Fascism Viewed from the Right

Fülszöveg

6[T]he eventual value of Fascism as doctrine [ J is as little
prejudiced by the results of a lost war as it would be proven or
confirmed by a war that, instead, was won. The two planes of
principle and historical contingency are absolutely distinct'
In this book, Julius Evola analyses the Fascist movement of Italy, which he himself
had experienced first-hand, often as a vocal critic, throughout its entire history from
1922 until 1945. Discussing - and dismissing - the misuse of the term 'fascism' that
has gained widespread acceptance, Evola asks readers not to allow the fact of Italy's
defeat in the Second World War to distract us from making an objective analysis of the
ideology of Fascism itself, since the defeat was the result of contingent circumstances and
the personalities of those who led it, rather than flaws that were inherent in Fascism as
an idea. Evola praises those aspects of Fascism which he believes to have been in
accordance with the best traditions of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

6[T]he eventual value of Fascism as doctrine [ J is as little
prejudiced by the results of a lost war as it would be proven or
confirmed by a war that, instead, was won. The two planes of
principle and historical contingency are absolutely distinct'
In this book, Julius Evola analyses the Fascist movement of Italy, which he himself
had experienced first-hand, often as a vocal critic, throughout its entire history from
1922 until 1945. Discussing - and dismissing - the misuse of the term 'fascism' that
has gained widespread acceptance, Evola asks readers not to allow the fact of Italy's
defeat in the Second World War to distract us from making an objective analysis of the
ideology of Fascism itself, since the defeat was the result of contingent circumstances and
the personalities of those who led it, rather than flaws that were inherent in Fascism as
an idea. Evola praises those aspects of Fascism which he believes to have been in
accordance with the best traditions of European governance, in particular the Classical
Roman tradition, while he remains critical of those aspects which ran contrary to this
ideal, such as its socialist, proletarian and totalitarian tendencies, as well as what he
saw as its petty moralism. Evola also distinguishes between the Fascism of the
'Twenty Years' between 1922 and Mussolini's overthrow in 1943, and the 'Second
Fascism' of the Italian Social Republic, which he considered as much more problematic.
He likewise criticises the Fascist racial doctrine for being based on false principles.
Frequently quoting Mussolini's own words, Evola presents the core of the Fascist
ideal, arguing that, for all its flaws, it remains superior to the political system which
has since arisen to replace it.
Julius Evola (1898-1974) was Italy's foremost traditionalist philosopher, as well as a
metaphysician, social thinker and activist. Evola was an authority on the world's esoteric
traditions and one of the greatest critics of modernity. He wrote extensively on the an-
cient civilisations of both East and West and the world of Tradition, and was also a critic
of the political and spiritual movements of his own time from a traditional perspective. Vissza