Why Did Mussolini Move From Marxism To Fascism?

[@GTAVictor9128]

So was Mussolini essentially the original "Why I left the left" figure?

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

Except Mussolini never left the left.

[@cozmoknot]

@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.What? Did you even watch the video?

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

@@cozmoknot : Yes, and the video is wrong and has nothing to do with reality. Even according to Mussolini's own words, he never stopped being a soci alist.

[@greatdude7279]

"So was Mussolini essentially the original "Why I left the left" figure?" "Why I left the left" esentially means I used to be a Democrat or I used to be a member of a neoliberal political party. So when Tim Pool makes that claim for example he literally claims that he used to be part of a right wing corporate owned imperialist party only to join another party like that the only difference is one party uses pink washing and queer washing while the other doesn't. More LGBT drone pilots to bomb Afghans so Pharma corporations can get cheap opium for their painkillers which are sold alot in the Western world.

[@yukitakaoni007]

@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae. you're right. Dude literally bring the left to the right.

[@silversamantha]

"Capitalism will always try to co-opt the socialist movement, and will always provide incentives for anti-establishment people to turn to the right." A late realization for me, but one I haven't been able to unsee since arriving at it. The capacity of capitalism for absorbing opposing movements never ceases to amaze me.

[@BesDMarx]

Indeed, once you know the pattern you're better able to see it in many places.

[@CynicalBastard]

Socialists will always do the same things as capitalists, in order to even promote socialism: more technocratic centralisation, more fear-mongering, catastrophe selling, more top-down control of the populace, conceding to the letter of law, the use of violence, and the law against their enemies...etc. etc.

[@robertlynn4709]

That's what they all think until a hard man with a gun takes over and tells them who is the real boss.

[@pierren___]

True, since WW2, capitalists are pro-liberation

[@VegitoBlue202]

Late stage capitalism is literally just a war between Marxism and Fascism and Monarchism

[@Ash-so2sr]

His loss of hair had a significant impact on his turn to fascism, never seen a fascist with a full long wavy hair flowing in the wind. Is just not possible. Edit : To all aspies actually looking for hairstyles of fascists it's a joke...

[@miltiadiskoutsokeras9189]

Laughed so hard at this. It is indeed on trait of right wing imbeciles.

[@melelconquistador]

Did Hitler have a comb over like trump?

[@miltiadiskoutsokeras9189]

Guys it is a funny observation on some people. Relax. Of course your hair dies not dictate political views. The funny thing in my country for instance, is that many famous alt-right (crypto-fascists actually) are indeed people with hair problems. Parliament representatives, journalists, actors, etc. That's why I find it funny.

[@yosawin3018]

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, the leader of the Romanian Iron guard did have quite good-looking hair though, until he was shot dead, dissolved in acid, and buried under concrete.

[@xenahx685]

Ezra pound would be one.

[@bismarckfamily277]

hey left-winged student activist here: as of recently the MLM student organization which I have joined (opposizione studentesca d'alternativa or OSA) has been organizing together with other anti-fascist student organizations a lot of agitation agaist the current governament which have been proven impactful... due to the growing left opposition movement it would be of enormous help if these videos get translated into italian and spread across italy, as a half british italian I would like to translate and voiceover the documentaries. At the present moment I do not know how much longer this agitation would be legal so it's better to move quickly and spread enough knowledge to put down fascisim.

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you so much, I will try to put subtitles as soon as possible, but ofc you can do a translation as well!

[@bismarckfamily277]

fact is that most italians can't understand subtitled english, so it would be more effective if I did a direct video translation... if possible send the script and most clips used in each italian fascisim video , so that I can work on them the best way possible

[@hansmohammed5486]

i see you love your socialdemocrat god Otto von Bismarck

[@antoniomariamacri7500]

Italian here, I must say, the thing that makes me most scared about Meloni is that She is by far the most charismatic and intelligent politician in mainstream italian politics at the moment. Really, just look at the social liberal Democratic Party, which is the only one that can compete in the surveys, they're leader is slightly more charismatic than Biden and slightly less than a white paper. Like the previous far right leader, Matteo Salvini, who's now Meloni's jr partner, Giorgia is able to give insane angry speeches about a plot to replace the white christians with muslims, to destroy the traditional family and the national identity, but UNLIKE Salvini, she's also capable of standing up a more civil confrontation and discuss things, She shows herself as much more moderate in that enviroment and she says reasonable stuff. She has also been talking about making a naval blockade in the Mediterrean to stop illegal immigration, which is stupid and impossible but is scary because it's exactly the same type of strategy Trump used with the Wall: Propose an impossible xenophobic solution against migrants, come to power, proceed with a more realistic xenophobic solution with deportations.

[@BesDMarx]

She is indeed very capable as a politician, much better than Salvini. Even many liberals seem to fall for her charm. She also knows how to keep a balance between the fascism in her party and a friendly facade toward the mainstream

[@seastorm1979]

And she has a really considerable amount of admirers here in the Nordic Countries as well! She gives credence to European Alt-Right Movements across the continent.

[@LuisAldamiz]

Italian current politics of lack of them thereof is truly scary for the lack of any sort of radical left. I watch it from an unsafe distance (Basque Country, although I do have recent Italian ancestry... in any case it's just a car journey away, two if you drive safe, not far enough) and it amazes me (in a depressing way) how what was not so long ago one of the strongest communist societies in Europe has become so extremely de-ideologized, to the point that the best I could find among the last election candidacies was Cinque Stelle (quite the ambiguous extreme center) because of some bouts of honesty such as forcing the fall of the Draghi government and standing against supporting Nazi Ukraine. The Varoufakists of Diem23 have recently announced that they are launching their own party, surely to try to fill that horrible vaccuum at the left, but, while I recognize their general honesty and good will (some bits I like better than others), I find them too "intellectual" and thus probably ineffectual to become a real alternative even in such a an empty field as is Italian politics. Anyway, once the fascists are in power, it's unclear if there'll be any more elections, let alone fair ones. Best wishes anyhow.

