Eva von Redecker to N1: Fascism emerges when other people's lives become obstacles to our freedom

German philosopher Eva von Redecker, one of the prominent contemporary thinkers working on capitalism, emancipation, and political violence, speaks to N1 about the rise of new fascism, the political appeal of cruelty, the war in Gaza, and the contradictions of Germany's culture of remembrance. The author of Dieser Drang nach Härte (This Urge for Harshness) argues that fascism is not merely a historical phenomenon to be recognized through comparisons with the crimes of the past, but a political form that can emerge from within liberal democracies themselves. "Fascism institutionalizes this performance as politics," von Redecker says, explaining how the defense of perceived entitlements can turn into a desire to punish and destroy others. Pročitaj više