by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here I have stressed on many occasions that the key to understanding fascism is its closeness to industrialism: for all its talk of "tradition" and "family" it has invariably served as a totalitarian tool for the imposition of "modernisation" and technocratic control. French historian Henri Michel says: "Without … Continue reading Neofascism, industrialism, corruption and Israel
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here There was more than one level to the big "anti-communist" project into which so many neofascists, in Italy [1] and elsewhere, were recruited at the end of WW2. The initiative could obviously be justified by the reality that the USSR had taken over half of Europe, with … Continue reading The Strategy of Terror
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here Even before WW2 had completely come to an end, the world was slipping into a new conflict, the "Cold War", in which the binary division was no longer fascists versus anti-fascists but communists versus anti-communists. As I explained in my last piece, some "left-wing" fascists decided that … Continue reading Divide and rule: the anti-communist psychosis
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here The relationship between historical fascism and "the left" is a complicated one, as witnessed by the fact that Italian dictator Benito Mussolini began his political career as a "revolutionary socialist", thereby winning what French historian Henri Michel calls "the sympathy of Lenin". [1] Additionally, as I have … Continue reading Neofascists and communists: a love-hate relationship
by Paul Cudenec, who reads the article here Imagine, if you possibly can, living in a country under foreign occupation, where the brutal power of the state is in cahoots with organised crime to keep you and your fellow citizens humiliated and controlled. And then imagine, in the face of this intolerable situation, people from … Continue reading Coming together and rising up
A book review by Paul Cudenec, who reads it here Giusti Zuccato (1957-2025) was someone I knew a little bit - he ran an alternative bookshop in Sauve, not far from where I live. I have browsed the shelves and attended events at Alterlivres [1] on many occasions since it opened in 2014 and Giusti … Continue reading Remembering the fires of revolt
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) The most important article that I wrote in 2025 was my review of Jim Macgregor and John O'Dowd's book Two World Wars and Hitler, which I gave the title 'Adolf Hitler and the Zio-Imperialist Mafia'. [1] It launched a phase of my research and writing which has … Continue reading Benito Mussolini and the New World Order
Number 106 In this issue: The Occupation Digital tyranny at the door What the Sustainable Development Goals really mean for humanity Never Again/Never Rabindranath Tagore: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. The Occupation by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) A lot of very clever people - economists, historians, sociologists and so on - … Continue reading The Acorn – 106
Number 105 In this issue: Impact, Zimpact! Defenders of life and nature Uniting against the empire of greed The Megamachine and the loss of community Ngugi wa Thiong’o: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. Impact, Zimpact! by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) For several years now I have been warning about the threat … Continue reading The Acorn – 105
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) As the bulldozers of power and control progressively destroyed organic folk customs and beliefs across the world, some areas held out for longer. One such place was the south of Italy, which in the 16th century was described by Jesuits as an "Italian India" [1] - this … Continue reading Dancing on the web of being
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