[@antoniomariamacri7500]

@@LuisAldamizThe way the italian left was destroyed is astonishing. One could blame revisionism, but this process went nowhere as far in most other western European countries, and at least a vague aura of Socialism remains in most places, be It Melenchon in France, Podemos in Spain, Corbyn in Britain or Die Linke in Germany, the closest we have to that in Italy is Sinistra Italiana and they are incredibly small. The 5 Star Movement had the potential to be a force for actual renewal, but it was too based on vague hatred towards the establishment and not enough on what they wanted to replace It with, resulting in them allying with the far right and abandoning pretty much all their reforms.

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@antoniomariamacri7500 - I'm not advocating 5Stelle, as it was clearly at the origin a quite weird, "populist" organization financed and directed by elements of the far right, more reminiscent of the US alt-right but also much more ambiguous. I just had a "Conte moment" as I observed the last poltical crisis leading to elections as the guy, who was ironically PM before Draghi with pretty much the same coalition, suddenly did or say things that sounded right and against the current. Nothing more. It seems to me that Die Linke is in some sort of disarray these days. They have some clear minded people inside but not everyone seems so good and some are even leaving the party. Not sure of the details but I surely would need one or several analyses of what is going on there. In any case they don't seem to grow and remain at barely parliament-access levels (5% or whatever, which is not much). Even after the Ukraine and Nord Stream fiascos, people seem attached to the "Weimar 2.0" regime, only shifting from SPD to CDU or viceversa, not even fascist AfD or disenchantment = abstention seems to capitalize on the disaster that the NATO regime has created, it's like Germans are sleepwalking into the abyss without any reaction: the political system works even if the socioeconomic one doesn't anymore. As for Podemos and the like, notably Basque Sortu/EH Bildu, which was once my choice of many years at least in terms electoral (when they were allowed to run, that is), they have pretty much become the "Democratic Socialists" (AOC style) of Spain and the Southern Basque Country respectively, with all the betrayals and frustration that it implies. Sure: they still promote some progressive reforms (they have to show results of some kind after being in the government, or backing it with total loyalty, for years now) but they long ago abandoned any semblance of revolutionarieness (and more and more people have grown aware of their subservience to the CIA/Gladio since way too long ago). They still signify a large segment of more conscious voters, no doubt, but the really interesting part is at their left, which is only that "smallish": On one side the divorced neo-Trotskyist left wing of Podemos (who I know have been for years already retaining and developing their own parallel organization because of great distrust and also because they originated as their own extra-parliamentary party, a long lived one dating to the early splinters of ETA in the 1970s), who are undecidedly aiming to run on their own (they already did in Adalusia with lesser but significant results). Then there is the Catalan CUP (which I admired before and after the quasi-revolutionary independence process of 2017, which Podemos refused to even capitalize to produce a much needed deep structural reform in Spain in general out of "fear of fascism"): they are also quite radical and definitely socialist and democratic (participative, transparent) but they may have become entrampled too much on their national issue, becoming a support of pseudo-independentist bourgeois government. They were anyhow the only ones who did not applaud Zelensky in the Spanish Parliament, the only ones! Finally there is the fast-growing Basque Socialist Movement, which stemming from Basque left nationalism, specifically its student youth branch, have become very strong in the recent years. They won't probably run into elections, they are building a true party and not just in the Basque Country, they focus onto communism and consider separatism desirable but secondary (unlike their smaller allies of Jarki, who continue a long tradition of Basque socialist independentist, with greater emphasis on nation-rebuilding). While I'm not myself part of Mugimendu Sozialista (I was for a short time of a side precursor, now all but dead), I definitely agree with almost everything they say and do, in fact their "socialism first" approach is very much the one I ardently defended years ago (inspired by the ancient bagauda or anti-feudal peasant revolution that is the real cause of Basque ethnonational survival: those people fought against landlords and tyrants, for the farmhouse and freedom, not for Basque language, which was nevertheless reinforced by the grassroots nature of the revolution, that's why Basques are the only ones in the region who don't speak Roman, nor have got traditionally Roman laws, because of a forgotten revolution). Well, long enough. There is hope and I hope that also in Italy. It deserves better than Meloni.

[@ericklopes4046]

Learned so much with this video. A true history class. Educational and elucidative, deserves far more views.

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you I'm glad to hear Erick!

[@someotherandomman]

Bes is quickly becoming one of my favorite socialist channels. Keep it coming comrade.

[@BesDMarx]

Love that 🔥

[@atashikokoni]

Mood

[@TrappedInFloor]

All the best left-wing channels belong to non-Americans, really non-anglosphere-dwellers in general.

[@emiktra7929]

​@@TrappedInFloor Second thought?

[@SvalbardSleeperDistrict]

@@emiktra7929 The only exception probably.

[@mouthpiece806]

great topic to touch on bes mate! glad you’re shining a light on something critically under-discussed.

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks Vito!

[@pad9x]

timely considering this Maga Communist nonsense going around

[@Chairman_Miao]

Your video reminded me of a twitter thread by a self-proclaimed "Marxist" that claimed MAGA was the closest thing the US had to a communist movement (no, it was not parody; I wish it were)

[@austria-hungary4981]

Imagine being the "Marxist" person thinking that the right-wing conservative MAGA is actually a communist movement lol.

[@aoeu256]

I wish MAGA would be about about improving funding for research rather than just giving money to the military...

[@shapeless6755]

Jackson Hinkle?

[@hansmohammed5486]

to be honest its true, Trump is the biggest politician whos rethoric has the workers in it of course he is not planning to do anything for the workers but it is the closest thing to communism technically

[@I_EaTApple]

@@aoeu256MAGA was is and will always be a cult.

