It seems to be a pitfall of the thinking "it can't happen here."

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Came to say this. I recall especially the books private, paramilitary "marching clubs" being turned into law enforcement, which feels a lot like how the Proud Boys and 3% have fallen out of the media at the same time as ICE has co-opted their tactics.

"We'll have fascism in [America], but we'll call it anti-fascism" - Huey Long

The whole of US political commentary 1935-1939 feels very relevant today.

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