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Fascism Is All Around Us: Jason Stanley

September 22nd, 2022

“The logic of fascism is great replacement theory.”

Jason Stanley is the Jacob Urowsky Professor of Philosophy at Yale and the author of 5 books, including How Propaganda Works and most recently How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them. We discuss the logic of fascism and why we need to use it as a concept to make sense of our times.

Using a concept like fascism makes plain that their goal is to end democracy. Fascists use projection as the core of their propaganda; they scapegoat a variety of targets like the LGBTQ community and labor unions; and they live in a constant state of paranoia that they–the dominant group–will be replaced. And yet, a vibrant democracy today requires a multiracial coalition.

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Credits:

Host: Mila Atmos 

Guest: Jason Stanley

Executive Producer: Mila Atmos

Producers: Zack Travis and Sara Burningham