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The Fascist Emergency Playbook and Electoral Fascism with Ash-lee Woodard

The Fascism Barometer

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Exploiting Emergencies: The Fascist Playbook Revealed

This chapter examines how historical fascist movements have leveraged crises to undermine civil liberties and accelerate their rise to power. Through specific examples like the Reichstag fire and Mussolini's march on Rome, it highlights the dangers of using emergencies to justify autocracy over democracy.

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