How Fascism Works
The Politics of Us and Them
by Jason Stanley · first published 2018
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As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley has a deep understanding of how democratic societies can be vulnerable to fascism: Nations don’t have to be fascist to suffer from fascist politics. In fact, fascism’s roots have been present in the United States for more than a century. Alarmed by the pervasive rise of fascist tactics both at home and around the globe, Stanley focuses here on the structures that unite them, laying out and analyzing the ten pillars of fascist politics—the language and beliefs that separate people
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If you’re interested in this topic, I really recommend reading How Fascism Works, by Jason Stanley. [1] It’s a remarkable book - slim, easy to read, and enlightening. What was most astonishing to me was that there is a playbook: ever wonder why these regimes always target LGTBQ people,…
on “They Thought They Were Free (1955)” ↗This is from Jason Stanley’s book, “How Fascism Works”: Politicians who describe whole categories of persons as “criminals” are imputing to them permanent character traits that are frightening to most people, while simultaneously positioning themselves…
…“mobs”, and “chaos” are racially charged words that are used in lieu of the proper terminology—protests. See: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/10/protes... Also, Jason Stanley’s book, “How Fascism Works” also has a write up on this usage of language too.
on “Judge rules Seattle media companies must hand over protest images to police” ↗…a broader palette, is it not? If we substitute "The West and its degenerate values" for the usual enemies, then Stanley's definition seems to describe Putin's regime quite succinctly: In his book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them (2018), Jason Stanley defined fascism thusly: [A] cult of the leader who promises national restoration in the face of humiliation brought on by supposed communists, Marxists…
on “Romanian court annuls result of presidential election first round” ↗