crypto-fascists
Covert far-right supporters
Crypto-fascists are people who hold fascist beliefs but conceal them, presenting a more moderate public face.
The prefix crypto- means hidden or secret.
The term is used accusatorially, suggesting someone's mainstream political positions mask authoritarian or far-right ideology: Critics called the party's leaders crypto-fascists hiding behind populist rhetoric.
Intentional misleading of others
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- subversionUndermining established authority
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- indoctrinationSystematic uncritical belief instillation
radicalization · recruitment · grooming · gaslighting · disinformation · astroturfing · trolling · memes
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- hiddenKept out of sight
- disguisedConcealed true identity
- veiledConcealed or obscured
camouflaged · cloaked · masked · incognito · surreptitious · stealthy · furtive · infiltration
Extreme supremacist patriotism
- ethnonationalismPolitics privileging ethnic identity
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
antisemitism · chauvinism · reactionary · traditionalism · revanchism · corporatism · palingenesis · scapegoating
Pursuit of sweeping change
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
- sectarianismPrejudiced loyalty to subgroups
dogmatism · intolerance · bigotry · demagogue · populism · agitation · insurrection · putsch
State controls everything absolutely
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- autocracyRule by one
oppression · suppression · censorship · regime · junta · oligarchy · kleptocracy · plutocracy
deception
Intentional misleading of others
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- subversionUndermining established authority
- propagandaBiased information for influence
indoctrination · radicalization · recruitment · grooming · gaslighting · disinformation · astroturfing · trolling · memes · deplatforming
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
veiled · camouflaged · cloaked · masked · incognito · surreptitious · stealthy · furtive · infiltration · mainstreaming
ultranationalism
Extreme supremacist patriotism
- ethnonationalismPolitics privileging ethnic identity
- nativismPreference for native-born citizens
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
racism · antisemitism · chauvinism · reactionary · traditionalism · revanchism · corporatism · palingenesis · scapegoating · accelerationism
radicalism
Pursuit of sweeping change
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- zealotryExcessive devotion to beliefs
- militancyCombative advocacy stance
sectarianism · dogmatism · intolerance · bigotry · demagogue · populism · agitation · insurrection · putsch · brownshirts
totalitarianism
State controls everything absolutely
- dictatorshipUnchecked single-ruler government
- tyrannyOppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
autocracy · oppression · suppression · censorship · regime · junta · oligarchy · kleptocracy · plutocracy · strongman
crypto-fascistsdemocrats
Believers in popular sovereignty
human rights advocates · anarchists · egalitarians · democratic socialists · progressives
crypto, fascist, fascists, cryptic, cryptically, crypt, crypts, cryptography, cryptographic