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“Fascism, as Ortega y Gasset says, is always ‘A and not A’.”
― Fascism: A Very Short Introduction
― Fascism: A Very Short Introduction
“In a striking metaphor, Michael Burleigh suggests that the Nazis sought to rebuild German society as engineers rebuild a bridge. They could not demolish it, since that would disrupt traffic, and therefore they replaced each individual part, so that passengers wouldn’t notice.”
― Fascism: A Very Short Introduction
― Fascism: A Very Short Introduction
“Yet how can we make sense of an ideology that appeals to skinheads and intellectuals; denounces the bourgeoisie while forming alliances with conservatives; adopts a macho style yet attracts many women; calls for a return to tradition and is fascinated by technology; idealizes the people and is contemptuous of mass society; and preaches violence in the name of order? Fascism, as Ortega y Gasset says, is always ‘A and not A’.”
― Fascism: A Very Short Introduction
― Fascism: A Very Short Introduction
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