Fascists Really Believe It w/ Toby Buckle (E224)

<p>Do fascists really believe in fascism? Yes, yes they do, and we need to stop pretending otherwise to better equip ourselves against them. I had the writer Toby Buckle (<a href="https://www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Political Philosophy Podcast</a>) on to talk about his essay “<a href="https://www.liberalcurrents.com/fascists-really-believe-it/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Fascists Really Believe It</a>” for Liberal Currents. </p><p>Recorded 26 August 2026. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefirethesetimes/posts/fascists-really-167842076" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Patreon release</a> 27 August 2026 (+ <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefirethesetimes/posts/video-fascists-w-167845387" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">video exclusive</a>). </p><p>I was previously on his podcast <a href="https://www.politicalphilosophypodcast.com/fasc-fict" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">to talk about fascism and fiction</a>. </p><p>You can support<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefirethesetimes" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thefirethesetimes" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">The Fire These Times on Patreon</a> and in return get: early access to all episodes, exclusive videos, mini-series, access to our monthly hangout as well as the Discord channel, discounts on merch, personalised thank you cards, and more to come.</p><p><strong>Masterclass on Modern Lebanon:</strong><a href="https://thefirethesetimes.com/lebanonclass/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://thefirethesetimes.com/lebanonclass/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Registration is now open</a> for November 2026.</p><p><strong>Newsletter</strong>: Subscribe to<a href="https://www.hauntologies.net/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://www.hauntologies.net/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Hauntologies</a></p><p><strong>Social Media</strong>: I’m on<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ayoub.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bluesky</a> and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/eliajayoub/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/eliajayoub/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer