The End of ‘Fascism’

The first impression of the traveler arriving in Portugal is that heisina madhouse. Walls are covered with slogans, posters, and technicolor graffiti—a shattering change for Portugal, until recently barely touched by the storms of our restless age.

In 1974 Antonio de Spínola propelled Portugal into a new era. The military, in power since 1926, continues in power, but it has changed much and is changing still. In its latest phase, a reaction to the abortive far-left coup of November 25, 1975, it has started moving toward the moderate Right. The workers at some moribund enterprises have begged the original owners— whom they had kicked out—to resume control, and some “socialized” farms have been retrieved. Old-line career officers (often called “technocrats”) are slowly getting the upper hand.

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Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn

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The first impression of the traveler arriving in Portugal is that heisina madhouse. Walls are covered with slogans, posters, and technicolor graffiti—a shattering change for Portugal, until recently barely touched by the storms of our restless age.

In 1974 Antonio de Spínola propelled Portugal into a new era. The military, in power since 1926, continues in power, but it has changed much and is changing still. In its latest phase, a reaction to the abortive far-left coup of November 25, 1975, it has started moving toward the moderate Right. The workers at some moribund enterprises have begged the original owners— whom they had kicked out—to resume control, and some “socialized” farms have been retrieved. Old-line career officers (often called “technocrats”) are slowly getting the upper hand.