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Part One: Carl Schmitt: The Mind Behind Modern Fascism

2025/5/20
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Robert：我将解释法西斯主义的知识基础，重点是一个对法西斯法律哲学和理论有影响的天才人物。卡尔·施米特是那个在法西斯政治哲学竞争中胜出的人，并对后来的新保守主义运动和普京的崛起产生了影响。他最主要成就是找到了摧毁自由民主制度的方法。智力是主观的，人们擅长不同的事情，例如希特勒擅长煽动群众，特朗普也具备这种能力。施米特是个真正的天才，他以邪恶的方式，广泛地发现了如何摧毁自由民主制度。施米特在20年代制定的策略，与现在正在发生的事情完全一致。

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This chapter explores Carl Schmitt's early life, from his marginalized Catholic upbringing in a rapidly industrializing Germany to his academic pursuits at prestigious universities. It highlights his intellectual development, his relationships, and his evolving worldview.
  • Schmitt's Catholic background and regional identity shaped his aversion to Imperial Germany.
  • His early intellectual interests leaned towards radical ideas, including anarchism.
  • He excelled academically but struggled financially, relying on family and friends for support.
  • His relationships and romantic entanglements reveal a complex personality and suggest an early pattern of emotional manipulation.

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Robert walks Blake Wexler through the life and times of Carl Schmitt, a legal scholar born in Imperial Germany who would come to create the blueprint for how fascist movements could destroy liberal democracy from within.

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