In such a perspective everybody is educated to become a hero. In every mythology the hero is an exceptional being, but in Ur-Fascist ideology, heroism is the norm. This cult of heroism is strictly linked with the cult of death. It is not by chance that a motto of the Falangists was Viva la Muerte (in English it should be translated as “Long Live Death!”). In non-fascist societies, the lay public is told that death is unpleasant but must be faced with dignity; believers are told that it is the painful way to reach a supernatural happiness. By contrast, the Ur-Fascist hero craves heroic death, advertised as the best reward for a heroic life. The Ur-Fascist hero is impatient to die. In his impatience, he more frequently sends other people to death.

• Umberto Eco’s Ur-Fascism, feature 11 of fascism

He was a general of the fascist vanguard and died while fighting. Therefore he is a hero and a martyr. Hortman and Carter were enemies of the party, and therefore deserving of the celebration and laughter at their deaths.

Hypocrisy and double standards are hallmarks of rightists.