Nationalism converted radical syndicalist leaders into fascists via transformism.
Evidence
On the other hand, the anarcho-syndicalist leaders, typified by Arturo Labriola, were politically ambiguous to say the least. Labriola was an inter ventionist in 1915, and although he was later an anti-fascist, many of the other anarcho-syndicalist leaders rallied via nationalism to fascism, in a process which Gramsci related to the “transformism” of the bourgeois politicians following the Risorgimento. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2157
Categorization
- XREF: Transformism (co-optation of opposition into the ruling bloc) is a proto-hegemonic mechanism that will be a key index for later Gramscian passages. — connects to: Italian anarcho-syndicalist leaders moved from radicalism into fascism via nationalism. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2157; Revolutionary syndicalists could convert into fascist state functionaries.; European fascism drew its intellectual lineage from syndicalist and ex-servicemen milieus. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2179 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- Italian anarcho-syndicalist leaders moved from radicalism into fascism via nationalism.
#corroborates(0.95) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2157 - Revolutionary syndicalists could convert into fascist state functionaries.
#expands(0.85) - Transformism organically absorbed revolutionary personnel into the Italian ruling class
#expands(0.85) - Left-originated syndicalism became a powerful organizing tool of the fascist right
#corroborates(0.85) — David Harvey, The Condition of Postmodernity, 262 - European fascism drew its intellectual lineage from syndicalist and ex-servicemen milieus.
#expands(0.80) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 2179