HSTY2626 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neosocialism, Stanley G. Payne, 1936 Summer Olympics
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Robert soucy- ideological common denominators : extreme patriotism, anti-communism, anti-parliamentarianism and authoritarianism if position in hierarchy threatened, differences. Australia: key defference b/w old guard and new guard, 36,000 ng members in sydney and 3,000 in rural nsw, strike-breaking, break up union meetings, street fighting, dec 1931- group of 1,000 attack leftist meetings in groups of. French fascism: sternhell- neosocialism / revision of marxism, sorellian socialists and revolutionary sydnicalists realised. Marxism no longer the answer to capital crisis: answer in the nation, not the proletariat, eugene weber, closer to socialism than conservatism, marcel deat more nat socialist- anti-capitalistic, national, popular, authoritarian, A more plebeian, mass movement vs. elitist conservative: mobilise youth, women and working class. Croix de feu partic active in mobilising women. Roger austin- shared enough common ground ideologically to make an alliance possible. Alliance of expedience: conservatives appreciated direct action", feb 1934- stavisky riots unites conservatives and fascists, engages stagnant" conservatives.
