ay i might draw this <| sep |> Fascism emerges as a result of the social conditions of capitalism . As progress begins to erode the social and class hierarchies that allow capitalism to work , it threatens the dominance of the upper classes over the lower classes , the natural law and order of the capitalist world . Fascism is an ideology based on traditionalism , class collaborationism , and promotes a strict social hierarchy , which maintains the social conditions that allow capitalism to work . It ' s why capitalists , industrialists , etc . , collaborate with fascists . It ' s essentially a reset button the upper class can use when their position is threatened . It is anticapitalist in the sense that if capitalism were left to its natural course , the internal contradictions of it would cause it to crash in on itself and create the seeds of its own destruction . An Americancentric example of this would be that , as Malcolm X said , you cannot have capitalism without racism , because capitalism requires a working class , and racist systems are a form of class control meant to divide the working class , but at the same time , Noam Chomsky is also right when he says that capitalism will eventually work to dismantle systems of racism , because it requires a unified , homogenous working class in order to maximize the ability to create capital workers must be cogs in the machine that can be changed at a moment ' s notice , and systems of discrimination get in the way of that , because it puts emphasis on people ' s differences , and people can ' t be grey blobs meant to be moulded by the system if their differences are played up . This is what progressive liberal identity politics is people like Clinton , progressive liberals , who still believe in capitalism , work to integrate people of colour , occupied indigenous people , LGBT , etc . , into the system . By dismantling these systems , they are creating a bigger supply of labour to feed the capitalist industry . The problem with this is capitalism needs scarcity . If you flood the market with anything , the prices drop if the demand doesn ' t increase with the supply . With labour , this means wages drop , so more people work , but they all earn less . These kinds of social progress are picked up by reactionaries , you may notice the backlashes against identity politics from a number of sources following Trump ' s victory , even worse , you might actually start noticing Trump supporters , far rightwingers , using similar leftist rhetoric that I just used in the previous paragraph . They use this line of thinking different than socialists do . Socialists want social progress , and they view the problems of social progress in capitalist society as evidence that we must move beyond capitalism to achieve proper social progress . Reactionaries , on the other hand , use the problems of social progress in capitalist society as evidence that we must roll back on this social progress . Women being able to work destroyed the high paying jobs of men , we must stop women from working ! Capitalists are using immigrants as cheap labour , or sending jobs overseas to exploit unregulated markets ! We must close the borders and cut back on workplace regulations to incentivize local job growth ! Fascists feed on these reactionary thoughts , and as social progress continues to create contradictions within the capitalist system , and more problems arise , their arguments will draw more susceptible people , generally in the upper classes , to their cause .