Who is a Fascist?

Who is a Fascist? Book Description “The return to fascism came into circulation again with great success, with Umberto Eco's article titled 'Eternal Fascism'. I think the way this article is read may have the opposite effect of what the author said when he warned that 'eternal fascism may return in the most innocent disguises' and that 'our task is to unmask it and draw attention to each of its new forms that appear every day in all parts of the world.'"Emilio If seeing Gentile Fascism as an "antique" event left in history is at one extreme, accusing every authoritarian and oppressive regime of fascism is the other extreme. Both of them can make people insensitive and inactive in the face of movements and ideological elements that can lead to results similar to fascism today. Emilio Gentile, Who is a Fascist? In his book titled, he draws attention to the drawbacks of the concept of fascism turning into a general insulting word. It reminds us of the specific nature of the organizational, cultural and institutional dimensions that fascism had when it emerged in Italy a century ago. As Tanıl Bora, who wrote a comprehensive introduction to the book on the emergence of the concept of fascism in Turkey, points out, while reading Gentile's book, I realized that the inflationary use of the concept of fascism on the left prevented the formation of a strong sensitivity towards grave anti-democratic and fascistic politics, ideology and practices. The question arises as to whether it could happen. (From the Promotional Bulletin)