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EssayWells@essaywells.bsky.social |
The fundamental post-WW2 error is the belief that fascism was defeated in 1945. What we should have learned is that about 20-30% of the population generally think fascism sounds pretty good, and whenever we take our eye off the ball... guess who's back?
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Spectrox Celery
@whoniversal.bsky.social
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It was defeated. It wasn't eradicated though. It's very hard to destroy ideas.
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MDW
@clevercomma.bsky.social
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I was surprised to see it alive and well in UK in 70s…
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Lomelindi12
@lomelindi12.bsky.social
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Yup
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@discofornow.bsky.social
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And the exceptionalism of countries like UK and USA who think it's other countries only. It's all countries where there has been corrupt government, or where they feel much poorer under their government. The poor are useful idiots for fascists who are generally bankrolled by the super-rich.
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Sandra Pascoal-Lima
@sandrapl.bsky.social
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Very true. And as much as 40% in Spain and Italy.
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irishoutsider
@irishoutsider.bsky.social
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Historical correlation between austerity and fascism should never be ignored, and yet.
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