Status Updates From تشريح الفاشية

"Contemplating fascism we see most clearly how the 20th century contrasted with the 19th and what the 21st century must avoid"

Yikes. Sir Paxton I have bad news for you... Maybe we'll do better next century? 💀

"If we can understand the failure of the judicial system or of religious/civilian authorities or of citizen opposition to put any breaks on Hitler on Kristallnacht, we begin the understand the wider circles of individual and institutional acquiescence within which a militant minority was able to free itself sufficiently from constraints to be able to carry out genocide in a heretofore civilized country."

"It is clear now that many ordinary Germans were offended by the brutalies carried out under their windows, yet their widespread distatste was transitory and without lasting effect."

Quote to be continued....

This has been on my tbr for a while. It seems extra relevant now and I feel apprehensive in pointing out why; which is in itself problematic....