Many people were shocked as well as disturbed by the 2016 election results. Having written a few chapters of a book that explored the origins of support for far right political movements in the liberal societies I was disturbed, but not shocked. This essay draws on ideas I developed for a book I am completing\u2014Civilization and Its Contents: Reflections on Eros and the Culture War. It seeks to explain not just the 2016 election but why fascism, or neo-fascism, is a permanent temptation in liberal democracies.<\/p>\n

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