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Even when dealing with genuinely controversial figures, the assumption of fascism is generally counter-productive. When the Oxford Union extended an invitation to Donald Trump’s former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, there was heavy criticism in the media. He is an undeniably polarising figure; one writer for the Washington Post summarised his reputation as that of ‘a megalomaniacal mastermind practiced in the dark arts of political subterfuge and neo-fascist provocation’. When asked to defend Bannon’s invitation, the president of the union, Stephen Horvath, explained that it ‘is only through ...more
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The New Puritans: How the Religion of Social Justice Captured the Western World
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