[@rfb5206]

As other people have mentioned the video didn't appear in my subscriptions. This was a great video, looking forward for the rest of the series.

[@BesDMarx]

Glad you liked it! At least it somehow got to you!

[@666Metalbassist]

I've always been curious about this

[@caesarnemkin6698]

This is was a great video. I appreciate the time and effort you put into making well-researched videos.

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you so much!

[@gerardsotxoa]

how can it be well reserched if he calls Meloni a fascist?? She is hated by fascits because she turned just another weak liberal about 2007

[@doel9485]

The original, ''Why I left the left''.

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

Nope. Muss olini never left the left. He always remained as a soci alist.

[@yoloswaggins7121]

​@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae. No he didn't. He became a fascist

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

@@yoloswaggins7121 : Same thing. Fasci sm was a far-left, soci alist ideology based on national syndicalism.

[@MormonVperedism]

@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae. Fascism at its core is a complete rejection of class antagonism and the embracement of class collaboration, the harmony of the classes in service of the nation at large. In other words, it is a complete and total rejection of marxism and communism, and a full embracement of capitalism and class collaborationism.

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

@@MormonVperedism _"and a full embracement of capitalism and class collaborationism."_ Class collaboration, yes. Capitalism, absolutely not. Fascism was a socialist ideology. It had nothing to do with capitalism whatsoever. On the contrary, it opposed capitalism, but also international socialism, hence the concept of a “3rd position”. Their centralized economic policies obeyed collectivist and socialist principles, openly opposing capitalism and the free market, favoring nationalism and autarchy.

[@maxwelterlen6097]

new bes d marx video = day made

[@BesDMarx]

🔥💕

[@seekingabsolution1907]

You know, I'm beginning to understand why so many modern marxists spend their time grumbling about revisionism, revisionism that abandons key aspects of marxism is easily coopted back into supporting capitalism and in the case of sorelism here, into fascism which is itself a prop up/shield for capitalism.

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

Nothing to do with Capitalism whatsoever. Both Sorelianism and Fascism were strictly anti-capitalist movements.

[@toborer7895]

BELLA CIAO!!

[@FantasticTaxidermist]

Another three parter! So excited.

[@BesDMarx]

Nice! Yeah for the third time now I have to break my content into three parts because it got too long lol.

[@michaelmcgovern3434]

Great video as always! The topics you cover are so important. Thank you thank you thank you!

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks Michael!

[@Cybersyn]

Fantastic video! Subscribed! Thanks!

[@BesDMarx]

Awesome, ty!

[@samueldebeaudrap6421]

Considering the rise of the "patriotic-socialist" trend, this video is more important than ever. Thank you for the banger

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you very much Samuel!

[@gghost1224]

Patriotic socialists are better anti capitalists than you though

[@jackm1758]

Man this channel is AWESOME. So educational and helpful. Thanks again!

[@BesDMarx]

This comment made me happy, thanks Jack 🔥

[@Marxism_Today]

19:00 It's so beautiful 🥺

[@lukkamr]

It's always beautiful to see em fascists hang 😍🤌

[@thechekist2044]

A glorious and fitting end indeed.

[@blemmigangallivanter3254]

Great video and high hopes for the next one! On another note (as it is my current experience), it is also devastatingly and ludicrously pathetic how f.e. liberal historians and teachers (have to) explain the rise and nature of fascism without an in depth analyses and critique of capitalism (because the system also forbids a "prejudiced"/marxist approach), meanwhile advocating "never again". School/history books signed off by SPD, CDU, FDP etc., printed by billionaires/the Bourgeoisi will do their part to render my country (Germany) blind, when (comfy-)capitalism inevitably becomes untenable again. Observing is in this case an alienating experience, but extremely so, necessitates the need to organize.

[@pierren___]

Lack of capitalism breeds fascism. Excess of capitalism breeds communism

[@zhukov2116]

Very good video, thank you for all your hard work.

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you very much!

[@tenmanX]

Bravo! A recommended viewing for aspiring MAGAcommunists.

[@BesDMarx]

❤

[@ghastlyghandi4301]

Imagine actually thinking Mussolini is a good politician unironically, the man couldn’t even do fascism properly

[@321bytor]

Mussolini was a consummate politician - that's the point. He invented fascism so how could he do it wrong? He was an opportunist.

[@robertlynn4709]

Central planning does not work no matter who does it. Imagine a hundred years after the march on Rome leftist cranks are still pushing their murderous fantasy.

[@waltonsmith7210]

He wasn't a good grand strategist.

[@austria-hungary4981]

@ISCARI0T *I see a fascist pfp* *Target detected! Proceed with the Battle of Berlin!*

[@gghost1224]

He was best politician ever and saved Italy from a rate like soviet union.

[@advisorywarning]

Beautifully done and your voice is incredibly soothing. One of my all time favorite channels 💕💪🏼🔥

[@DrAnarchy69]

Thank you for making the distinction between the different syndicalist currents. It hurts my heart when syndicalism as a whole is blamed for Fascism

[@randominternetguyoffical]

Fascinating video, very interested to see part 2

[@oliviermaillouxtremblay1252]

Dude, thats like the most informative video i've seen in a long time. Thank you!

[@pelegsap]

Amazing video

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you 🔥

[@WorkingViews]

Very well done. Thank you

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks!!

[@Daniel-cg8rn]

It's always a good day when the GOAT drops a vid

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you legend 🔥

[@person928]

Amazing video. Can't wait for the next 2🙏🙏

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you!

[@Janik-pwoejrur]

You make good videos comrade

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks Felix!

[@suabalzanita1598]

As an italian, this is amazing.

[@BesDMarx]

Grazie mille!

[@tristanband4003]

Serves as a cautionary tale that no one is immune to the call of reaction.

