Trump is accelerating his use of fascist language at his rallies, and it is time for the media to wake up and call it what it really is. Trump said at his most recent campaign event, “We got a lot of work to do. They’re poisoning the blood of our …
Read More »What I’m Reading: The Rise of Fascism Edition
This week, in the same spirit that led me to rewatch all of “Babylon Berlin” last month, I read “Wigs on the Green,” Nancy Mitford’s 1935 comic novel spoofing her sisters Diana and Unity, who were deeply involved with the fascist movements in Britain and Germany. (Diana’s wedding to Oswald …
Read More »Real Fascism: DHS, FBI Work Directly With Social Media Companies To Censor, Suppress Information
The Department of Homeland Security has had a rough go of it this year between revelations that refugees haven’t been vetted appropriately, the record number of illegal border crossings, and of course the laughable launch and subsequent evaporation of the poorly named Disinformation Governance Board. However, it would seem that …
Read More »Rachel Maddow Says What The Rest Of Mainstream Media Won’t About Rising Fascism
Rachel Maddow cut through the political noise Monday evening to warn that in order to effectively combat fascism, there is a necessity for a whole society response. And this is something we have done before. Video: Maddow said: Looking at what happened last time that we were up against something …
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