Very often we would hear Marxists and other Leftists claiming that "Fascism Is Capitalism In Decay", meaning that Fascism is in the end another arm of the capitalist apparatus, being more violent than ever. But is there sufficient evidence to back up this claim? That is what I will be discussing in this video, revealing many of the flaws in this claim, and then explaining why Marxists believe in this perspective at all.

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0:00 Introduction
3:56 Entrenching The Roots
14:03 The Corporate Card
19:05 The Balance Of Power
28:57 The Materialist Worldview


Sources Used:

"The Anatomy Of Fascism" by Robert O. Paxton (Primary Source 1)

"Fascism" by Roger Griffin (Primary Source 2)

"Italy From Liberalism To Fascism" by Christopher Watson

"The German Communists And The Rise Of Nazism" by Conan Fischer

"Industry And Ideology: IG Farben In The Nazi Era" by Peter Hayes

"Die Selbstfinanzierung der NSDAP 19301932" by Horst Matzerath and Henry A. Turner

"Critical Theory, Marxism, and Modernity" by Douglas Kellner

"Marxists In The Face Of Fascism" by David Beetham


Music used:

Kevin MacLeod Stay The Course



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Fascism, Benito Mussolini, National Socialism, Europe, Politics, Lavader, What is Fascism?, Capitalism, Adolf Hitler, Marxists, Marxism, Communism, Karl Marx, Capitalism In Decay, Socialism