{"id":9704,"date":"2023-02-21T13:39:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T18:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/?page_id=9704"},"modified":"2023-02-21T15:07:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T20:07:39","slug":"rhetfearfebruary21","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/rhetfearspring2023\/rhetfearfebruary21\/","title":{"rendered":"February 21st: Fascism Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Plan for the Evening<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stuff in the News Related to <em>The Rhetoric of Fear<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/rhetfearspring2023\/rhetfearfebruary07\/\"><strong>Highlights from&nbsp;<em>Introducing American Politics<\/em> (pp. 82-176)<\/strong><\/a>&#8211;February 7th<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kevin Passmore\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Fascism: A Very Short Introduction<\/em>&nbsp;(pp. 1-55 and 56-<span style=\"background-color:yellow\">91<\/span>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Propaganda Fun Part 1 and 2 (of 3)&#8211;<span style=\"background-color:yellow\">start Part 1 (20-ish minutes) at 6:50pm<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conspiracy Theories\u2013Presentation for&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theseacs.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEACS<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I try to put up notes for my&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/conferences\/\">Conference Presentations<\/a><\/strong>\u2013thanks, COVID-19<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned, I&#8217;m pushing the Critical Thinking Essay back. Let&#8217;s just make sure this is the last move, and say it&#8217;s due when you return from Spring Break: <strong>March 7th<\/strong>. Sorry for the delay in feedback on your drafts, but I&#8217;ll explain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Rhetoric of Fear, Contemporary Edition<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although a history of fear appeals, fascist labeling, and big cultural scares is part of this course, we should also pause on current events&#8211;non-controversial ones, of course. Consider the rhetoric of these current events, but let&#8217;s stick to rhetoric, broadly defined, and focus on the meaning conveyed in these media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>AOC&#8217;s <em>fascism<\/em> Accusation against &#8220;He Gets Us&#8221; Super Bowl Ad\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/aoc-criticizes-christian-super-bowl-ad-jesus-would-not-fund-commercials-fascism-benign.amp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;AOC criticizes Christian Super Bowl ads, says Jesus would not fund commercials to &#8216;make fascism look benign'&#8221;<\/a> (Faux News)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/aoc-jesus-ad-fascism-definition-superbowl-he-gets-us-b2281862.html\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;AOC attacks Jesus &#8216;gets us&#8217; Super Bowl ads: &#8216;Makes fascism look benign'&#8221;<\/a> (<em>Independent<\/em>&#8211;I dare you to read the comments&#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f5x1RyJOwP8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Love Your Enemies Ad&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/he-gets-us-jesus-ads-preached-unity-made-everyone-angry-2023-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HeGetsUs ties to conservative, anti-LGBTQ, and pro-life causes<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Putin&#8217;s Response to American Imperialism&#8211;Pausing New START Participation\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/live-updates\/russia-ukraine\/?id=88905005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Putin Suspends Key US-Russia Nuclear Treaty in Speech Denouncing West&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> (ABC.news)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/admission-ukraine-nato-can-lead-third-world-war-russian-official-2022-10-13\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Russian Official Warns of World War Three if Ukraine Joins NATO&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> (Reuters.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ever Seen the Nuclear Blast Apps?\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/outrider.org\/nuclear-weapons\/interactive\/bomb-blast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Outrider.org<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nuclearsecrecy.com\/nukemap\/\" target=\"_blank\">NukeMap<\/a><\/strong> (not to be confused with <a href=\"https:\/\/fallout.fandom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nukapedia Fallout Wiki<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Popular app&#8230;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/nuclear-bomb-simulator-used-9-million-times-since-russia-invaded-ukraine-1709105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Nuclear Bomb Simulator Used 9 Million Times Since Russia Invaded Ukraine&#8221;<\/a><\/strong> (Newsweek.