Re: [microsound] Re: futurists + fascistas

[Phil Thomson <philthom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Jurgen Habermas arges that this type of fascism occurs when one of the three
> autonomous spheres of modernity (aesthetics/art, religion/ethics,
> logic/science) sets out to determine politics solely on its own terms. This
> is currently most obvious in Islamic fundamentalism where politics is
> determined predominantly by religion. Christian fundamentalism posses an
> equally dangerous outcome.

True enough, and well put, but is "fascism" really the right term here? 
What does Islamic fundamentalism have to do with a bundle of sticks?

P


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