Fahran wrote:United Muscovite Nations wrote:I guess the crux of the issue is the idea that thinkers are automatically delegitimized by associations with racism or antisemitism, etc. Which isn't the case. Proudhon's theories aren't invalid because he hated Jews, imo.
Does that mean we should appreciate the genius of Giovanni Gentile in full without all those ugly bits in the actual system about roughing up the Slavs?
I mean, yes? The actual content of the Fascist Manifesto is something very fascinating to behold, given what Fascism actually ended up being in practice (the complete opposite, in most respects). One can agree with/respect some of a person's ideas while rejecting others, it's really not a hard concept to understand.