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Highlights from&nbsp;<em>Introducing American Politics<\/em><\/strong> (pp. 82-176)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After that cheery conversation, let&#8217;s discuss something benign like US politics. Before jumping over to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/rhetfearspring2023\/rhetfearfebruary07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">February 7th&#8217;s page<\/a><\/strong>, let&#8217;s have some definitions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/politics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">politics<\/a><\/strong>: consider the extended definitions from Merriam-Webster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Political_philosophy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">political philosophy<\/a><\/strong>: often has a definition related to government, but that&#8217;s not the entirety of the definition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/topic\/political-philosophy\" target=\"_blank\">political philosophy<\/a><\/strong>: this definition is perfect for our course on The Rhetoric of Fear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kevin Passmore\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Fascism: A Very Short Introduction<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;(pp. 1-55 and 56-<span style=\"background-color:yellow\">91<\/span>)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The notes for the first third of Passmore&#8217;s book is on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/rhetfearspring2023\/rhetfearfebruary14\/\">February 14th&#8217;s page<\/a><\/strong>, and the second third&#8217;s below. Although the original reading was to p. 107, I think chapters 6, 7, 8, 9, &amp; 10 (pp. 92-155) might be better discussed together because they&#8217;re about post-Fascist fascism&#8230;if that makes sense? It&#8217;ll probably make more sense at the end of the book. Although the &#8220;goal&#8221; is to reflect more deeply on how the term &#8220;fascism&#8221; is used rhetorically, the historical context and ways that the terms definition is constructed helps us engage that discussion. At least, I assume it does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>p. 58: &#8220;The Nazi drive for racial purity can&#8217;t be explained by a concept that stresses similarities with Fascism.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pp. 58-59: &#8220;&#8230;a major purpose of the movements in question was to capture power in territorially bounded states.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 59: &#8220;&#8230;many fascists, <em>believed<\/em>,&#8230;that nation was&#8230;the primary form of social solidarity.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 59: &#8220;[Hitler] soon gained a reputation as the party&#8217;s best public speaker.&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Premise #2:<\/strong> Debate and forensics programs train public speakers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong> Therefore, those programs are fascist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Perhaps there&#8217;s a fallacy we can discuss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 71: &#8220;The German and Italian regimes&#8217; aggressive nationalism&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 72: Italian Fascists harkening back to the Roman Empire and Romanian nationalists &#8220;as the heir[s] of classical antiquity.&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What&#8217;s the meaning behind linking with the past? It&#8217;s probably too simplistic to say it&#8217;s &#8220;just C\/conservatism,&#8221; right?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 73: &#8220;Fascism&#8230;represents the advent of a new elite&#8230;a mass party.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 77: Some Catholics saw Mussolini as leading the fight against atheistic communism and some intellectuals appreciated the regime&#8217;s aesthetic modernism.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 78: &#8220;The Klan&#8230;&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 82: In Eastern Europe, &#8220;nationalists called for tougher measures against communists, feminists, and ethnic minorities, all in the name of national unity.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 83: &#8220;p. 82: &#8220;In Eastern Europe, as in the West, democracy often meant dictatorship of the majority, not toleration, and still less multiculturalism.&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 88: &#8220;In 1932, Chaing Kai Sheck&#8230;.used fascist precedents to reform the regime, but combined them with Confucian strictures concerning moral behaviour.*&#8221;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>*I&#8217;ll use the British spellings when directly quoting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>p. 90: &#8220;&#8230;for economic crisis and fear of communism were very widespread, even where actual communists were rare.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Propaganda Fun Part 1 and Part 2<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a 2005 documentary that is appropriate for this class (but, perhaps, not appropriate without critique). Hopefully, I set my timer, so we can watch the first 21:45 of&nbsp;<strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/clarionproject.org\/films\/obsession\/\" target=\"_blank\">Obsession: Radical Islam\u2019s War Against The West<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;. Then, we&#8217;ll discuss it and watch the second third (about 21 minutes). The goal is to finish after Spring Break, which is next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Next Class<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m pushing back the due date for your <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/aaron-toscano\/rhetfearspring2023\/rhetfearassignmentsspring2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">Critical Thinking Essay<\/a><\/strong>. I&#8217;ll provide you feedback on your drafts, and the final will be due March 7th. Your <strong>Midterm Exam<\/strong> will be the week after that (3\/14), and you&#8217;ll do it on Canvas, so we won&#8217;t meet for class that day. All reading and <em>rhetoric of fear<\/em>-related class discussions (nearly all, right?) are fair game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plan for the Evening As I mentioned, I&#8217;m pushing the Critical Thinking Essay back. Let&#8217;s just make sure this is the last move, and say it&#8217;s due when you return from Spring Break: March 7th. Sorry for the delay in feedback on your drafts, but I&#8217;ll explain. 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