We Are Watching the Rise of Democratic Fascism
Bertolt Brecht predicted it in 1942: American fascism would be democratic in the American fashion. He was right. That's precisely what makes it so hard to stop.
2 Article(s) by: Carolin Amlinger
Carolin Amlinger is a sociologist of literature and research associate at the Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies at the University of Basel. She is coauthor of Offended Freedom: The Rise of Libertarian Authoritarianism.
In Elon Musk, Libertarianism and Authoritarianism Combine
Elon Musk’s appearances at the Trump inauguration and a rally for Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland don’t just hark back to the past. They fuse authoritarian nationalism with a distinctive postmodern, libertarian streak.