Fascism
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The title may sound unusual, but it reflects the difficulty of capturing this idea succinctly. One of the most damning aspects surrounding the Holocaust—arguably even more troubling than the staggering number of victims—is how the international community repeatedly stood by as Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles. At multiple points, Germany’s military expansion could have…
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Usually I don’t do political or non historical blogs but because I am being attacked on a personal level I feel compelled to write a blog. I reallize that New and Neo mean the same thing but I could not find a better way to describe this. The new neo fascists are not the one…
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(First published September 2, 2018, and updated March 23, 2024) The position of Ireland during World War II was a bit of a tricky one. A lot of people actually were pro-German, not so much because they agreed with the German policies but more because they were at war with Britain, and there was still…
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On July 22 2011 the thirty-two year-old Anders Behring Breivik, a Norwegian fascist, drove into the city center of Oslo where he placed a car bomb at the government quarter. The bomb went off at 3:25 pm killing eight people and wounding thirty others severely. The office of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg from the Labor…
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If you destroy art you destroy the soul of a nation. No matter how you dress it up or market it, the destruction of art is always politically motivated and is one of the ingredients of Fascism. We have had plenty of examples in the past, the 1933 book burning in the Third Reich, the…
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Pope Pius XII is often referred to as “Hitler’s Pope,” but the Catholic Church’s connections with fascist regimes began before his papacy. It was his predecessor, Pope Pius XI, who actively sought ties with fascist leaders. On June 16, 1936, he met with Anton Mussert, the leader of the Dutch Nazi party. The 20th century…
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Vidal Sassoon is a name synonymous with revolutionary hairstyling, but his lesser-known past as an anti-fascist activist with the 43 Group reveals another dimension of his life. Born in 1928 in Hammersmith, London, to Jewish parents of Greek and Ukrainian descent, Sassoon grew up in the impoverished East End. His early life was marked by…
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Before I go into the main story, I think it is good to point out the differences between Fascism and Nazism. Key Differences Between Nazism and FascismFascism and Nazism are both far-right authoritarian ideologies that share similarities, such as promoting strong centralized leadership, suppressing dissent, and glorifying the state over the individual. However, they differ…
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I want to clarify Fascism vs Nazism upfront. Both are movements that are intensely sinister and steeped in hatred. However, there are precise differences. While Nazism believes in the superiority of the Aryan Race and the inferiority of the Jews and other groups. Fascism places everything below the state or nation, whether it is an…
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On December 26,2018 I was temporarily blocked by Facebook. The reason was a blog called “Forgotten History-Mengele’s reluctant assistants” Forgotten History-Mengele’s reluctant assistants I had initially posted this blog on December 24 2016.It has been re-posted several times since and never any issues. Then on December 24,2018 I re-blogged it on Facebook and other sites.However…
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