[@CynicalBastard]

Yes, "re-action" - something that communists will never do. They worship work and society too much to do so. [...]

[@gghost1224]

Fascism is anti-reactionary and revolutionary

[@tristenquijano5643]

Great video and great channel. Subscribed. Also, since you have a Luffy profile picture, it might be interesting to research the revolutionary aspects of One Piece (especially the difference of how Luffy and his dad oppose the World Government).

[@seshhhh191]

Really good video, keep going🚩

[@josemaria8177]

I'm subbed to this channel and I didn't get this on my sub box. Thought I'd let you know that youtube might be acting up against you. Difficulties finding it aside, great video

[@alexcampbell7886]

I'm glad that I stumbled on your channel. Keep up the great content, comrade!

[@anton2192]

Anyone who claims they are "no longer a socialist" never was one to begin with. They were a grifter.

[@Ma1q444]

Anyone who claims they are “no longer a capitalist” never was one to begin with. They were a grifter.

[@itacom2199]

​@@Ma1q444bro what is that supposed to mean? ☝🏻🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡

[@blessed7614]

He is between the greatest, if not the greatest, statesman and revolutionary of XX century. Fascism essentially is the unmasking of marxism for the trickery against the workers it really is. A truly social movement striving for national cohesion, uplifting, ecumenical, proletarian and constructive; an antithesis to the divisive, destructive, anti-national, anti-proletarian and lowering characteristics of marxism. Many here would say Mussolini betrayed socialism, in truth Stalin and Lenin never actually embraced it.

[@CompagnoPietro]

Great channel, hope you keep up the good work!

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you!

[@UniqueLibra1981]

Great video. Saw your post this on Twitter. Like and followed.

[@BesDMarx]

Awesome thanks!!

[@BalkanSpectre]

Another banger my guy! People have indeed lost their grasp with history. It's sad to think about all these people that fought fascism even sacrificing their lives only for it to remain and foster under the vinear of democracy

[@BesDMarx]

That is sad indeed, and only a logical consequence of capitalism. Thank you!

[@BalkanSpectre]

@@BesDMarx Lately I firmly believe that the term "worker revolution", although necessary for its basis in human production, is falsely romanticizing the proletariat. Being a worker isn't really a choice nor something to be proud of. Of course workers built the society in which we live in and are responsible for all leisures that we enjoy. However, you are a worker due to the capitalist form of production and shouldn't be the basis in "building socialism". While it must be the basis of overturning capitalism

[@BalkanSpectre]

@Russ Ingram But what does it mean for our organizing? How I see it is that unions never intented to be actual tools of class warfare, this is evident in their demand as well as their role in specific historical moments. Sometimes workers interests, especially in specific lines of work. We should aim to take hold of capitalism's main arteries. I doubt union nowadays are able to harness class consciousness in late stage capitalism (not impossible) -but revisionism runs rampant - also mass strikes (to my knowledge) have never brought overthrow of the state (on its own).I don't know where I was going with it. I just feel/think that we should better analyze what part of the proletariat can actualize it's historic duty

[@MountainFalls23101]

Jokes on you we're back again

[@Mylo.Kingara]

Just discovered Bes, thank God🙏🏽

[@MrSuperShiv]

Just wanted to let you know this didn’t pop up on my subscriptions as it should - probably because of the topic area

[@BesDMarx]

That's weird, others tell me the same. What do you mean by topic area?

[@MrSuperShiv]

@@BesDMarx Fascism - you even mention it in your video title - the algorithm probably doesn’t like that - but looking forward to watch your video nonetheless!

[@BesDMarx]

@@MrSuperShiv Okay, thanks for the info! And thanks for your interest!

[@modysocjalista3665]

I have gotten the link to that video from Socialism for All community post and I must say that it is a great video! It's full of content and to the point, which made it extremely useful for me. By the way I think that your videos could benefit from having some quotes from historical works just like you quote ideological ones. Along with that a bibliography with quoted works would be, I think, very conveniet. I've seen that on some channels and I often used these or at least found them informative. Things that you do videos about are awfully important and could become a good base for uninformed people to start their studies in these issues. Anyway, I'm glad that I've found your channel. I've subscribed and wish you quick growth!

[@modysocjalista3665]

BTW, I think that aesthetically the descriptions (Like in 3:03, 6:44, 9:22) should have more contrast to be easier to read. They could have some dark boxes behind them or something.

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you so much! I appreciate your feedback, that helps a lot. I quoted a book by Smith but i could've included more info. I just appreciate Gramsci a lot and I still feel I have undersold his analyses on fascism lol. Thanks again

[@BesDMarx]

@@modysocjalista3665 Good point, I will improve this in future videos!

[@BreathlessOblivion08]

I clicked the notification bell. This content is so good.

[@BesDMarx]

Yo thank you lil kim 🔥 !

[@NapNup41]

Excellent video!

[@BesDMarx]

Thx!!

[@toontrooper4103]

Holy shit Imma watch this as soon as I get off work!

[@BesDMarx]

Nice! Thank you!

[@toontrooper4103]

@@BesDMarx you're welcome. Loved it by the way. It was a great lesson on opportunism!

[@tonttu7979]

Amazing work comrade. Another interesting chain of events in history relating a lot to videos youve done on Germany and Italy was the failed revolution turned civil war in Finland in 1918, and its aftermath and rise of fascist elements. I suggest looking into it even if its not going to be the subject of any future video as its a very interesting and overlooked part of class struggle

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks!! Will most definitely read into it.

