Ralph Schoellhammer

So if you're in Austria and you send your kid to school, the kid is not going to learn anything because the teachers cannot communicate with 90% of the kids in class. So these are the problems that these parties are appealing to. It's not like what the Nazis did or what the fascists did when they said, right, we have to reestablish a massive, you know, world power, great power or something.

So if you're in Austria and you send your kid to school, the kid is not going to learn anything because the teachers cannot communicate with 90% of the kids in class. So these are the problems that these parties are appealing to. It's not like what the Nazis did or what the fascists did when they said, right, we have to reestablish a massive, you know, world power, great power or something.

Look at Germany right now. They are so reluctant to spend anything on the military because they are terrified that every cent should go to the welfare state because otherwise the people are going to revolt. That is not a fascist ideology. I would say in many ways that's the opposite.

Look at Germany right now. They are so reluctant to spend anything on the military because they are terrified that every cent should go to the welfare state because otherwise the people are going to revolt. That is not a fascist ideology. I would say in many ways that's the opposite.

Let me, can I play devil's advocate for a second? I mean, I said at the beginning, and I still am, that I'm very much sympathetic to Donald Trump. But if you really kind of want to also intellectually, in an intellectually honest way, kind of make the, and again, I'm just steelmanning the argument, that you want to make the fascist argument.

Let me, can I play devil's advocate for a second? I mean, I said at the beginning, and I still am, that I'm very much sympathetic to Donald Trump. But if you really kind of want to also intellectually, in an intellectually honest way, kind of make the, and again, I'm just steelmanning the argument, that you want to make the fascist argument.

You could, if you go back in European intellectual history, you have people like George Sorrell, right? And even a little bit further back to Friedrich Nietzsche, of course, who didn't live to see fascism and Nazism.

You could, if you go back in European intellectual history, you have people like George Sorrell, right? And even a little bit further back to Friedrich Nietzsche, of course, who didn't live to see fascism and Nazism.

But of course, their argument was that one of the main distinctions between, let's say, liberal democracy and the alternative, and again, in Europe, that it might have been fascism, is that it's a philosophy of action. So the fascism was characterized by the idea it's not so much negotiating, it's not so much finding compromise, it's doing things.

But of course, their argument was that one of the main distinctions between, let's say, liberal democracy and the alternative, and again, in Europe, that it might have been fascism, is that it's a philosophy of action. So the fascism was characterized by the idea it's not so much negotiating, it's not so much finding compromise, it's doing things.

Again, you even had parties in France, for example, that were called, I don't know, Action Francaise. I don't speak French. So this was very much at the core also of this ideology. So if you, and I'm not making the argument, I'm just saying if the Democrats would be smart and they actually want to make that argument, you could say, okay, this is

Again, you even had parties in France, for example, that were called, I don't know, Action Francaise. I don't speak French. So this was very much at the core also of this ideology. So if you, and I'm not making the argument, I'm just saying if the Democrats would be smart and they actually want to make that argument, you could say, okay, this is

This Trumpian idea of it's time to get things done or the Muskian idea, even if it means breaking things and rebuilding them, you could make. Again, I'm not making it. I don't want you to misunderstand me. But you could theoretically make the argument that that has a little bit of a fascist quality because it's such a strong focus on action and the other thing and focus on willpower.

This Trumpian idea of it's time to get things done or the Muskian idea, even if it means breaking things and rebuilding them, you could make. Again, I'm not making it. I don't want you to misunderstand me. But you could theoretically make the argument that that has a little bit of a fascist quality because it's such a strong focus on action and the other thing and focus on willpower.

The only obstacle to change things is we don't want it enough. I'm just saying. So you could make that argument. And that would be an interesting debate. No, I get that.

The only obstacle to change things is we don't want it enough. I'm just saying. So you could make that argument. And that would be an interesting debate. No, I get that.

What I find sad, I mean, I'm so glad that we're having this right now, there would be very interesting conversations to be had, because one thing is clear that the 90s and the 80s are over, right? The world has entered a new stage due to technological progress, right, to what's happening in China. So to have a conversation, whether or not the ways of governing

What I find sad, I mean, I'm so glad that we're having this right now, there would be very interesting conversations to be had, because one thing is clear that the 90s and the 80s are over, right? The world has entered a new stage due to technological progress, right, to what's happening in China. So to have a conversation, whether or not the ways of governing

of 20, 30, 50 years ago is still the most, let's say, appropriate way to do things. That's a conversation we should have. And problematic is we always shy away from it or immediately resort to name calling. Like you say, I want to do something different. And you just point out, oh, then you must be a Nazi. You must be a fascist. But one of the beautiful things about democracy, and this is again,

of 20, 30, 50 years ago is still the most, let's say, appropriate way to do things. That's a conversation we should have. And problematic is we always shy away from it or immediately resort to name calling. Like you say, I want to do something different. And you just point out, oh, then you must be a Nazi. You must be a fascist. But one of the beautiful things about democracy, and this is again,