Tag: Tradition

  • Fascists Like Literary and Historical Fantasy

    Reading Time: 5 minutes

    Roger Griffin argues that nostalgia for a holistic cosmology is important to the Italian sacred Right’.1 This explains why fascists like literary and historical fantasy. According to Griffin, they are motivated by a mode of aesthetic politics. They have this in common with the Left, with some important differences.

    The Fascist Use of Literary and Historical <br>Fantasy
    An old church door, Stow-on-the-Wold, England. Credit: RichVintage

    Griffin’s Argument

    Roger Griffin came to the field of history by way of literature. Along the way … Read the rest

  • The Radical Right’s Siren Song

    Reading Time: 14 minutes

    Christian Churches have a problem. Right-wing ideology with claims to Christian orthodoxy is converting young people, mostly men, all over the world. This problem has become more noticeable since the Covid lockdown. Apparently, young people who were not able to talk to each other in person socialized online. Right-wing ideology associated with Christianity was the introduction for many of them. Afterward, many of them joined churches in an effort to further the right-wing agenda. Steve … Read the rest