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I delve deep into Sinclair Lewis's 1935 dystopian novel, in which he describes the rise of a fascist and authoritarian state in the United States, under conditions eerily similar to those that still exist today.
As a quick disclaimer, I'm no expert on these topics and am just trying to learn more about it... I'm doing my best, but I almost certainly have a made a few mistakes here and there :)
0:00 Intro
2:28 Fascism in response to Communism
4:42 Gaining popular support
7:36 A rosy portrayal of intellectualism? (Doremus vs. Shad)
14:28 Women of the novel
15:25 Reading this book in the (post-)Trump era
18:15 The many fa(s)ces of fascism
19:33 Learning more on the topic
20:46 Wrapping things up
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IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE by Sinclair Lewis
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FASCISM: A WARNING by Madeleine Albright
In my recording, I misstated the title of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's book. Her book is called "Fascism: A Warning", not "On Fascism" as I said in the video.
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