fascism

A commentary drawing on the US Army's historical explanation of fascism is circulating, arguing that fascist regimes taught citizens their race was superior, and that since this idea contradicts all scientific findings, both science and schools had to be controlled and perverted to sustain the propaganda. The post frames the lesson as a warning relevant to current US politics, using history to highlight how education and misinformation are leveraged under authoritarian rule.

Commentators in US political discussions are circulating the warning that fascism is difficult to identify and analyze, and harder still to destroy once it holds power. The line, framed against hashtags on fascism, US politics, history and propaganda, is being used to argue that Americans should study historical authoritarian movements closely rather than assume they would be obvious or easy to reverse.