fascism

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Recent Examples of fascism Thousands marched behind banners denouncing fascism and war in Bern, Switzerland — part of a wider backlash against the global surge of hard-right politics. CBS News, 1 May 2025 Frankfurt school philosopher Walter Benjamin wrote that fascism transforms politics into aesthetics. Constance Grady, Vox, 25 Apr. 2025 Andor is an amazing work of art, not just as a Star Wars show but as an overall series with incredible writing, acting, production values and a relevant take on the rise of fascism. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 The long arm of fascism has stretched all the way to this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where, quite suddenly, nobody is allowed to be naked on the red carpet anymore. Rachel Handler, Vulture, 13 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fascism
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tyranny
Noun
  • In Serra’s work, nothing claims to be site-specific, and nothing claims to be seen, shown, or commemorated—these are the actual conditions of object experience in a social and economic order ruled by the dual tyranny of compulsive consumption and spectacle.
    Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
  • Opposition to tyranny lies at the heart of every freedom movement.
    Daniel Twining, National Review, 22 May 2025

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“Fascism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fascism. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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