Totalitarianism Can Be Terrifying. It Can Also Be Thrilling. He Taught Us Why.
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cratermoon
4 months ago
Seriously, NYT? Normalizing fascism?
mitchbobAuthor
4 months ago
https://archive.ph/2025.09.11-092557/https://www.nytimes.com...
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