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Quote resurfaces defining fascism as compulsory obedience
Original: One unhappy victim complained: "Fascism is a regime under which everything not prohibited is compulsory." # fascism # us
A widely shared remark describes fascism as a regime in which everything not prohibited becomes compulsory. The line, often used in discussions of authoritarianism and propaganda, is circulating alongside debates about fascism in United States politics. Commenters are invoking it as a warning about creeping state control and the erosion of individual freedom, tying it to broader arguments over history and current American political direction.
Why now: The quote is being used in ongoing US political debates about authoritarianism and fascism.
Evidence
- One unhappy victim complained: "Fascism is a regime under which everything not prohibited is compulsory." # fascism # uspol # history # propaganda · army_talk_fascism · 6
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