Democracy is difficult, flawed and unstable—so why bother? Doesn't fascism guarantee a more effective management of the state? Fascism is once again on the rise, and in this bitingly ironic overview, activist Michela Murgia shows how the connectivity and globalism that we might think would combat closed-mindedness and xenophobia actually serve to fan the flames of nationalism. Closing with a "fascistometer" to help you measure your own authoritarian inclinations, this polemical book also urges us to confront the fascism in our governments and our societies.