For some reason, I’ve been inspired to read about historic accounts of people successfully fighting off fascism. While I had, of course, been aware that Nazis had plenty of fans on this side of the pond, I had not realized the depths of this fandom. Maddow has done a very deep dive into a story that is equal parts hopeful and pants-shittingly terrifying. She methodically follows the powerful people, including dozens of senators and a man who was building towards a strong campaign for the […]
“One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself.”
Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow
