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Ep 220 - Gramsci Sleaze w/ Mike Crumps, Matthew Donovan

The Antifada

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The Importance of Elitism in the Fascist Movement

Part of what gave rise to the fascist movement is not just political, like political difference. But also this elitism around traditional intellectual beliefs that a certain cast of people basically were meant to rule. And so Gramsci would not agree with him in terms of like thinking that this is good for workers right? Yeah, no, Mussolini is a revisionist. He basically sees the state as the means to like effectuate a social revolution and it's one that's based on ironed flesh.

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