[@ConvincingPeople]

As someone deeply troubled by the ascent of the Fd'I and the resurgence of reactionary rhetoric in "leftist" circles around the globe, I really appreciate that you're taking the time to get into the history of how this stuff happens and what the ideological justifications often are. While I come at this from an anarchist rather than a Marxist perspective and consequently interpret certain things differently, I think it's fairly uncontroversial to say that the national-syndicalist conflation of the working class with a mythic conception of "the people of the nation" is both a key precursor to the development of fascism and an unsettlingly common notion even among avowed internationalist socialists. In terms of criticisms, I would have liked to see more elaboration on the French national-syndicalists' unique misinterpretation of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's ideas and at least a token mention of the bizarre story of PCI cofounder Nicola Bombacci-a uniquely morbid object-lesson in exactly what happens when communists willingly align themselves with fascism-but I feel that this might have sacrificed the tightness of the script so I understand why these might have been glossed over; similarly, the importance of Gabriele d'Annunzio to the development of fascism as a political force and Mussolini's curious relationship with the Futurist movement are perhaps outside of the scope of this video, but I do feel like d'Annunzio in particular merited at least a passing mention, being in many respects the avatar of the kind of Romantic nationalist mythopoeia that Sorel thought would empower "the people" to revolutionary violence.

[@ewee4735]

Great video! Very informative 🔥🔥✨ thank you! ❤️

[@charlesgrant-skiba5474]

Stalin changed from Orthodox faith to Communism. He was in a seminary and was about to become a priest, but he became a revolutionist. Apparently, Darwin's book "On the Origin of Species" convinced him to change his views, although he was not an intellectual.

[@pavelm.gonzalez8608]

And he later made the peaces with the Orthodox Church of Russia and also prohibited homosexuality and abortions... Don't be a fool, all populists are the same (no matter if they called themselves "left", "right" or *"third position"* ), they all want to get the power and once they got the power, they won't easily leave it.

[@miskatonic_alumni]

That's interesting, considering the fact that Darwinism was banned under Stalin's reign for supposedly being corrupted by capitalism. Instead, they adopted the psuedo-scientific ideas of Lysenko, which led to famines in the Soviet Union and China.

[@FerdarPleaseSubscribe]

@@miskatonic_alumni Well Darwinism is sometimes used as a justification for Capitalism, Social Darwinism for example

[@austria-hungary4981]

Karl Marx - *So, Comrade Stalin! What made you become a revolutionary?* Iosif Stalin - *I read a book from Darwin about the evolution of species and realized that I was being indoctrinated by the religious bourgeoisie*

[@mirrormonkey2]

Incredibly consise and interesting video! Thank you

[@stephss]

It's Socialism vs. Capitalism...

[@_Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

@Steph Ss : If you are referring to Mussolini's time, you are incorrect. It was a struggle between diffe rent left-wi ng ideol ogies, an internationalist and a nationalist one.

[@nektariosorfanoudakis2270]

@@_Historia.Magistra.Vitae. There is no such thing as "Left-Wing Nationalism", except in Monarchist times (French Revolution, American Revolution even etc) and colonised/conquered countries by a reactionary enemy (Paris Commune, Yugoslavia/Albania/Greece etc. under the Axis, Vietnam and other colonies that had a revolutionary liberation movement) etc. Who had colonised Mussolini's Italy (in fact Fascist Italy *had colonies* which it massacred) and why did the Italian King installed that "Left-Winger" to power?🤣🤣🤣

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

@@nektariosorfanoudakis2270 _"There is no such thing as "Left-Wing Nationalism""_ Sure there is. Stalinism was one, and what modern day North Ko rea and Ch ina are doing. Nationalism is based on collectivism, which is not a right wing position. Right wing ideologies do not embrace Nationalism, but rather Patriotism. In all Right wing ideologies, the Individual is superior to the State.

[@Hrossey]

@@nektariosorfanoudakis2270 1933, a left with “National Socialist” is a prime example of a socialist, who was also a nationalist. How about the SNP government of Scotland? Lefty Socialists who are self identifying nationalists? I’ve 50+ more example of government party’s from all over the world, or is that all fake news 😉

[@Hrossey]

@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.Adolph walks in and sees a communist saying he’s not a nationalist or a socialist. Adolph looks at the **socialist workers party** and then calls up the Scottish government to ask if they too are still nationalists, socialist lefties too.

[@Gaff.]

Absolutely brilliant stuff, with a promising-looking follow-up.

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks! ❤

[@Frippa340]

Fantastic video as always! waiting for the one about the years of lead

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks!

[@yosawin3018]

An interesting video that's relevant to the current event, This is the good kind of political content on youtube.

[@BesDMarx]

Appreciate it Yosawin!

[@giorgiodumarteau2138]

great video, good job!

[@JamesConnollyLives5353]

Why does young Mussolini look like bad empanadas without his beard?

[@j-dub.d-trey]

Fantastic work, comrade.

[@HugBugi]

Thank you Bes! Btw., do you think ruffy is a maoist?

[@BesDMarx]

Absolutely!

[@TheLumpenMaoist]

great video Comrádaí

[@JorgeCastillo-gb7vy]

What do you think of Arab "socialism" (nasser), I think it's just nationalism? I am Hispanic and on Twitter I am seeing many groups that call themselves "socialist-patriots", it worries me... greetings from south america

[@BesDMarx]

Greetings Jorge! Nasser was no socialist, socialism does not mean when the government intervenes in capitalism. Likewise, Ba'athism is not intending to abolish private property, which is contrary to socialism. People calling Syria socialist have to update their readings of Marx and co.

[@auditorium.1922]

@@BesDMarx The main error you people seem to make is to equate Marx with Socialism while Utopian Socialism existed a lot before Marx

[@antekpatyk9425]

@@auditorium.1922 The utopians are a dead movement. You won't find a single person who seriously considers themselves a utopian socialist so it's easier to call scientific socialists (marxists) socialists.

[@BlueTyphoon2017]

@@antekpatyk9425I mean, they’re at least still worth reading? It gives different perspectives on socialism instead of just Marx.

