“It is this fear of progress, rather than the mere loneliness and atomization produced by modern life, that for Nolte explains the emergence of mass fascist parties. Fascism is resistance to social progress, and to the idea of liberation, by a group whose social position makes them scared of the prospect. Fascism, in short, is a movement of people unwilling to think beyond the present.”

— Paul Mason, How to Stop Fascism pg 223