The current moment has questioned capitalism, proposing fascism and socialism as viable alternatives. Italy a century ago went through a similar moment. Using the biography of Marxist critical theorist Antonio Gramsci we’ll discuss socialist theory and strategy, fascism, and a bunch of other stuff.
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The current moment has questioned capitalism, proposing fascism and socialism as viable alternatives. Italy a century ago went through a similar moment. Using the biography of Marxist critical theorist Antonio Gramsci we’ll discuss socialist theory and strategy, fascism, and a bunch of other stuff.
1.4 Mussolini and “An Active and Functional Neutrality” towards WWI
The Working Class Intelligentsia
13 minutes 23 seconds
4 years ago
1.4 Mussolini and “An Active and Functional Neutrality” towards WWI
October 31, 1914
Il Grido del Popolo
In this episode I’ll finally cover one of Gramsci’s essays, one of the first essays Gramsci published. In it he defends Mussolini, the same Benito Mussolini that invented Fascism. Before inventing Fascism Mussolini was a respected Marxist. As World War I was heating up Mussolini protested the war, but only a few months later his opposition to the war was softening. He was beginning to appeal to Italian nationalist sentiments. Many criticized Mussolini’s softer position, but Gramsci defended it.
This episode will also hit on a few other topics. We will discuss
- [ ] Red Week, a week of major labor upheaval in Italy just before the war
- [ ] World War I
- [ ] The Second International, an international socialist organization
- [ ] Mussolini
- [ ] And Angelo Tasca
#fascism #worldwari #nationalism #internationalism #roleoftheparty #therevolution #hegemony #solidarity #secondinternational
http://www.internationalgramscisociety.org/resources/pre-prison-index/index.html
https://www.jacobinmag.com/2017/07/second-international-bernstein-rosa-luxemburg-unions-world-war
https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/pre-war_socialist_pacifism
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benito_Mussolini
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Week_(Italy)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_unification
http://www.worldfuturefund.org/wffmaster/Reading/Germany/mussolini.htm
The Working Class Intelligentsia
The current moment has questioned capitalism, proposing fascism and socialism as viable alternatives. Italy a century ago went through a similar moment. Using the biography of Marxist critical theorist Antonio Gramsci we’ll discuss socialist theory and strategy, fascism, and a bunch of other stuff.
