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For one of the first times since the 1930& #39;s, the British Union of Fascists flag was unfurled in Trafalgar Sq today
Like Hitler& #39;s Nazi& #39;s, Mosely& #39;s Nazi& #39;s were defeated
Britons came onto the streets of London to fight them gave their lives to rid Europe of the scourge of fascism https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1134437596199829504">https://twitter.com/StefSiman...
Like Hitler& #39;s Nazi& #39;s, Mosely& #39;s Nazi& #39;s were defeated
Britons came onto the streets of London to fight them gave their lives to rid Europe of the scourge of fascism https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1134437596199829504">https://twitter.com/StefSiman...
Camus writes: “The plague bacillus never dies or disappears for good: it can lie dormant for years…and perhaps the day will come when, for the bane and the enlightening of men, it will rouse up its rats again & send them forth to die in a happy city.” https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1125022414860095490">https://twitter.com/StefSiman...
“The most sophisticated tyrannies are ones that have a showman as their frontman. Clown or blowhard. Jester or villain. The type of showman doesn’t matter. Their audience will love them just the same." (Emerson Warner, 1949) #DonaldTrump #BorisJohnson https://twitter.com/StefSimanowitz/status/1276993242010173440">https://twitter.com/StefSiman...
"It’s as if the Age of Reason - the era of evidential argument - is ending & now knowledge is delegitimized & scientific consensus is dismissed. Democracy, which depends on shared truths, is in retreat, & autocracy, which depends on shared lies, is on the march." @SachaBaronCohen
Fascists on both sides of the Atlantic are feeling emboldened.
Far-right views are increasingly normalised in our politics & in our media.
On the battleground of language, the narratives are often framed, not just by conservatives, but by the far-right.
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Far-right views are increasingly normalised in our politics & in our media.
On the battleground of language, the narratives are often framed, not just by conservatives, but by the far-right.
https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1291330797727821830?s=21">https://twitter.com/stefsiman... https://twitter.com/stefsimanowitz/status/1291330797727821830">https://twitter.com/stefsiman...
This thread by @McFaul - an expert in fascism & autocracies - unpacks the narratives, messaging, symbols & methods on display this week at #DonaldTrump’s #RNCConvention
The alarm is sounding
It’s time to wake up
This is not a drill
This is NOT a drill
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The alarm is sounding
It’s time to wake up
This is not a drill
This is NOT a drill
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The road to authoritarianism:
1. Degrade, co-opt & intimidate the media
2. Hollow out civil society
3. Undermine the rule of law & weaken the judiciary
4. Politicise the civil service
5. Whip up mistrust, anger & division
6. Do it "for the people"
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1. Degrade, co-opt & intimidate the media
2. Hollow out civil society
3. Undermine the rule of law & weaken the judiciary
4. Politicise the civil service
5. Whip up mistrust, anger & division
6. Do it "for the people"
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The danger does not come from two angry men waving a fascist flag in Trafalgar Sq.
It lies in what is happening behind the scenes, right now, in the UK & the US
It is not immediately apparent, particularly amid all the ‘sound & fury’.
#ThisIsNotADrill
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It lies in what is happening behind the scenes, right now, in the UK & the US
It is not immediately apparent, particularly amid all the ‘sound & fury’.
#ThisIsNotADrill
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