Georgian PM vows to combat spread of liberal fascism

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Friday warned against the rise of what he termed “liberal fascism”, urging decisive action to prevent its spread in the country.

In his remarks, Kobakhidze described liberal fascism as an ideology that “levels people everywhere in a very ugly way”, drawing parallels between Georgian and American proponents of this mindset.

“I saw American videos where American liberals were laughing about Kirk's [American conservative blogger and outspoken Trump supporter] assassination. Visually, these people even resemble Georgian liberal fascists. Take Farjiani and Brachveli [Georgian radical opposition activists], completely dehumanised persons, who don't resemble men or Georgians, who resemble nothing, and exactly the same kind of Americans were speaking with the same texts regarding this horrific assassination. Liberal fascism levels people everywhere in a very ugly way. A Georgian liberal fascist and an American liberal fascist are the same, they even look alike”, the PM said.

The Prime Minister further emphasised the importance of measures like the transparency law, which he described as a critical tool to counter liberal fascism.

“We must do everything to stop the spread of liberal fascism, this ideology in Georgia. This is what the transparency law was for, this is what many other steps were for. We will do everything to ensure that liberal fascism has no ground in Georgia. A hundred years ago, if Georgians had acted with such attention when Bolshevism was being imposed on us from outside, Bolshevism would not have been so successful. Therefore, we need maximum attention”, he noted.

Kobakhidze vowed to defend the transparency law and other initiatives aimed at curbing this ideology, warning against the influence of “dehumanised” individuals.

“We will defend the transparency law to the end, because this law is, first and foremost, a law against liberal fascism, and we will take care of every step we have taken so far against liberal fascism. These dehumanised people should not be emulated by others. We must stop these trends”, he continued.

He referenced recent protests outside the ruling Georgian Dream party’s election headquarters, describing participants as “liberal fascists” and “dehumanised people” who, despite being Georgian citizens, must be addressed firmly when acting with a “fascist spirit”.

“You saw what kind of faces people had standing in front of the election headquarters. Liberal fascists, dehumanised people. They are our citizens too, and we must take care of them, but when they act with a fascist spirit, naturally, we must react”, he concluded.