ABSTRACT
This chapter recognizes that fascism varies between cultures. The primary characteristic of all fascist modernizing movements is conformity of thinking and behavior, which is directed and controlled by total surveillance systems that track and keep records of people's thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. Italian fascism was different in several important ways from German fascism, and if Oswald Moseley had come to power in Great Britain, his brand of hyper-nationalism would have differed, just as the fascism of France's Jean-Marie Le Pen, as it evolves, will be imprinted with what is distinctively French. The connections between technologies and fascism are not widely recognized, partly because fascism is mostly understood by looking through the rearview mirror of recent historical events. The totalitarian nature of the digital revolution can be seen in the proliferation of apps that represents both a hyper-growth industry and a personal quest for quick riches on the part of younger people who are part of the growing contingent workforce.
