#Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

June 1st, 2023

" #Fascists come to power, the text explains, in times of #hardship, during which they promise 'everything to everyone': land to the #farmers, #jobs to the workers, customers and #profits to the small businessmen, elimination of small businessmen to the #industrialists, and so on. When this regime 'under which everything not prohibited is compulsory' inevitably fails to deliver a perfect society, things turn violent, both in the country’s internal struggles and in its conflicts with other powers. To many Americans at the time of World War II, this might seem like a wholly foreign disorder, liable to afflict only such distant lands as Italy, Japan, and Germany. But a notional American fascism would look and feel familiar, working 'under the guise of ‘super-patriotism’ and ‘super-Americanism.’ Fascist leaders are neither stupid nor naïve. They know that they must hand out a line that ‘sells.’ "

Read more:
https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Link to pamphlet [via @internetarchive ]:
https://archive.org/details/ArmyTalkOrientationFactSheet64-Fascism/mode/2up

#TheBalladOfTheLittleMan #USPol #WorldPol #LittleManWithin #TrumpSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism

#Fascism!: The US Army Publishes a Pamphlet in 1945 Explaining How to Spot Fascism at Home and Abroad

June 1st, 2023

" #Fascists come to power, the text explains, in times of #hardship, during which they promise 'everything to everyone': land to the #farmers, #jobs to the workers, customers and #profits to the small businessmen, elimination of small businessmen to the #industrialists, and so on. When this regime 'under which everything not prohibited is compulsory' inevitably fails to deliver a perfect society, things turn violent, both in the country’s internal struggles and in its conflicts with other powers. To many Americans at the time of World War II, this might seem like a wholly foreign disorder, liable to afflict only such distant lands as Italy, Japan, and Germany. But a notional American fascism would look and feel familiar, working 'under the guise of ‘super-patriotism’ and ‘super-Americanism.’ Fascist leaders are neither stupid nor naïve. They know that they must hand out a line that ‘sells.’ "

Read more:
https://www.openculture.com/2023/06/fascism-the-us-army-publishes-a-pamphlet-in-1945.html

Link to pamphlet [via @internetarchive ]:
https://archive.org/details/ArmyTalkOrientationFactSheet64-Fascism/mode/2up

#TheBalladOfTheLittleMan #USPol #WorldPol #LittleManWithin #TrumpSucks #CharacteristicsOfFascism

Today has been an amazing day as we toured the #vegetable #gardens of one of the local #farmers. This made us so courageous towards facing our future because the impact we make can't be ignored.

Today has been an amazing day as we toured the #vegetable #gardens of one of the local #farmers. This made us so courageous towards facing our future because the impact we make can't be ignored.

Curious how farmers are so willing to rise up against democracy when they feel economically disadvantaged (or after swallowing russian agitation propaganda), but then sit around in their puddles of tears when the fascists actually come and steal their farms.

#Resist #Farmers

Curious how farmers are so willing to rise up against democracy when they feel economically disadvantaged (or after swallowing russian agitation propaganda), but then sit around in their puddles of tears when the fascists actually come and steal their farms.

#Resist #Farmers

EU member states back the Mercosur trade deal.

A qualified majority of member states on Friday gave the green light to the signing of the Mercosur agreement, ending over two decades of difficult negotiations and paving the way for a vast trade bloc taking in more than 700 million people across Europe and Latin America.

France, however, plans to continue its fight against the deal in the European Parliament.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260109-eu-member-states-back-the-mercosur-trade-deal?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Mercosur #EU #Trade #Farmers #Politics #Business #Economy

EU member states back the Mercosur trade deal.

A qualified majority of member states on Friday gave the green light to the signing of the Mercosur agreement, ending over two decades of difficult negotiations and paving the way for a vast trade bloc taking in more than 700 million people across Europe and Latin America.

France, however, plans to continue its fight against the deal in the European Parliament.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260109-eu-member-states-back-the-mercosur-trade-deal?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Mercosur #EU #Trade #Farmers #Politics #Business #Economy

The European Commission adds concessions for Paris and Rome to unlock Mercosur.

From early cash to relaxing duties, the Commission makes tailor-made overtures for France and Italy as the Mercosur trade deal enters the final stretch.

Rome signals it is open to signing it, Paris remains cautious in heated domestic debate with more farmer protests planned this week.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260107-the-european-commission-adds-concessions-for-paris-and-rome-to-unlock-mercosur?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EU #Mercosur #EuropeanCommission #Trade #Farmers #Agriculture #Politics #Business #Economy #Italy #France

The European Commission adds concessions for Paris and Rome to unlock Mercosur.

From early cash to relaxing duties, the Commission makes tailor-made overtures for France and Italy as the Mercosur trade deal enters the final stretch.

Rome signals it is open to signing it, Paris remains cautious in heated domestic debate with more farmer protests planned this week.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260107-the-european-commission-adds-concessions-for-paris-and-rome-to-unlock-mercosur?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#EU #Mercosur #EuropeanCommission #Trade #Farmers #Agriculture #Politics #Business #Economy #Italy #France