Armesilla revives the Kalergi Plan myth, mixing Marxism and empire
Political scientist Santiago Armesilla is promoting the Kalergi Plan conspiracy theory, blending Marxism and imperial nostalgia. Ideological cocktail or deliberate provocation?
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Armesilla stirs up the Kalergi Plan myth again
Can you be a Marxist-Leninist and champion the Spanish Empire at the same time? Political scientist Santiago Armesilla, leader of the tiny party Vanguardia Española, has sparked controversy once again by promoting the Kalergi Plan conspiracy theory, which predicts a forced mixing of the Spanish population. The blend —which some call impossible— combines the Communist Manifesto with the epic of the caravels and a demographic discourse that echoes old slogans.
Reactions were quick to trinc. While some accuse him of being a "deranged anti-white" and playing into Russophile positions, others point out the contradiction of a self-proclaimed Marxist embracing a line of argument typical of the far right. Still, several of his videos on neoliberalism, Michael Jackson or Epstein have been considered interesting, although in his livestreams —according to his critics— a more radical side shows through.
Whatever Armesilla's real intention may be, the noise generated on social media shows that the Kalergi Plan theory still has legs as a political meme. What nobody explains is how to square Marxism with the Empire. The ideological smoothie convinces neither reds nor fascists. But at least it gets people talking.
Can you be a Marxist-Leninist and champion the Spanish Empire at the same time? Political scientist Santiago Armesilla, leader of the tiny party Vanguardia Española, has sparked controversy once again by promoting the Kalergi Plan conspiracy theory, which predicts a forced mixing of the Spanish population. The blend —which some call impossible— combines the Communist Manifesto with the epic of the caravels and a demographic discourse that echoes old slogans.
Reactions were quick to trinc. While some accuse him of being a "deranged anti-white" and playing into Russophile positions, others point out the contradiction of a self-proclaimed Marxist embracing a line of argument typical of the far right. Still, several of his videos on neoliberalism, Michael Jackson or Epstein have been considered interesting, although in his livestreams —according to his critics— a more radical side shows through.
Whatever Armesilla's real intention may be, the noise generated on social media shows that the Kalergi Plan theory still has legs as a political meme. What nobody explains is how to square Marxism with the Empire. The ideological smoothie convinces neither reds nor fascists. But at least it gets people talking.
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