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Time to read more scary sh!t. Few pages in & it‘s like a playbook for the current administration. Attacking universities, promoting anti-intellectualism, twisting propaganda, creating a mythic past (our country was once great) & creating a state of unreality where conspiracy theories & fake news replace facts.

This book takes apart Nazi Germany theology in a more biteable sense. It does share comparisons to today‘s rise in fascism ideology, though its main focus is on Germany and its surrounding countries.
This helped get the statistics across. Specifically the us versus them now feels more understandable of how something as that sounds worked for Hitler. I learned more about how that worked. I now feel more knowledgeable on the how it got there.

Five star read in December 2020, five star read now. 😠Highly recommend. Table of contents above. 😞

Published during the first Trump administration in 2018. Time for the disturbing reread. The basic “US” vs. “Them” was a big part of this latest election.

Using historic and current examples, Stanley does a great job of clearly explaining what fascism is and that it (terrifyingly) appears alive and well in many parts of the world.
The para above refers specifically to the U.S. and while it seems to glaringly evident I‘m surprised at how many are leaning into it.

I‘m not even American and this fills me with anxiety.

Not Marlowe tho, she doesn‘t care. Sometimes wish I was a 🐱.🤷🏻‍♀️

A five star read, or should I say listen. Fascistic tendencies can occur anytime,anywhere.More people need to know the basics of how this all works.An impressive read that I need to add to the permanent collection. I borrowed it on Libby ,the last one I borrowed that I needed to own was the impressive & concise On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder

Highlighting my wingback maybe more than the book...
It‘s a good read but parts of it are confusingly written, for some simple a structure...
Making me realize how little I learned about Lee-WW2 Germany though too...

Remixed stack to work with...tension headache today but got through a few pages of this one before having to stare at the ceiling...
See any you‘ve got on your list or are curious about?
#roughday #fascismwillberougher #khive #bookstack #tbr #unitedstates

I don't know why I do this to myself. News, current events, politics...they make me anxious. The players often disgust me, but I have this driving need to understand them so I'm constantly picking up books to try and make sense of it all.

It's sad we even need a book explaining the slippery slope of fascism, but I'm glad it's out there. This was written in easy to understand terms. Which is probably good considering the next book I'm diving into.

In some of the social media world, the word fascism is getting used a LOT lately. I heard this author speak with a favorite author of mine. Immediately put the book on hold at the library. I want to understand what this kind of politics is and isn‘t. Stanley makes is uber clear, with examples across locations and time periods. Highly recommend if you appreciate political topics.

Full review http://www.TheBibliophage.com
#thebibliophage2020

Well, this reminds me of the sad state of COVID19 federal support, among other things.

When the sweetie (pictured above) leaves the lights on and drains the battery, a reader gets more time to read her new library book. (When she‘s not on Litsy and Twitter ...)

#roadtripfromhell #gottachargetheemergencycharger #howmydaywent

The author managed to update this book to include a preface chapter that deals with COVID-19 that seems to have been written in April. The book was originally published in 2018. Obviously, with Trump in the White House, this book remains relevant. However, the author thinks (and I agree) that the American facist streak runs much deeper and finds a helpful home in racism.

My most pressing (and realistic) reading goal for 2019 is to finish and review these books I started in 2018. I‘ve actually completed the tagged but in audio so now I‘m going through the print to find my favorite quotes. The other three have holds (and I‘m paying overdue fines on Your Black Friend). I like them all but turned to romance the last few weeks to cope with holiday and after holiday stress.

Gipper‘s guarding the pile. 😼

In the era of #Trump where racism & authoritarianism has become emboldened, this is a necessary read. Systematically assessing and analyzing the varied techniques and tactics used by fascists while showing how politicians can use fascism without being fascist
#politics

Full review: http://misanthropester.com/2018/11/24/how-fascism-works-by-jason-stanley/

It was another gorgeous fall day, perfect for an #audiowalk. The book (tagged) is fascinating and eye-opening and scary.

Well this was a terrifying read. 😭😭😭

Fascism is iniguitous. It creeps into the many weaknesses of democracy until the system is fatally damaged. In How Facism Works, Jason Stanley lists the various ways that facism undermines democracy.
Facism didn‘t end in Nazi Germany.It becomes clear that facism is not a tidal wave of the past but is the riptide that flows beneath the surface of the river of our civilization. #netgalley full review at thejwordpress.wordpress.com