ecofascism
nounEtymology From eco- + fascism.
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The combination of fascist politics with support for ecological concerns.
- No ecofascism government has yet existed, but important aspects of it can be discerned in German National Socialism, one of whose central slogans was Blut und Boden, “[pure] blood and [pure] land.”2008, Bron Taylor, editor, Encyclopedia of Religion and Nature, A&C Black, →ISBN, page 531:
- But eco-fascism is a longstanding political ideology that is currently undergoing a revival in the fetid culture of the contemporary extremist right. In general, unlike many on the political right, eco-fascists concede the reality of looming ecological catastrophe. But the “solutions” they propose are frankly genocidal.2019 March 19, Jason Wilson, “Eco-fascism is undergoing a revival in the fetid culture of the extreme right”, in The Guardian:
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- As climate change politics develop, ecofascism and neo-Malthusian thought are also gathering strength.2020, Oscar Berglund, Daniel Schmidt, Extinction Rebellion and Climate Change Activism, Springer Nature, →ISBN, page 3:
- But we are beginning to get a picture of what new kinds of eco-fascism and eco-authoritarianism might look like, including its genocidal implications.2021 May 7, Luke Buckmaster, “The Mad Max films depict a world increasingly degraded. Furiosa will be far from comforting”, in The Guardian:
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Derogatory Aggressive environmental activism.
- Related terms
- ecofascist, ecofascistic