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A definition of fascism and how it has changed over the 100 years since Mussolini invented it, by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a leading authority. Paxton, whose definition is the term of art, says J6 changed his mind about whether Trump could be a fascist. Violence is a key catalyst.
https://lucid.substack.com/
02:52 PM - Mar 14, 2023 (Edited)
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Ericlo
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The 10 tactics of fascism with Jason Stanley:
1. Mythic past
2. Propaganda
3. Anti-intellectualism
4. Unreality
5. Hierarchy
6. Victimhood
7. Law and order
8. Sexual anxiety
9. Sodom and Gomorrah
10. Arbeit macht frei
https://youtu.be/CpCKkWMbmXU
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Jeannette Smyth
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He's very good, but as Ben-Ghiat points out, his definition "lacks historical specificity", which can (and I'm sure, does) lead to polemical and facile use of the label. It enables use of it without the subject's meeting singular Hitler and Mussolini hallmarks, a good thing.
09:52 AM - Mar 15, 2023
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Jeannette Smyth
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Historian Robert O. Paxton, whose def of fascism is the term of art, explains how J6 finally persuaded him that Trump is a fascist.
https://www.newsweek.com/robert-paxton-trump-fascist-1560652
03:24 PM - Mar 14, 2023
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