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Adolescent Fascism
Dec. 16th, 2015 09:23 amHere is Darien, a 17-year-old kid beat a man and fought with cops when they came to arrest him. The teenager called the man a terrorist and told him to go back to his country.
The man was a Sikh, a religion from India that has nothing to do with terrorism or Islam. Our teenager was, well, acting like a teenager. Fortunately, his parents have some money and access to a lawyer, so the kid cut a deal and is being handled as a juvenile.
Many people (including Yours Truly) have noted how adolescent Donald Trump seems to be, and others have linked him to fascism. I suspect that the true correlation is that fascism is a political philosophy created by and for adolescent males.
Many people have noted (PDF at link) that fascism is inherently irrational and contradictory. This is true also of adolescents. Specifically, aspects of fascism such as the rejection of intellectualism, action for actions' sake, intolerance of dissent or difference, and that peculiar concept of the enemies that are at the same time too strong and too weak.
Presented for your consideration.
The man was a Sikh, a religion from India that has nothing to do with terrorism or Islam. Our teenager was, well, acting like a teenager. Fortunately, his parents have some money and access to a lawyer, so the kid cut a deal and is being handled as a juvenile.
Many people (including Yours Truly) have noted how adolescent Donald Trump seems to be, and others have linked him to fascism. I suspect that the true correlation is that fascism is a political philosophy created by and for adolescent males.
Many people have noted (PDF at link) that fascism is inherently irrational and contradictory. This is true also of adolescents. Specifically, aspects of fascism such as the rejection of intellectualism, action for actions' sake, intolerance of dissent or difference, and that peculiar concept of the enemies that are at the same time too strong and too weak.
Presented for your consideration.
