FASCISM: An In-Depth Explanation

This in-depth video explores what fascism is, why it is so hard to define, and how people can embrace fascist ideas without recognizing themselves as fascists.
Drawing on key scholars such as Robert Paxton, Roger Griffin, Jason Stanley, Umberto Eco, and others, Shawn Grenier argues that fascism is best understood as a set of “mobilizing passions” and recurring patterns—ultranationalism, mythic glorification of a supposedly pure past, a sharp division between an in‑group and threat...

For the last few weeks, Republican Party leadership has been carrying out a campaign to, essentially, classify the word “fascist” as hate speech against right-wingers. But while some Republicans shy away from the term, plenty of others, particularly among their base and their influencers, find it edgy and hip. Some have even begun to wear it as a badge of honor.

It was in the fall of 2014, only months after the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) made massive territorial gains inside Syria and Iraq, committing genocidal and feminicidal massacres, that a powerful, revolutionary silver lining rose from the horizon of the little-known town of Kobane.

Imagine this … and if you watch the daily stream of videos coming from the ICE raids that have roiled Minnesota since the start of the new year, it’s not that hard to imagine.

The term "Neoliberalism" is often used in political discourse, but rarely is its rise to prominence examined. In this video, we will do just that. We will look at Keynesian Liberalism and Social Democracy, Neoliberalism, The Chile Project and how decades of milquetoast neoliberalism gave way to the rise of Trump.

Dear American Citizens,
We have an urgent message for all Americans.
We are observing a democracy in grave jeopardy, with great risk to the freedoms Americans hold so dear.
We know because we’ve been there.
And we encourage and support peaceful civil protest and action to defend and save those freedoms.

On November 9th, 1938 more than 1000 synagogues and 7000 Jewish businesses were burning all over Germany, set ablaze by the Nazis. Going down in history as “Kristallnacht” or the “Night of Broken Glass,” this dreadful event marked the beginning of the Holocaust, resulting in six million Jews killed in less than seven years.
History reverberates in an eerie manner these days.

A group of tech billionaires—including Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and their allies—are working to reshape government to serve corporate power. Their goal is not just deregulation or lower taxes, but the replacement of democracy itself with privatized, CEO-run enclaves.
Thiel has spent millions backing politicians like J.D. Vance, who draws inspiration from Curtis Yarvin, a theorist advocating for dismantling nation-states in favor of corporate micro-governments.

From televangelism to Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, and today’s internet trolls, this video essay unpacks how alt-right media and the internet age have monetized fascism—often in more ways than one. And what does it mean when edgelords are in office, and Trump fascism means that internet fascism is institutionalized? A P.S.

We are in the midst the gravest constitutional crisis since the Civil War. In less than one month, the new administration has shredded the United States’ heretofore sacrosanct system of checks and balances—through the brazen expansion of executive power, the de facto disregard of Congress whenever expedient, the intimidation of adversaries including the press, and a brash confidence that President Donald Trump cannot be contained by...

People are constantly asking me — what can I do? Between now and the 2026 midterm elections, here are five practical steps you can take to make a difference.
1. Call your representatives in Congress.
2. Attend town halls.
3. Join local resistance groups or organize one yourself.

I became a member of “Antifa” at 5 years old; at my auntie’s house watching The Sound of Music a hundred times over. I wasn’t exactly sure what fascism meant, but I knew that the guys throwing up their arm in a heil salute were terrifying, and that resistance to that salute was dangerous. Very dangerous.

When we let algorithms and politicians decide what's true, the internet isn't the biggest casualty.... our humanity is.
☆ Chapters ☆
0:00:00 Intro
0:07:12 Sponsored by Ground News
0:09:08 Part 1 - The Invisible Hand
0:24:05 The glory of the early internet
0:28:02 The origins of clickbait
0:30:30 Part 2 - The Birth of the Engagement Farm
0:48:56 Engagement tactics and strategies
0:58:49 How to lose half your following
1:03:14 Twitter...