[@chillyoil528]

Eh sure but I wouldn't call it anywhere near as robust as what Marx put forward Their value I feel lies more in the history and development of leftism rather than. A more concrete ideology to follow or take take significant inspiration fro​@@BlueTyphoon2017

[@guilherme-ytbe]

Excelent video

[@petunia9106]

the timing of this and magacommunists thing! thank you

[@Octoberfurst]

Marxist Paul recommended your channel. I am glad he sent me here. You just got a new subscriber!

[@NicePersonNumberSeven]

This video is extremely helpful for someone like me - a person who knows nothing about socialism, marxism, fascism, etc., but someone who nonetheless knows, anything I read in college, or watched on American tv, is probably influenced by propaganda. I hope you continue these explainer videos that are free of capitalist propaganda.

[@BesDMarx]

I appreciate this very much, this was one of my main wishes with this channel. I will do my best to explain these concepts and how they relate to concrete problems in my future videos.

[@NicePersonNumberSeven]

@@BesDMarx As capitalism’s failures deepen, explainers will be in high demand, because the average American knows less than nothing on these topics. (like me) It is hard to unlearn a lifetime of propaganda, but it is time to evolve. hahaha. Thanks for the hand up. ❤️

[@austria-hungary4981]

American government probably forgot the fact that the real anti-fascists that liberated Berlin were the Red Army, not some G.I Joe characters.

[@louissimard691]

Great job on the research! Looking forward for the next one, and making sure I share to my comrades. :)

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you very much Louis I appreciate it! ❤

[@sharadowasdr]

This is a million times better than TIK's non-sense video about fascism.

[@_Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

@sharadowasdr : Exc ept TIK's videos are literally sourced from history. If you think TIK's video about fas ci sm is non-sense, all you are saying is that you are disagreeing with history and want to redefine it because of "reasons" and "muh feelings".

[@heheheha5726]

@@_Historia.Magistra.Vitae. dude to say someone's video is correct just because they cited sources is literally positivism and anti-scientific. thats not how you distinguish academic work, and is the mistake of many college kids who seem to take sources as if they came straight from the media and declare them as true.

[@austria-hungary4981]

@@heheheha5726 Judging by your statement, I would personally think that TIK's idea of Hitler being a "Communist" as in one of his videos probably came from an right-wing anti-communist who simply didn't agree with Hitler and ranted on how Hitler was involved with the communists in Bavaria.

[@gghost1224]

TIKs video is 100% correct

[@Itsmespiv4192]

I'm italian and this video is full of important information. Keep going comrade ✊

[@BesDMarx]

Great! Grazie comrade ✊

[@adibaby96]

Who’s your favorite One Piece character?

[@BesDMarx]

[@adibaby96]

@@BesDMarx lol fair enough. Mine is either Chopper or Usopp.

[@kobemop]

He was never a Marxist. No Marxist or socialist would be pro-war. He was just an opportunist.

[@FerdarPleaseSubscribe]

They wouldnt support capitalist infighting, but theyd support a Socialism vs Capitalism war, like Germany vs USSR

[@happygofishing]

Dude marxists literally have no moral structure.

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

_"He was never a Mar xist"_ Wrong. Mussolini was accepted by his soci alist peers as a Ma rxist theoretician. He rose to leadership in the Italian Soc ialist Party at least in part on the basis of his recognized capacity as a socia list intellectual.

[@tomlxyz]

​@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.being accepted doesn't make him one automatically tho

[@BRUDERHERZ]

That's just oversimplifying things. His article appeared on October 18, 1914, in which he described the neutral stance of the socialists as far too passive and ineffective. It was clear to him that not all wars were the same and that the war that Belgium or Serbia had to wage was not to be equated with German-Austrian aggression and that Italy's entry into the world war could also be viewed as benevolent. As early as November and December 1914 he was able to justify his interventionism more and more by recognizing the opportunity in the destructive war to be able to break the monarchist and bourgeois status quo. In his opinion, the Italian bourgeoisie and the banking world fear a Great War because a war would only lead to unpredictable events. The fear of a war of aggression by the German-Austrian bloc against Italy also led Mussolini to consider that Italy's entry into the war was not only a revolutionary prophecy, but also an anticipated defensive war against Austria-Hungary.

[@PoyoUws]

Mussolini is a great exemple of why revisionnisme is dangerous

[@austria-hungary4981]

The best example of revisionism is the Fall of Yugoslavia. When Tito died, nationalists began spreading lies after lies using the revisionism that they've built up from World War 2. Serbian nationalists (the Chetniks) have used revisionism to justify their purified Greater Serbian state which began a chain reaction in Croatia when the Croatian nationalists (the Ustashas) began advocating for a purified Independent and Greater Croatia. Bosnians being the most rational of the Yugoslavs, despised the fall of Yugoslavia but they too are facing their inner enemies, the pro-Islamist Handzhars (currently in the form of SDA) who are advocating for an Islamic state in Bosnia and actively seek to remove other non-Muslim Yugoslavs from it.

[@gghost1224]

Mussolini is the greatest anti capitalist ever

[@Saifyrooma2nd]

Heyo btw, I would appreciate if you included some more sources on this vid. It would really make them more accesible, and probably prevent a lot of annoying antis from saying things like "all made up, not a single source" (though I am aware there are some sources in the vid, this would prolly make them more accesible.) Either an edit to the video description of a pinned comment would be nice.

[@BesDMarx]

For sure, I've planned to include a literature/sources list in my 2 videos on italy soon. I gotta collect those from various notebooks/documents.

[@comradefreedom8275]

I agree with Umberto Eco when it comes to Mussolini. He had no beliefs in his heart. He had rhetoric that allowed him to gain power, and that's all.

[@substance-m7u-boredigger]

Yes he literally kept changing his mind on key points within a matter of a few years, from the beginning to the end of his regime. Hence one of many reasons why people find it so hard to define fascism.

