Don't Let Fascism Go 'Unnoticed Until It's Too Late' - Madeleine Albright

[Maraya1969]

Don't Let Fascism Go 'Unnoticed Until It's Too Late'


"Albright's new book, Fascism: A Warning, starts by describing how Hitler and Mussolini came to power in the 20th century, then warns about today's authoritarian rulers in Eastern Europe, North Korea, Turkey and Russia.
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While Albright does not call Trump a fascist, she says that he is "the most anti-democratic leader that I have studied in American history."
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On why she wanted to write about fascism
Part of the reason for writing [the book] is to say that, in fact, this can happen in countries that have democratic systems, that have a population that's interested in what's going on, that is supportive. ... That's what's so worrisome, is that fascism can come in a way that it is one step at a time, and in many ways, goes unnoticed until it's too late.

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I think that a lot of it has to do with the era that we're in, where there has been very rapid change in technology and that has created a lot of joblessness in countries. There is a whole way that technology and information is passed without making sure that it's really true. There are those people who are angry because the status quo hasn't changed, while the climate within a country has changed, and that the powers that be in a democracy aren't responding quickly enough.

So it's kind of like as though we were seeing the people are getting their information on 21st century technology, but the governments are providing 19th century responses. And so the institutions are not responding to the divisions and the problems that people are having in these countries.

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https://www.npr.org/2018/04/03/599120190/madeleine-albright-warns-dont-let-fascism-go-unnoticed-until-its-too-late

[malaise]

1. Important

Get thee to the greatest page

[tblue37]

2. K&R for visibility. nt

[smirkymonkey]

3. Adding to my reading list.

I have always believed that the creep of fascism in this country would be subtle and only the most aware would notice what was happening. By the time most people catch on, it will be too late to turn back the tide.