Author: Dominique Johnson
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Legionary Destiny and Codreanu’s Rationale for Romanian Fascism
FASCIST CHARISMATICS AND SPIRITUALITY Nicholas Nagy-Talavera was a Hungarian-American of Jewish descent, a historian and dissident. The historian recounts the day he met Codreanu, describing him as a charismatic man, childlike and radiant, in whom he could see nothing evil in: “There was suddenly a hush in the crowd. A tall, darkly handsome man dressed…
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The Lost History of Liberalism From Ancient Rome to the Twenty-First Century | Helena Rosenblatt
“I have been reading and thinking about liberalism for so long it would be impossible to list and thank all the scholars whose work has informed and shaped mine.” (HELENA ROSENBLATT, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS) What does it mean to be a liberal, and how has the meaning of the word evolved over decades and even centuries? The…
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Mario Palmieri on the Rebirth of Classical Studies, the Renaissance and Ancient Sages
The idea of Democracy is that the citizens are capable of ruling themselves, as John Locke held concerning our liberty; and could if given equality and advances in education, become enlightened citizens. The Fascists taught, that this is a delusional trait of the Democratic ideal. ⚔ Two Sections I. THE RATIONALE OF THE FASCIST CRITIQUE…
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Alighieri’s vision: Giovinezza – 1922 (First Version)
“Salve o popolo d’eroi (Hail, people of heroes), Salve o patria immortale (Hail, immortal Fatherland), Son rinati i figli tuoi (Your sons were born again), Con la fede e l’ideale (With the faith and the Ideal) Il valor dei tuoi guerrieri (Your warriors’ valour), La virtù dei pioniero (Your pioneers virtue), La vision dell’Alighieri (Alighieri’s…
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The Romaness of Fascism: Palmieri on the Prophets, Philosophy and Mission of Fascism
Italian Fascist Philosophy, from a primary source. FASCISM, or Fascist Philosophy as taught by its early thinkers was intentionally molded out of or considered to be a collective expression of the philosophy, wisdom, ambitions and history in Italy and of its people. Its main philosophic originator was Giovanni Gentile, who explained that Fascism was an…
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Death in June: Unconditional Armistice
Hilariously Perfect… “Can I trust a human? Can I trust his soul? Like pigs they link together Like pigs in a sausage roll They all think they’re individuals They all think they’re free Nietzsche said they are supermenDisplayed in a butcher’s shop to meMakes sense within a frameworkOf that Nazarene reality I wish I had…
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John Adams Letter to John Taylor: “Remember, democracy never lasts long”
“Remember democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet, that did not commit suicide.” JOHN ADAMS (FIRST VPOTUS AND SECOND POTUS) LETTER TO JOHN TAYLOR, 17 DECEMBER 1814. “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” Benjamin Franklin was asked supposedly, as he left…
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Why the Statue of Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus carries a Fasces?
the Founding of a City and its Character Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, the legendary Roman who defeated the Aequians and rescued the trapped Roan Army. With one hand he returns the fasces, symbol of power and fraternity to the Dictator of Rome. In the other, a plow, which represents his life as citizen and farmer. Cincinnati…
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Giovanni Gentile on the True ‘Will of the People’ and Difference between Fascism and Nationalism
“The nationalistic State was, therefore, an aristocratic State, enforcing itself upon the masses through the power conferred upon it by its origins. The Fascist State, on the contrary, is a people’s state, and, as such, the democratic State par excellence.” — GIOVANNI GENTILE Marcello Veneziani on the Spirit of Giovanni Gentile’s Actualism and Rebuilding Italy…
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The Thermopylae of Fascism: Benito Mussolini’s Last Testament on His Life, Fascism, and Italy
The Thermopylae of Fascism “For this common ground,” Mussolini said in his last days of the Italian Social Republic (Salò Republic), “I would give my life even now, willingly, so long as it is truly marked with real Italian spirit.” (Testamento politico di Mussolini, 1948 Italian first edition, p. 5; dictated April 27, 1945). In…
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Etruscan Visual Representations of the Birth of Athena and Minerva: A Comparative Study | Dr. Shanna Kennedy-Quigley
Dr. Shanna Kennedy-Quigley’s paper from the Etruscan Studies Journal on the Etruscan visual representations of the Birth of Athena and Minerva provides historical, artistic, and cultural perspective of its common use in imagery. The paper explains the significant differences in the Etruscan cultural attitudes toward women, from those of their Greek contemporaries. It examines Etruscan…
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Believe…
“No man is born into the World a Master, and for that reason are we obliged to learn. He who applieth himself thereunto, and studieth, learneth; and a man can have no more shameful and evil title than that of being an Ignorant person.”—The Book of Abramelin I warn to be very wary of ANTI-GNOSTICISM rather…
The American Minervan 