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# Fascism from Mussolini to Trump, with Daniele Bolelli
- URL: https://fightingmatters.com/fascism-from-mussolini-to-trump-with-daniele-bolelli/
- Published: 2025-05-19T17:28:35.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T05:17:54.000Z
- Description: Historian Daniele Bolelli joins us to define fascism and authoritarianism, break down the historical context of fascism, and explain the alliance between oligarchs and fascist governments, the role of fear and propaganda, and the potential role of martial arts in combatting authoritarianism.
- Author: Fighting Matters
- Tags: Podcast, Video, Fascism, US Politics

Historian Daniele Bolelli joins us to define fascism and authoritarianism, break down the historical context of fascism, and explain the alliance between oligarchs and fascist governments, the role of fear and propaganda, and the potential role of martial arts in combatting authoritarianism.   
  
Catch Daniele's excellent History on Fire podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts or check out his site: [https://historyonfirepodcast.com/](https://historyonfirepodcast.com/?ref=fightingmatters.com)  
  
Follow him on Substack: <https://danielebolelli.substack.com/>  
  
And check out his book, On the Warrior's Path: [https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Path-Second-Philosophy-Mythology/dp/158394219X](https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Path-Second-Philosophy-Mythology/dp/158394219X?ref=fightingmatters.com)