[@comradefreedom8275]

@@substance-m7u-boredigger That does make a lot of sense.

[@gghost1224]

Eco only lied about benito

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

@@substance-m7u-boredigger _"Hence one of many reasons why people find it so hard to define fa scism."_ It's not hard to define fas cism. After all, regardless if Mussolini changed his mind on things, he co-wrote 'the Doctrine of Fas cism' with Giovanni Gentile, who was the actual philosopher behind the ideology.

[@saintbrush4398]

Wow. I didn't realize how much of a Rabbithole this was. Awesome content, friend. Hope to see more!

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks, appreciate it ❤ !

[@saintbrush4398]

@@BesDMarx And I honestly wish the best for the Italian Prolerariat. These are scary times.

[@luifernando4002]

This is a fucking masterpiece. Looks like it was made by a documentary team. In fact its probably better and more informative than most documentaries on fascism that get distracted with the flashy elements and obscure the mechanisms that allow it to rise and the powers behind it all. Gonna watch the rest of your videos real soon.

[@BesDMarx]

Wow, thanks!! This is very motivating ❤️

[@skeletonfilms3650]

Just subbed bro this was a great video also your video about Rosa Luxembourg was great

[@nikolademitri731]

Thanks to Marxist Paul for sending me here! I subscribed before the video finished, and will check out your other videos too. Great work here, and I learnt a few things too! 🙏✊♾

[@BesDMarx]

Awesome, thanks Nikola!

[@nikolademitri731]

@@BesDMarx thank you, been enjoying the channel! ✊✌️

[@moontruther7519]

Simple, he was never a Socialist, but always a Social Fascist.

[@octavius8022]

I mean that's pretty contradictory since fascism is all about marginalization and elitist ideals unlike Marxism that favors egalitarianism

[@austria-hungary4981]

I guess we can say that Mussolini loved being a "Sofa"

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

_"Simple, he was never a Soci alist, "_ Wrong. He always was a sociali st, and never stopped being one.

[@Death_4444]

​@@octavius8022"When the war is over, in the world's social revolution that will be followed by a more equitable distribution of the earth's riches, due account must be kept of the sacrifices and of the discipline maintained by the Italian workers. The Fascist revolution will make another decisive step to shorten social distances." -Benito Mussolini

[@reiidaya4439]

this video was so great!! i love your videos so much, you're my favorite communist youtuber by far!

[@BesDMarx]

Thank you so much!! ❤🔥

[@benjaminrobinson7203]

I just recently discovered your channel and I really appreciate your historical videos. I was wondering, would you ever consider doing a video on Ivan Ilyan and his theories? I have heard modern American politics likened to how he envisioned fascist society could work.

[@BattleMaidAstarte]

common revisionist L

[@kabiramalhar2189]

Great video Bes, subscribed to your channel and binging your other part videos. P.S Do you have any link to get your profile picture of Luffy with communist hat? It looks dope!

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks Kabira! I can't find the original template (I edited the star on the head myself lol!), this is similar: pl.pinterest.com/pin/671740100675969731/

[@kabiramalhar2189]

@@BesDMarx Thank you so much, man!

[@keeKeeConnolly]

You should do a documentary on Antonio Gramsci

[@flavioryu5922]

Gramsci was so sharp and clever in his discourses wow

[@heheheha5726]

great work, can't wait for the post-war period!

[@BesDMarx]

Awesome, thanks!

[@boonyaridyangchuai5977]

ottimo lavoro!

[@RavusNox-z5i]

Just a point of view, but I don't think Fascism appeals to the petit-bourgeois class. In most Western countries, the petit bourgeois middle class finds the far right distasteful. I am French and the majority who vote far right as possible, are the White/local proletariat. Main reason is they feel immigration the most, they feel disenfranchised the most, and they feel betrayed by the left which now pushed for more immigration and spits at them. And as the middle class is more and more hit by bad economics and some middle class become proletariat, they also become far right. Hence the rise of the far right. I can really tell you that the bourgeois middle class, the buerger, is really not interested in far right politics. They are interested in retirement plans and safety, not nationalism. Now if the left (at least in France) would go back to traditional class themes about inequalities, they would get much more votes and many would switch back to the left, as the social programs of the far right are very basic.

[@RickyVis]

Yes, if it were true than western Europe and the US should've been the most fascist in the second half of the 20th century since this is the era where the majority became middle class. Fascism appeals for the most part to aristocrats and working class and is least appealing to the middle class.

[@austria-hungary4981]

This may be controversial but given that I, as a Yugoslav leftist who despises LGBTQ+, I kinda would relate but then again, I am supposed to fight for the true democracy, not a fascist dictatorship. What really pisses me off about the LGBTQ+ is that they're practically not showing resistance towards Capitalism which ultimately corrupted the community and divided the people even more. Also, some of the LGBTQ+ members are notably right-wing because they have what I would call "Reverse Sexism" adapting the idea from Radical Feminists. So the right-wing LGBTQ+ part would be called the Radical Queer and they would stick to their goal of eradicating heterosexuality in the name of gender equality. Just like how Radical Feminists believe that eradicating all Men is necessary, the Radical Queer would follow pratically in these footsteps. It may be the reason why a lot of countries still do not appreciate LGBTQ+ as it may create an unecessary segregation of people based on their sexuality. Even leftists which adhere to the traditional values of Communism from the 20th century despise the LGBTQ+ progressivism. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were homophobic as it was discovered in an exchange letter (1869) with Jean Baptista von Schweizer (from the Encyclopedia on Homosexuality, 1990). Engels also poked fun at homosexuality saying that "[the ancient Greeks] fell into the abominable practice of sodomy [Knabenliebe, meaning 'boy love" or pederasty] and degraded alike their gods and themselves with the myth of Ganymede". The only socialist state that allows same-sex marriage and the first ever to introduce it was Cuba in September 2022. It is safe to say that many leftists who practice the pre-1960s ideals of communism (vanguard socialism or Marxism-Leninism) do not tolerate homosexuality mainly due to the fact that by its name it suggests that a man loving another man is considered sexist because it deprives women and vice-versa.

