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US Army Pamphlet on Native Fascism Recirculates Online
Original: In the United States, native fascists have often been anti-Catholic, anti-Jew, anti-Negro, anti-Labor, anti-foreign-born
A passage from the US Army's 1940s-era 'Army Talks' pamphlet, stating that native fascists in the United States have often been anti-Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-Black, anti-labor and anti-foreign-born, is being widely shared and discussed. Commenters are using the historical text to draw parallels with current American politics, tagging it with fascism, US politics and history hashtags.
Why now: People are citing this historical US Army definition of fascism to comment on contemporary US political debates.
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Evidence
- In the United States, native fascists have often been anti-Catholic, anti-Jew, anti-Negro, anti-Labor, anti-foreign-born. # fascism # uspol # history # propaganda · army_talk_fascism · 23
- In the United States, native fascists have often been anti-Catholic, anti-Jew, anti-Negro, anti-Labor, anti-foreign-born. # fascism # uspol # history # propaganda · army_talk_fascism · 4
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