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In this episode of The Brink, Andrew and Jake are joined by historian Roger Moorhouse to ask what became of fascism after the Second World War, and whether its influence can still be seen in politics today.
From Nazi influence in the Arab world and the rise of Islamism to Putin’s Russia and Donald Trump’s America, Roger explores which elements of fascism have survived and why the label itself may now be doing more harm than good.
The conversation also turns to the populist right, political extremism and the attempts from both left and right to rewrite the legacy of Winston Churchill and the Second World War.
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Chapters
00:00 What Is Fascism?
02:26 How Fascism Became a Political Insult
06:10 Racism, Antisemitism & Nazi Germany
10:05 Humiliation: The Fuel of Fascism
16:08 Fascism’s Influence on the Arab World
20:51 Hitler, Al-Husseini & Political Islam
28:02 Is Putin’s Russia Becoming Fascist?
30:20 Trump & the Fascism Question
40:36 Erdoğan & the Problem with the “Fascist” Label
44:55 What Fascism Can Teach Us Today
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