# Ep. 347: Sind Faschismus und Liberalismus entfernte Verwandte?

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Podcast: [Wohlstand für Alle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wohlstand-f-r-alle-717044)
Published: 2026-04-01T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wohlstand-fr-alle0/episodes/Ep--347-Sind-Faschismus-und-Liberalismus-entfernte-Verwandte-e3h7e4d
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## Resource

This episode explores the historical parallels between the New Deal, Fascism, and National Socialism to understand modern shifts toward state intervention. It argues that during crises, even liberal democracies adopt more dirigiste and authoritarian structures to compete with autocracies.

## Highlights
- Main idea: Modern states are moving away from laissez-faire capitalism toward interventionist models to manage systemic crises
- Historical parallel: Roosevelt's New Deal shared structural similarities with more radical regimes, such as large-scale infrastructure projects and nationalist rhetoric
- Failure mode: Relying on a binary 'democracy vs. autocracy' framework ignores the shared trend of increasing state authority across both types of regimes
- Practical takeaway: Analyzing 'distant kinship' rather than direct equivalence allows for a more precise diagnosis of modern political shifts
- Economic tension: The tension between corporate interests and national policy is driving a new era of economic nationalism and deindustrialization risks

## Topics

Political Science, Economic History, New Deal, Fascism, National Socialism, State Interventionism, Democracy, Nationalism

## Chapters
- 1:00 — The Concept of Distant Kinship: An introduction to Wolfgang Schivelbusch's thesis regarding the structural similarities between different political regimes during periods of crisis.
- 4:30 — The Shift from Laissez-Faire: Discussing the move away from economic liberalism toward interventionist policies and the rise of 'tech-pro' right-wing figures.
- 8:00 — Roosevelt and the Dirigiste State: Comparing the preservation of liberal institutions in the US with the one-party rule of more radical regimes despite heavy state involvement.
- 11:30 — The Pressure of Competition: How the need to compete with dictatorships forces democratic states to adopt similar methods and structures.
- 15:00 — Charismatic Leadership and Rhetoric: Analyzing how figures like Roosevelt and Hitler used similar war-like rhetoric to mobilize populations and define economic enemies.
- 22:00 — Infrastructure and Symbolism: Examining how public works programs, like the CCC and the Reichsarbeitsdienst, serve as tools for national identity and mobilization.
- 36:00 — The Spectrum of Authority: Moving beyond the democracy/autocracy binary to view modern politics on a spectrum of increasing state authority.

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