or did the cementing of that connection make people like the 'socialism or barbarism' tagline. idk. all im trying to say here is that 'barbarism' is not the enemy of free people or the good life, & any socialism opposed to 'barbarians' is with the genocidaires in spirit
the "socialism or barbarism" bit really cemented the "barbarism=fascism" association for people, an absurd connection when fascists have been so clear about how they relate to colonial & imperial ideology, the memory of hellenic antiquity, roman imperial culture, modern euro & american conquests,