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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part 10
Love, work and knowledge are the well-springs of our life. They should also govern it. – Wilhelm Reich Do Fascist leaders create rigid and remorseless human beings? Or is it the repressed emotions and internal struggles of the masses that draw them to the political ideology of Fascism? Both are true and interdependent. We will…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part 9
A major advantage to current-day fascism or a challenge to liberal democracy is that most of the population does not know how Fascism works as it may not have happened in their lifetime. Many believe that Fascism is a simple form of nationalism. Growing up in a democratic system they believe that the ideals of…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part VIII
Are Fascist regimes true to their followers? Do they support the working class? In the beginning they voice concern for the poor but end up finding and favoring billionaire friends. Fascist movements in Italy and Germany arose mainly due to the economic turmoils faced by their working class population after World War I. The sentiments…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part VII
Do you believe that the universe has a natural order in which every component of it including the human beings are assigned a particular role? And no social institutions including the government can change that role? Or do you subscribe to the idea that all components of the universe including the human beings are equal…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part VI
It is not good for us to worship an individual. Only an ideal or a principle can be worshipped. — Mohandas Gandhi On a Saturday, at his Presidential Campaign Rally in Iowa, Donald Trump said to his supporters: “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose voters”.…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part V
This is the third post of this blog series ‘How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance’. Read the fourth post, third post, the second post and the first post. The magic of cinemas is slowly fading away in the age of Netflix, leaving behind a nostalgic memory. Yet, the most pressing…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part IV
This is the third post of this blog series ‘How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance’. Read the third post, the second post and the first post. Fascism is often successful because they engage their victims on an emotional and psychological level, while the progressive movement tends to appeal to their…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part III
This is the third post of this blog series ‘How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance’. Read the second post and the first post. Listen to the blog post using the audio player below: “Not every being with a human face is human” – Nazi Propaganda The Others Human beings are…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance – Part II
This is the second post of this blog series ‘How the Shadows of Fascism Falls Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance’. Read the previous post here. Listen to this blog post using the audio player below: Messaging (Slogans) in Fascism Benito Mussolini, the infamous father of Fascism, sought to revive the glory of the ancient Roman…
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How the Shadows of Fascism Fall Unseen: The Dangers of Ignorance
Listen to this blog post. Do you have an unshakeable, deep-seated faith that you have a glorious past? A past in which your ancestor’s moral values were spotless and their traditions and intellectual acuity were superior to any other civilizations in the world. If you have such a belief system, congratulations (or maybe condolences), your…