{"id":5549,"date":"2016-10-17T16:03:30","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T23:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theswillbucket.com\/?p=5549"},"modified":"2017-12-16T11:45:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T19:45:56","slug":"a-brief-history-of-fascism-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theswillbucket.com\/?p=5549","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of Fascism in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Brief History of Fascism in the United States<\/strong><\/p>\n

by Shawn Hamilton<\/p>\n

Generally, we avoid using the word “fascism” in polite company, and until recently, a person pointing out parallels between Nazi Germany and the current United States would invite elevated eyelids along with the outworn charge of sounding like a “conspiracy theorist<\/a>“. The current electoral cycle seems to be changing that, so I will trust that now is the right time to convey some ideas I’ve been marinating regarding fascism in my US Homeland. The ruling plutocrats are clearly ferrying the ship of State along that current, so if fascism is destined to be a part of our lives, perhaps we should quit pretending we can’t see the ugly elephant in the room and somehow respond to it.<\/p>\n

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A Brief History of Fascism in the United States by Shawn Hamilton Generally, we avoid using the word “fascism” in polite company, and until recently, a person pointing out parallels between Nazi Germany and the current United States would invite elevated eyelids along with the outworn charge of sounding like a “conspiracy theorist“. 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