American capitalism’s appeal made ethnocentric fascist ideology less necessary there

Evidence

In a country supposed to be a land of unlimited opportunities, socialism had never achieved anything like the importance it had in European countries. The attractiveness of capitalism was virtually untainted. To this extent, capitalism did not need ethnocentrism as an outlet for frustration and resentment. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1802

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to Fromm’s earlier argument that Protestantism/authoritarian submission arose where economic frustration was blocked; here the absence of such blockage obviates the need for ethnocentric scapegoating. — connects to: American immigrant workers aspired to become capitalists rather than a laboring class; Ethnic-nationalist tensions prevented Marxism from being Americanized — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 2251; American capitalism offered European immigrants whiteness as a path to belonging. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 220 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• American capitalism offered European immigrants whiteness as a path to belonging. #expands (0.85) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 220
• American immigrant workers aspired to become capitalists rather than a laboring class #expands (0.82)
• Ethnic-nationalist tensions prevented Marxism from being Americanized #qualifies (0.75) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 2251
• Capitalism and formal humanism lead logically to fascism #contradicts (0.72) — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 24