Mmastodon WorldUS Politics first seen 11 d ago, last 6 d ago, peak #7
Democracy vs. Fascism Quoted Amid US Political Debate
Original: They knew that the fundamental principle of democracy — faith in the common sense of the common people — was the direct
An old warning about fascism is circulating widely: that fascism rests on rule by an elite few, the direct opposite of democracy's faith in the common sense of ordinary people, and that fascists therefore fought democracy in all its phases. The passage, drawn from historical anti-fascist material, is being shared in discussions of US politics, with commenters using it to frame current events as a struggle between democratic and authoritarian principles.
Why now: Readers are using historical anti-fascist analysis to interpret and argue about current US politics.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 5 snapshots from 11 d ago to 6 d ago.
Evidence
- They knew that the fundamental principle of democracy — faith in the common sense of the common people — was the direct opposite of the fascist principle of rule by the elite few. So they fought democracy in all its phases. # fascism # uspol # history # propaganda · army_talk_fascism · 10
- They knew that the fundamental principle of democracy — faith in the common sense of the common people — was the direct opposite of the fascist principle of rule by the elite few. So they fought democracy in all its phases. # fascism # uspol # history # propaganda · army_talk_fascism · 6
- They knew that the fundamental principle of democracy — faith in the common sense of the common people — was the direct opposite of the fascist principle of rule by the elite few. So they fought democracy in all its phases. # fascism # uspol # history # propaganda · army_talk_fascism · 6
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