Chile's Fascist Ultra-Right An x-ray of the hate horde.

[Judi Lynn]

March 17, 2022 by Pressenza



By Santiago de Chile – Jorge Molina

Miguel Urrutia, a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences, points out that the new fascist organisations are a response to the emergence of positions that have been a constant in our country since the end of the 19th century, but which are taking advantage of the current situation as an opportunity to update themselves. According to him, moreover, the traditional right, with its conservative, nationalist vision and its refusal to condemn the civil-military dictatorship, creates the conditions for these expressions to emerge.

By Jorge Molina and Patricio Mery Bell

One characteristic highlighted by this scholar is the commitment of these groups to have a presence among popular sectors, in contrast to the traditional nationalism of the Patriotic Leagues or the Republican Militia of a century ago, which emerged from the oligarchy.

“This is further evidence of the connection with the Chilean right, which for years has been moving towards the popular world, taking advantage of its Catholic and conservative experience in the second half of the 20th century, with phenomena such as the popular UDI”, he remarked.

Likewise, according to historian Sergio Grez, behind the different Nazi-fascist groups, despite their nuances, there is a shared doctrinal basis in their rejection of liberalism, democracy, Marxism and the notion of class struggle, in pursuit of a mythical national unity.

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