Corporatist ideology preceded fascism and drew supporters across the political spectrum.

Evidence

Elsewhere in this text when Gramsci speaks about the “corporate trend” (indirizzo corporativo ) he is sometimes referring not to Fascism as such but to the organised ideology of corporatism which was already a major force in pre-fascist Italy, having supporters among progressive Catholics and reformist Socialists as well as among rationalising elements of Italian capitalism. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2382

Categorization

• DEFINE: Distinguishes Gramsci’s ‘corporate trend’ from Fascism proper, a distinction readers of his hegemony arguments need.
• XREF: Speaks to how ideologies grow in common sense across opposed camps before being captured by a single regime.
• SEED: An essay angle: how ideas incubated across the political spectrum get appropriated by authoritarian regimes that then redefine them.