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“Kind, good, happy, gentlemanly, secure people never go Nazi,” she wrote. They were secure enough to be good natured and open to new ideas, and they believed so completely in the promise of American democracy that they would defend it with their lives, even if they seemed too easygoing to join a struggle. “But the frustrated and humiliated intellec
... See moreThe “great replacement” theory is an example of an unoriginal fascist lie: conspirators will make you impotent and bring others to take your place in the world. The apparent complexity of the world resolves itself as a conspiracy, just as the attendant anxiety is resolved by hatred.
What Does It Mean That Donald Trump Is a Fascist? — The New Yorker
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A política fascista procura destruir as relações de respeito mútuo entre cidadãos, que são a base de uma democracia liberal saudável, substituindo-as, em última instância, pela confiança apenas numa figura, o líder. Quando a política fascista é mais bem-sucedida, o líder é considerado pelos seguidores como o único confiável.
Jason Stanley • Como funciona o fascismo: A política do "nós" e "eles" (Portuguese Edition)
Second, this form of liberalism has given rise to a phenomenon that in some sense is a backlash against it, but in another way intensifies its inner logic: identitarianism.