▁F asc ism ▁was ▁the ▁ant ith esis , ▁and ▁German ▁National ▁Social ism ▁the ▁synth esis ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁earlier ▁fasc ist ▁movements . ▁ ▁N ol te ▁argued ▁that ▁fasc ism ▁function ed ▁at ▁three ▁levels : ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁politics ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁opposition ▁to ▁Marx ism , ▁at ▁the ▁soci ological ▁level ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁b our ge ois ▁values , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁" met ap olit ical " ▁world ▁as ▁" res istance ▁to ▁trans c end ence " ▁(" trans c end ence " ▁in ▁German ▁can ▁be ▁translated ▁as ▁the ▁" sp irit ▁of ▁modern ity "). ▁N ol te ▁defined ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁fasc ism ▁and ▁Marx ism ▁as : ▁ ▁F asc ism ▁is ▁anti - Mar x ism ▁which ▁see ks ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁enemy ▁by ▁the ▁evol vement ▁of ▁a ▁rad ically ▁opposed ▁and ▁yet ▁related ▁ide ology ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁almost ▁identical ▁and ▁yet ▁typically ▁modified ▁methods , ▁always , ▁however ▁within ▁the ▁un y ield ing ▁framework ▁of ▁national ▁self - assert ion ▁and ▁aut onomy . ▁ ▁N ol te ▁defined ▁" trans c end ence " ▁as ▁a ▁" met ap olit ical " ▁force ▁compr ising ▁two ▁types ▁of ▁change . ▁The ▁first ▁type , ▁" p ract ical ▁trans c end ence ", ▁manifest ing ▁in ▁material ▁progress , ▁techn ological ▁change , ▁political ▁equality , ▁and ▁social ▁adv ancement , ▁compr ises ▁the ▁process ▁by ▁which ▁human ity ▁liber ates