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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Warn of “End-Times Fascism” in New Book and Video
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The Book and Accompanying Video
Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor have released *End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World*, a book that argues a new form of far-right politics is emerging in response to global existential crises. To complement the text, they collaborated with filmmakers Emma Dessau, Austin Bedell and P Nick Curran on a video that features interviews with individuals the authors identify as driving this threat. The Guardian is publishing the video for the first time.
The Authors’ Argument About a Dangerous Alliance
Both authors contend that a coalition of religious fundamentalists, ethnonationalists and technology oligarchs is actively accelerating planetary collapse because they believe they will thrive after a catastrophe. Klein points to the rise of private-space ventures and billionaire bunkers as evidence that tech leaders such as Elon Musk are preparing to “save humanity” by leaving Earth. Taylor adds that these groups share a conviction that the world’s end is imminent and that only a select few will survive.
Who They Identify as the “End-Times Fascists”
- Evangelical Christian Zionists – religious end-timers who anticipate a messianic return and seek political influence in the United States and Israel.
- Tech “end-timers” – billionaire entrepreneurs, most prominently Elon Musk, who pursue off-planet colonization and digital singularity projects while accepting planetary decline.
- Ethnonationalists – actors who frame immigration and cultural change as existential threats and respond by fortifying national borders and expelling perceived domestic enemies.
The authors acknowledge that these groups are “messy and not totally coherent,” but they argue the alliance is increasingly coordinated.
Context of Existential Crises
Klein and Taylor frame the phenomenon against a backdrop of pandemics, climate emergencies, resource wars and “rogue tech.” They argue that contemporary fascism differs from Mussolini’s era because modern actors possess weapons and technologies—such as nuclear arsenals and climate-altering fossil fuels—that earlier fascists could not imagine. This “end-times” mindset, they claim, reshapes political goals toward survival rather than traditional ideological aims.
Potential Implications and Reception
Their analysis is presented as a left-leaning interpretation rather than an established fact, and the accompanying video is intended to amplify their warning. Critics and supporters alike are likely to debate whether the identified coalition truly constitutes a coordinated fascist movement or reflects a broader critique of elite power in an era of planetary risk.