Instead of posh-snotting around let's just go ahead, call them Postmodern Fascists, give them fox hunting retirement homes in what's left of rural Northern Virginia or Gloucestershire where they can randomly pattern their ideas around the lucky dip of neoplatonic scribblings which no one understands but which fills the emotional gaps substituting for an explanation of 21st Century.
And here, for no good reason, the word 'explanation' is defined like this : details, reasons, or statements given to make something clear, intelligible, or easy to understand. As in a 'because' followed by 'the moon is made of cheese.' Or a 'because' followed by 'I said so.' Or a 'because' followed by 'reading a book in public is virtue signalling.'
Core characteristics of Pre-modern Fascism include the following : Extreme Nationalism, Forcible Suppression, Dictatorial Leadership, Social and Economic Regimentation, Militarism, mass rallies, chanting, uniforms, songs and other cult like reactions behaviors.
Core characteristics of Postmodern Fascism include the following : Causes all six look-alike Mitford Sisters to say 'ick' or something equally infantile like 'yuk' and return to their group Facebook Page. A dismissal of Moses' objections to Golden Calves and reigniting of Socio-economic Class Warfare. A Shift from biological differences to cultural differences. Fluid, loosely connected online networks that manifest and understand themselves through memes and online swarms promoting a deep skepticism of liberal democracy.
In Postmodern Fascism, as in 20th Century Fascism, explanations that try to answer the question Why? continue to depend on the relationship between the brain and the written word which is why, unlike Facebook et al, education isn't really about self esteem, it's about individual understanding rather than a communal understanding,.
