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Commentary says fascists seized power by dividing rival groups
Original: They played political, religious, social, and eco- nomic groups against each other and seized power while these groups s
A commentary on fascist history argues that fascist movements played political, religious, social, and economic groups against each other, then seized power while those groups were busy fighting one another. The claim is being shared in discussions linking fascism, US politics, propaganda, and historical precedent, with readers debating whether the same divide-and-conquer strategy is repeating today.
Why now: People are drawing parallels between historical fascist tactics and current US political divisions.
Evidence
- They played political, religious, social, and eco- nomic groups against each other and seized power while these groups struggled against each other. # fascism # uspol # history # propaganda · army_talk_fascism · 6
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