
#142 – Fascism Goes Corporate
From The BS Filter by Cameron Reilly & Ray Harris
November 27, 2025 · 50 min
About this episode
Cameron and Ray discuss the evolution of fascism post-1945 and its manifestations in modern politics.
In this final instalment of the Fascism miniseries, Cameron and Ray trace how fascism didn’t die after 1945 but simply changed its wardrobe. Once openly discredited, fascist ideology went underground, hiding behind anti-communism, Catholic conservatism, Cold War geopolitics, and the language of “law and order.” The pair outline how the same structural anxieties that fuelled Mussolini and Hitler found new hosts in post-war regimes like Franco’s Spain and Salazar’s Portugal, apartheid South Africa, Cold War dictatorships in Latin America, and today’s far-right populists in Europe and the United States. They explore how neoliberalism, manufactured fear of socialism, weaponised Christianity, resentful middle-class voters, and billionaire backing continue to make fascism useful to the powerful. The conversation ends by drawing uncomfortable parallels between classical fascism and modern MAGA politics, arguing that America is not on the verge of fascism — it is living through it in a new, suited, media-savvy form. The post #142 – Fascism Goes Corporate appeared first on The BS Filter .
People in this episode
Hosts: Cameron Reilly, Ray Harris
Topics covered
- fascism
- neoliberalism
- political ideology
- far-right populism
- Cold War
- modern politics
Keywords
- fascism
- neoliberalism
- MAGA
- political ideology
- far-right
- Cold War
- populism
- anti-communism
- law and order
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Franco’s Spain, Salazar’s Portugal, apartheid South Africa, Cold War dictatorships in Latin America
Places: America, Europe, United States
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