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Echoes of a warning on fascism resurface in US politics debate

Original: It is not a government based on the consent of the governed. It is not a union of ordinary, self-respecting men and wome

A pointed warning about fascist rule is circulating again: that such a government is not based on the consent of the governed, nor a union of ordinary people protecting their freedom and dignity, but an unholy alliance of power and money bent on dominating and enslaving humanity. The passage is being shared in discussion of current American politics.

Why now: Commenters are invoking historical warnings about fascism to criticize the current US political climate.

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• It is not a government based on the consent of the governed. It is not a union of ordinary, self-respecting men and women to protect themselves and their freedom and their dignity from oppression. It is an unholy alliance of power and pelf to dominate and enslave the human… · army_talk_fascism · 7

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