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Sunday, 31 August 2008
Franco, Fascism and the Falange
 – Not One and the Same Thing by Norman Berdichevsky (Sept. 2008)
The long term misunderstanding and simplification of RIGHT vs. LEFT terminology in political discourse is responsible for the misconception that “The RIGHT” with its emphasis on traditional, nationalistic, conservative or religious values is inevitably a step in the direction of the FAR RIGHT "ending in Fascism." Yet history has demonstrated that both political extremes share a basic common appeal to the “masses” and depend on a collectivist ideology that glorifies abstractions such as "The Nation," "The People," "The Throne" or "The Working Class." more... Posted on 08/31/2008 6:23 PM by NER
Comments
17 Mar 2010
 T W Morrison
A very fine article, well written intelligent and very informative. The writer anticipated almost every question I would have asked about contemporary Spain. Well done. 20 Apr 2011
Tom McLaughlin
This is apologism of the worst sorts. You paint a picture of a brilliant man (Jose Antonia) struggling against the break up of The Patria and working for a united corporative body. You have completely overlooked the years of street fighting the falange took part in, their reverence for dictatorship. The falange were a group infamous for having eager middle class radical fascists drive through worker's districts shooting at random civilians. However, what you describe seems altogether another party |