fascism

From American sectionalism grows American fascism

By John Stoehr / September 27, 2022 /

All fascisms are native-born.

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‘Mobthink’ spreads like the covid

By John Stoehr / April 27, 2022 / Comments Off on ‘Mobthink’ spreads like the covid

What Eugene Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros” tells is about political identity.

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‘Totalitarian propaganda’ imprisons Trump’s supporters. They need a way back into the ‘ordinary experience’ of life

By John Stoehr / March 14, 2022 / Comments Off on ‘Totalitarian propaganda’ imprisons Trump’s supporters. They need a way back into the ‘ordinary experience’ of life

Recreating a community in which to be fully human.

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Federalism is the source of fascism, American-style

By John Stoehr / January 31, 2022 / Comments Off on Federalism is the source of fascism, American-style

The tyranny of the minority is baked into the system.

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Fascist? Authoritarian? Sorta Russian? Whatever you call it, the Republicans don’t want legitimate authority, only power

By Rod Graham / January 19, 2022 / Comments Off on Fascist? Authoritarian? Sorta Russian? Whatever you call it, the Republicans don’t want legitimate authority, only power

People often confuse the terms power and authority.

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America has rejected fascism before

By John Stoehr / January 10, 2022 /

The 2020s are similar to the 1940s.

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Trumpism is rooted in valorous visions of medieval Europe. Those visions are wrong

By John Stoehr / January 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Trumpism is rooted in valorous visions of medieval Europe. Those visions are wrong

The medievals were more practical than the fascists think.

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A 150-year-old anti-Klan law is being used in lawsuit against organizers of Unite the Right

By Mia Brett / November 18, 2021 / Comments Off on A 150-year-old anti-Klan law is being used in lawsuit against organizers of Unite the Right

By using the Ku Klux Klan Act, or the Enforcement Act of 1871, the suit links the alt-right to a century and a half of white violence. 

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Beware of ‘trickle-down equality’

By Brandon Bradford / November 11, 2021 / Comments Off on Beware of ‘trickle-down equality’

The same magical nonsense as trickle-down economics.

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