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#BlackShirts

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#RuthBenGhiat, referring to the #Republican members of #Congress who showed up at to the #Manhattan courtroom earlier today in support of their #cult leader, #DonaldTrump

"Clones from hell. During #Fascism such politicians were ridiculed as Il Duce-imitators. They stuck their jaws out and strutted around like Leader. They had the black shirt; these #Fascists have the red tie."

#TheRepublicanPartyIsAFascistParty
#Duce #Blackshirts #StopFascism #RepublicansAreTheProblem
#FascistsInRedTies

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@CarlG

#USHistory

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"And it's eerily similar to the double standards enjoyed by the apparatchiks back in the Soviet Union."

Yes, absolutely.
And there is yet another similarity: the #fascist movement in #Italy with its #BlackShirts came into existence b/c the #Italian landed gentry and industrialists were afraid of losing their property to the plebs, like their #Russian counterparts in the #OctoberRevolution of 1918.

Seen from this perspective, #Communism is the...
@philip_cardella

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so, yeah. Netanyahu gave the settlers with Ben Gvir what they wanted: a #BlackShirts of their own:

"Ben-Gvir said he wants control of the national guard because, in his view, it had been neglected by police chiefs. But he told Army Radio he was willing to consider letting them stay in charge "if they're serious and really want it."

"Israel OKs Ben-Gvir's 'national guard' but hedges on his powers | Reuters
reuters.com/world/middle-east/

Reuters · Israel OKs Ben-Gvir's 'national guard' but hedges on his powersBy Dan Williams

European court at odds with British values, says Suella Braverman

Well I would like to think Ms #Braverman 's "values" are at odds with those of most decent British people.........

Certainly she has no more right to call out what #BritishValues are than anyone else.....

The #populistRight do not represent any #britishValues I recognise - they are closer to the #cableSt #blackshirts than to the ordinary decent people I mix with

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-649

BBC NewsEuropean court at odds with British values, says Suella BravermanThe home secretary's plans to stop small boat crossings could be challenged by the Strasbourg court.