Continuing my commentary on the 29th paragraph of Peter Staudenmaier's Anthroposophy and Ecofascism.
In Staudenmaier's essay, a superficial comparison to Mussolini furthers the association of Steiner with fascism. However, Steiner's presentation predates Mussolini by 20 years and bears only superficial resemblances. But to Peter Staudenmaier a superficial similarity is always a major point if it serves to put Steiner in a negative light. In the sentence-and-a-half that actually describes Steiner's proposed social order it becomes clear that the idea itself is hardly earth shattering. As I have shown in previous posts, Steiner was fundamentally opposed to fascism, and target as an enemy by early fascists such as Adolph Hitler.
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