Viking Queen
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“The language and symbols of authentic American fascism” are not those from 1930s Europe. No swastikas. Instead, they are, “familiar and reassuring…Stars and Stripes (or Stars and Bars) and Christian crosses. No fascist salute, but mass recitations of the pledge of allegiance.”
-Robert O. Paxton
-Robert O. Paxton
November 16, 2024 at 11:58 PM
“The language and symbols of authentic American fascism” are not those from 1930s Europe. No swastikas. Instead, they are, “familiar and reassuring…Stars and Stripes (or Stars and Bars) and Christian crosses. No fascist salute, but mass recitations of the pledge of allegiance.”
-Robert O. Paxton
-Robert O. Paxton