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I wrote a pretty long answer here, which I think applies: Should we avoid writing fiction about historical events without extensive research? In short - Look at other theories of history, and th...
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2019-12-08T11:11:15Z (almost 5 years ago)
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I wrote a pretty long answer here, which I think applies: [Should we avoid writing fiction about historical events without extensive research?](https://writing.stackexchange.com/questions/43060/should-we-avoid-writing-fiction-about-historical-events-without-extensive-resear) In short - Look at other theories of history, and their theories on fascism/genocide -- maybe those elements aren't linked in certain cultures. Is the fascistic culture being imposed from above - aristocrats consolidating their power, or is it bubbling up from the "little people" in the culture fearing outsiders? The sidebar on Wikipedia's [Fascism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism) page, under "Variants" has many different elements to examine! Fascist Mysticism, Feudal Fascism, EcoFascism... some may have started as mere insults like "Grammar Nazi," but each country that embraced Fascism has done so in different ways. Most of what it was reacting to was [end-of-19th-century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_de_si%C3%A8cle) issues, but we're solidly into the 21st, so in your stories, society may be reacting to other issues -- not just automation, but even information-centric jobs being outsourced; they had the New Telegraph/Phone linking the world, we have listicle overloads; they had post-industrial revolution companies and a bigger middle class, now corporations are bigger than countries and most families need 2+ earners to approach middle class ... Probably the best way to see the [concerns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascism_and_ideology) that a newer fictional fascist society would focus on, would to be to see what [Millennials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials) are focused on. (I'm gen-X). Take ideals that you may endorse, but take them to an extreme, perhaps.
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