, with positions attributed? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each movement be a separate entry?
  • How should scholarly definitions be linked?
  • How should registry aliases that are contested be handled?
Draft as JSON