Meaning of ecofascism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The combination of fascist politics with support for ecological concerns.
   uncountable
2. Aggressive environmental activism.
   derogatory, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“No ecofascism government has yet existed, but important aspects of it can be discerned in German National Socialism, one of whose central slogans was Blut und Boden, “[pure] blood and [pure] land.””

“But eco-fascism is a longstanding political ideology that is currently undergoing a revival in the fetid culture of the contemporary extremist right. In general, unlike many on the political right, eco-fascists concede the reality of looming ecological catastrophe. But the “solutions” they propose are frankly genocidal.”

“As climate change politics develop, ecofascism and neo-Malthusian thought are also gathering strength.”

“But we are beginning to get a picture of what new kinds of eco-fascism and eco-authoritarianism might look like, including its genocidal implications.”

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