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Four years ago, I was trying out a weekly release of audiobook-style narration, using short pieces from the public domain. One of them, shockingly relevant then and scarily relevant now, was Ur Fascism, written by Umberto Ecco.
It is, sadly, time to repost it.
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It is, sadly, time to repost it.
soundcloud.com/wil-wheaton-...
Radio Free Burrito Presents: Ur-Fascism by Umberto Ecco
By popular request, here is Umberto Ecco's essay UR-FASCISM, published in 1995.
In this essay, he talks about living in Fascist Italy as a child, growing up under that system during the Second World
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January 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Four years ago, I was trying out a weekly release of audiobook-style narration, using short pieces from the public domain. One of them, shockingly relevant then and scarily relevant now, was Ur Fascism, written by Umberto Ecco.
It is, sadly, time to repost it.
soundcloud.com/wil-wheaton-...
It is, sadly, time to repost it.
soundcloud.com/wil-wheaton-...
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This is a real team effort, fellow patriots. 🇺🇸
November 24, 2024 at 5:22 PM
This is a real team effort, fellow patriots. 🇺🇸
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I couldn't agree more. They were a safe space for this old weirdo.
The B-52's being an unabashedly cheerful party band at the peak of the AIDS crisis, reaching their biggest success after losing their most important band member to the disease. If it weren't for them and John Waters a lot of us would have been lost in the 80s and 90s.
November 19, 2024 at 4:41 AM
I couldn't agree more. They were a safe space for this old weirdo.
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“Bluesky is an echo chamber!”
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
November 19, 2024 at 1:53 AM
“Bluesky is an echo chamber!”
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
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Them: "It's not going to be as bad as you think."
Reality:
Reality:
November 12, 2024 at 3:31 AM
Them: "It's not going to be as bad as you think."
Reality:
Reality:
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In case anybody needed a little pick me up today, I just realized we're THIS CLOSE to not having to see or think about Mitch McConnell ever again.
So, that's something.
So, that's something.
November 13, 2024 at 6:22 PM
In case anybody needed a little pick me up today, I just realized we're THIS CLOSE to not having to see or think about Mitch McConnell ever again.
So, that's something.
So, that's something.