Is Liberal fascism (2007) CHUD or WOKE?
chudrank score: 4 / 100 (very CHUD (right-wing)). 0 is CHUD (right-wing), 100 is WOKE (left-wing).
Book by Jonah Goldberg, 2007.
10 votes: 0% WOKE, 100% CHUD.
Why: Argues liberalism shares roots with fascism
A startling new perspective on the theories and practices that define fascist politics. Replacing myths with research, journalist Goldberg reminds us that the original fascists were really on the left. The Nazis were ardent socialists (hence the term "National socialism"). They believed in free health care and guaranteed jobs. They confiscated inherited wealth and spent vast sums on public education. The Nazis declared war on smoking, supported abortion, euthanasia, and gun control. They loathed the free market, provided generous pensions for the elderly, and campus speech codes were all the rage. These striking parallels don't mean that today's liberals are genocidal maniacs, yet it is hard…