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Dennis Donovan

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Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:23 PM Saturday

Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Il Duce said he would free his people from Marxist "vermin" and end corruption. How did that work out?

Ruth Ben-Ghiat
Spoken like a fascist. Did you know that Trump borrowed his "drain the swamp" slogan from...Mussolini? Read #Strongmen for details.
Il Duce said he would free his people from Marxist "vermin" and end corruption. How did that work out?

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Ruth Ben-Ghiat: Il Duce said he would free his people from Marxist "vermin" and end corruption. How did that work out? (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Saturday OP
By and large, fascist regimes The Unmitigated Gall Saturday #1
it ended like this DBoon Saturday #2

The Unmitigated Gall

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1. By and large, fascist regimes
Sat Oct 12, 2024, 04:32 PM
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Seem to leave their countries in ruins. Except maybe where the death of the leader opens a possibility for a relatively peaceful return to democracy.

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