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https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/umberto-eco-ur-fascism
Eco 's essay on Ur-Fascism is worth reading
Fear of difference. “The first appeal of a fascist or prematurely fascist movement is an appeal against the intruders. Thus Ur-Fascism is racist by definition.”
The enemy is both strong and weak. “By a continuous shifting of rhetorical focus, the enemies are at the same time too strong and too weak.”
Contempt for the weak. “Elitism is a typical aspect of any reactionary ideology.”