[@crazypissman6721]

True. I say that the mismanagement of mass immigration and the anxiety of how it would drastically and irreversibly change or damage a cultural/ethnic identity and safety is the biggest contributor as to why many people are becoming more right-wing. Because most “left-wing” politicians and media not only shun such real concerns but also celebrate such a possible outcome. So people will seek out whatever alternative that would actually take such concerns seriously such as right-wing politics. So really. If the left just focuses on things like economic equality and welfare, and actually listens to what the majority of people are concerned about and what they wish for and not be called bad people just for caring about preserving their culture (something that is just as ingrained in human nature as s-x). Far fewer people would be open to radicalization from far-right politics.

[@austria-hungary4981]

@@crazypissman6721 Exactly. Especially when it comes to LGBTQ+, I would most certainly be on the right side of the political spectrum but with a bit of a twist. You see, I am a leftist but I despise LGBTQ+ because they are counter-revolutionary and are practically segregationist. I believe that the true sexual revolution came when women fought for their rights and that this new wave of Rainbow Fascism coming from LGBTQ+ being more radical day by day is what drives us to "right-wing" politics. Ever heard of the term "positive discrimination"? Basically, you play the minority card and discourage majority groups from their civil rights in an attempt to balance the "equilibrium". The LGBTQ+ without a doubt is using the minority card and are using positive discrimination against heterosexuals which is ironic because heterosexuals are attracted to opposite sex and will do anything to please their opposite sex partners in exchange for the same love. I believe that heterosexuals are more capable to fight for gender equality than the LGBTQ+. And why am I saying this? Because the LGBTQ+ aren't communists. They are egocentric liberals that represent the true third way politics against capitalism and communism. Therefore as a lefty with a bit of conservatism coming from traditional commies like Marx, Lenin, and Tito, I believe that heterosexuals are the only true revolutionaries of the working class that fight for gender equality.

[@emilebourget1088]

cool video

[@miltiadiskoutsokeras9189]

Great video. Recommended read: Franco Fracassi, The Fourth Reich.

[@JorrGames]

If I could like this video twice, I would!

[@lukethomeret-duran5273]

Fantastic video. Very excited to see the next episode? What are the original notebooks inwhich gramsci's quotes come from?

[@BesDMarx]

Thanks Luke! The one from the PN is from "STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY: OBSERVATlONS ON CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE STRUCTURE OF POLITICAL PARTIES IN PERIODS OF ORGANIC CRISIS", the others are from "The Two Fascisms, 1921", and "Democracy and Fascism, 1924"

[@lukethomeret-duran5273]

@@BesDMarx thank you for the sources. Keep it up!

[@ComradeFerret]

This is a fantastic video, but I gotta wonder why you chose to display all the photographs of Mussolini (except for one) upside-down.

[@ikengaspirit3063]

Because he got more based and red pilled.

[@FerdarPleaseSubscribe]

No, he became cringe

[@ikengaspirit3063]

@@FerdarPleaseSubscribe To be truly based, one must accept their cringe for cringing is but a response to conform to social and maybe personal expectations which are but barriers to truly become based on oneself and be based as such.

[@hueylongdong347]

10:15 Just to comprehend, you mean Sorelians excluding Sorel himself, right? He did support the October Revolution. Also, didn't Mussolini oppose the Revolution because it directly lead Russia out of the war thus freeing up large amount of Central Power troops? 17:35 The Roman salute is a 18th century invention as part of the revival of Classical arts. Likewise concerning Aryan mythology, it much like the Swastika was just something that had gained prominence with the 19th century, with increased European interest in Roman, Greek and other ancient peoples civilizations, coinciding with the birth and rise of Nationalism. You could've also mentioned Georges Ernest Boulanger and his influence on and similarity to Mussolini.

[@BesDMarx]

Yes I meant excluding Sorel (that somewhat loosely defined group became quite big and they were against bolshevism by and large). Also yeah, there is weak basis on an actual roman salute, the italian fascists largely made that up in order to claim heritage to the roman empire. (hence I added the "supposedly" there). There were lots of currents/personalities that hade a great influence on Mussolini (eg the Italian futurists which I didn't mention). I could've made a much longer video on this.

[@hueylongdong347]

@@BesDMarx It's the 18th century Neoclassicists that really made it up. Fascists were among the many who bought into the myth. I understand that would be long. It's just that Boulanger is unique as he was kinda the first who had support among the Right and disillusioned Communards to create a dictatorship.

[@BRUDERHERZ]

@@BesDMarx the italian fascists didn't "make that up". Many fascists knew that the saluto romano was invented by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio and it was also used during the occupation of Fiume in 1919-20. Infact D'Annunzio had a great influence on the aesthetics of fascism (the Blackshirts, the roman salute, balcony speeches etc.).

[@atashikokoni]

Socialism isn't when the government does stuff? Must be a tankie kfjgjhgjjf Keep up the good work ^_^

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

Depends. Socia lism is for example, when the government owns/controls the means of production, distribution and exchange of goods.

[@BattleMaidAstarte]

​@@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.that's nonsense, not if the ppl don't control the government

[@Historia.Magistra.Vitae.]

@@BattleMaidAstarte : Socialism doesn't mean every people need to control the government. Even under Marxism that doesn't happen, since only proletarians would control the government. Socialism is an economic system where the collective (such as workers, guilds, the government etc.) either directly own or control the buildings and tools that make goods and services like farms and factories. This can be achieved through decentralized and direct worker-ownership, or through centralized state-ownership or control of the means of production.