Fascist Thought: Re-enchantment or Bigotry?

In its effort to curb the Machiavellian problem, Liberal thought made the modern man morally weaker, a hypocrite and a slave to desire. Indeed this disenchantment of the human race comes with a shift away from the spiritual and an alignment with the desires of the body, and the worldly. The modern day consumer-driven society is geared towards making life easier, more pleasant- and more base. The liberal system is characterized by its moral values, which aim to drive men by fear: fear of conflict, fear of violent death- the liberal man is driven by passions and ruled by fear. Nietzsche argues that this weak liberal man is disenchanted and reintroduces the language of the soul- along with which comes that which is spiritual and noble, which he believes will re-enchant our degenerating race. Fascist thought does, to a large extent re-enchant man, restoring respect, and re-injecting value in the individual. However, its noble nature spills over into elitism with a hint of racism and more t...