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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Warn of 'End Time Fascism'
Original: From our magazine: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify religious extremists, the tech elites, and ethno-fascists as “e
Writers Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor, in a new magazine essay, argue that religious extremists, tech elites, and ethno-fascists are converging into what they call 'end time fascists.' Their shared trait, the authors contend, is a belief that they will be the 'chosen ones' in an apocalypse they are actively accelerating. The framing ties together Christian nationalism, Silicon Valley accelerationism, and ethnic nationalism as one political danger.
Why now: The essay's provocative new label linking tech elites and religious extremists is prompting discussion among readers and commentators.
Naomi KleinAstra TaylorTexas Observer
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- From our magazine: Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor identify religious extremists, the tech elites, and ethno-fascists as “end time fascists.” What they have in common is that they believe they will be the “chosen ones” in the apocalypse that they are accelerating. https://www.… · TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 30
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