What is palingenetic ultranationalism? It is Fascism. Here is a remarkable expression of palingenetic ultranationalism from Adolph Hitler:
"What exhausts itself in a certain period, can rise again in the same time period. Today’s Italy and today’s Germany are living proof of this. Both are nations that have regenerated, indeed, that might be regarded as new nations in this context.
However, their roots spring not from the grounds of more recent ages but rather they reach back into ancient history. The Roman Empire breathes once more.
The phenomenon of Germany as a state is not new either, although it has made its appearance more recently. I had the insignias of the Old German Reich brought to Nuremberg for a reason.
I wish to call to mind, and this not only for the benefit of the German people but also for that of all peoples, that more than half a millennium prior to the discovery of the new world, a gigantic Germanic-German Reich stood on these grounds.
Dynasties came into being and dissipated. Outward forms changed.
Yet while the Volk has been rejuvenated, its essence has remained the same it has always been.
The German Reich has long been dormant. Now the German Volk has awakened and once more bears its crown of 1,000 years high on its head. All of us who bear witness to this historic resurrection feel great pride and happiness.
We stand before the Almighty in humble gratitude. For the rest of the world this should be an inspiration as well as a lesson learned, an inspiration to reflect upon history from a more elevated point of view, and a lesson not to succumb to the same mistakes as in the past."
