GiGi’s Reviews > The Anatomy of Fascism > Status Update

"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."

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....