as in Communism
rule, control, or leadership by one person with absolute power
A soaring crime rate and civil unrest were harbingers to the rise of fascism in the country.
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Crisis concerns are associated with perceptions of fascism.
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Gary Langer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Sparrow, emphasizing the president’s firm commitment to helping Britain in the fight against fascism, pays special attention to FDR’s close relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
But as astute observers warn us, allowing an ascendant American-style fascism to go unchecked will change the trajectory of our history and the history of the world forever.
—Priscilla Hart, Baltimore Sun, 3 Dec. 2024
Which is hopefully a reminder that in 2024 fascism like inflation, is a catch-all pejorative that its users don’t really understand the meaning of.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Gary Langer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
Sparrow, emphasizing the president’s firm commitment to helping Britain in the fight against fascism, pays special attention to FDR’s close relationship with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
But as astute observers warn us, allowing an ascendant American-style fascism to go unchecked will change the trajectory of our history and the history of the world forever.
—Priscilla Hart, Baltimore Sun, 3 Dec. 2024
Which is hopefully a reminder that in 2024 fascism like inflation, is a catch-all pejorative that its users don’t really understand the meaning of.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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