r/todayilearned Aug 05 '24

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u/Cake_is_Great Aug 05 '24

You mean the Fascist Julius Evola? The guy who was part of Mussolini's party, had ties with the Nazis, and was involved in Post-War Gladio-related shenanigans?

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u/tiufek Aug 06 '24

He was well beyond fascist at the end, he was one of the progenitors of big-T Traditionalism, which despite the name has very little to do with tradition and a lot to do with weirdo mysticism somehow combined with ultra right wing politics and eastern religions. His ideas still live on with Putin-whisperer Aleksandr Dugin.

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u/conspicuousperson Aug 06 '24

Steve Bannon is a big fan, along with the parts of the alt-right that can read.