State connivance drove fascism’s rise from marginal to mass scale

Evidence

And the entire early development of fascism from the marginal phenomenon of 1919 to the mass phenomenon of 1920 was assisted by massive State connivance. — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 107

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 107
• XREF: connects to: A sabotaged general strike demoralized the proletariat and opened the way for fascism; The state’s connivance and elite funding transformed fascism from marginal to mass.; Fascism arose where national bourgeoisies formed late and marshaled social forces through race ideology. (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Fascism arose where national bourgeoisies formed late and marshaled social forces through race ideology. #complicates (0.80)
• European fascism returned colonial violence back upon the European bourgeoisie #qualifies (0.75) — Aimé Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 20
• Italian futurism shifted from popular anticultural revolt to fascist nationalism during the war #complicates (0.72) — Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks, 1984