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Peter Thiel, Björn Höcke and Carl Schmitt: How Do Fascists Think Democracy?

Summary by freitag.de
Many new-right thinkers, including tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, resort in their thinking to the state theorist Carl Schmitt. It is worth a look at Schmitt's idea of democracy to understand where the fascist danger lies. The concept of democracy is contested. The new end-time fascists around Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance and Curtis Yarvin in the USA interpret it in a way that practically amounts to his elimination. In doing so, they consciously or un…
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Many new-right thinkers, including tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel, resort in their thinking to the state theorist Carl Schmitt. It is worth a look at Schmitt's idea of democracy to understand where the fascist danger lies. The concept of democracy is contested. The new end-time fascists around Peter Thiel, J.D. Vance and Curtis Yarvin in the USA interpret it in a way that practically amounts to his elimination. In doing so, they consciously or un…

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freitag.de broke the news in on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
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