“Politics of the Tantrum and the Hissy Fit”

“Historically, fascism is of necessity and by design a form of youth movement, and all youth movements have more than a whiff of fascism about them. The exaltation of passion over reason, action over deliberation, is a naturally youthful impulse. Treating young people as equals, ‘privileging’ their opinion precisely because they lack experience or knowledge, is an inherently fascist tendency, because at its heart lies the urge to throw off ‘old ways’ and ‘old dogmas’ in favor of what the Nazis called the ‘idealism of the deed.’ Youth politics – like populism generally – is the politics of the tantrum and the hissy fit.”

– Jonah Goldberg