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      It’s worth noting that fascist organizations existed in much of Europe (and more) before WWII, and many are capable of selectively choosing the parts of Nazism they liked while ignoring the parts where Nazis called their countrymen subhuman.

      When liberalism fails and the worker class turns to socialism, the privileges of the upper- and middle- bourgeoisie (the upper classes in terms of economic relations, rather than in terms of wealth) are threatened and so in reaction they either form or fund fascist movements to replace liberalism without losing capitalism. The rise of squadrismo in post-WWI Italy is a useful case study.

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    I’ve wondered if neo-nazis ever realize how deeply homoerotic the neo-nazi aesthetic is and it makes me wonder if this the European version of the conservative closeted republican who holds rabidly anti-gay views and inevitably gets outed against his will.

    If all the neo-nazis in gay porn is any indication; most neo-nazis are eastern european and so much so it is Czech & Ukrainian that it’s taught me how to distinguish it from Russian. Lol

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      9 days ago

      wtf? is fascist gay porn really as big of a thing as you imply here?

      as a straight im suddenly very curious about the cultural history of fascist aesthetics in gay porn

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          i suppose that’s a particular studio?

          but in what way is fascism reflected in the porn? like uniforms or what? im struggling to conceptualise it lol

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            Yes a studio and It’s hard to describe it for people that only consume vanilla porn; I’d recommend watching it so you you’ll immediately understand within 15 minutes, if you’re genuinely interested.