"Michels, like Olivetti, conceived Italy’s proletarian nationalism to be revolutionary, indeed, Marxist in essence. More than that, Michels was prepared to identify national interests and national sentiments as factors of primary historical and socialist importance—a conviction that was to provide the vindication for our century’s first national socialism."
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A. James Gregor, Italian Fascism and Developmental Dictatorship, Princeton University Press (1979) p. 72
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Proletarian nation
Proletarian nation was a term used by 20th century Italian nationalist intellectuals such as and later adopted by Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini to refer to Italy and other poorer countries that were subordinate to the western imperialist powers. These powers were described by Mussolini as "Plutocratic Nations" (nazioni plutocratiche).
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