What is a Fascist?
Dan Snow's History Hit
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Are You Defining Populism?
Right wing populism is a xenophobic version of democracy. Radical right wing populism is far, far closer to a fascist agenda. We have to keep in mind a spectrum of politics. There's also left wing populism. So the next time you hit the word populism, you have to ask yourself, is this left wing or right wing? And how close is it to actually wanting to throw out constitutional democracy, and actually let in fascism through the back door? Roger Griffin: "I'd never have a good answer for this"
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