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The Book Club: Adam Phillips

Best of the Spectator

CHAPTER

The Fascist State of Mind

They explore the concept of the fascist state of mind, its implications for politics, and its relation to one's internal world. The chapter questions the application of psychoanalysis to a whole population and highlights coercive behaviors based on purity and danger. They also discuss the repression of desires and disregard for collaboration in a fascist mindset.

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