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Commentary draws parallels between fascist promises and broken commitments

Original: It was easy enough for the fascists to promise all things to all people before they were in power. Once they were actual

A widely shared commentary argues that fascist movements found it easy to promise everything to everyone before gaining power, but once in office could not keep their contradictory commitments. The writer notes that some promises were intended to be broken in advance, and indeed were. The observation is being discussed in the context of current American politics, with readers drawing comparisons to contemporary political figures and movements.

Why now: People are using historical fascist rhetoric as a lens to critique current US political dynamics.

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• It was easy enough for the fascists to promise all things to all people before they were in power. Once they were actually in power, they could not, of course, keep their contradictory promises. They had intended in advance to break some, and they did break those they had made… · army_talk_fascism · 7

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