In March 1945, the United States War Department created an 8-page fact sheet about fascism for the Army to distribute to soldiers. Wow. This should be mandatory reading now: archive.org/details/Army... - ThreadSky

jensimmons.bsky.social • 1 day ago

In March 1945, the United States War Department created an 8-page fact sheet about fascism for the Army to distribute to soldiers. Wow. This should be mandatory reading now:
https://archive.org/details/ArmyTalkOrientationFactSheet64-Fascism/mode/2up

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cypriantroyer.bsky.social•1 day ago

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damianome.bsky.social•17 hours ago

https://youtu.be/vGAqYNFQdZ4?si=4SDwPIZg1zqLm3ty

damianome.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Quoting a piece here:

midnightblue46.bsky.social•1 day ago

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junebug1925.bsky.social•1 day ago

In WWII , the military put out small films on many topics like fascism to warn the soldiers and warn the public, too.
About 3 min in, is the important message.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGAqYNFQdZ4

the-jla.bsky.social•23 hours ago

This gave me chills.

theirminsul.bsky.social•16 hours ago

In 1945 Jim Crow was in force across the USA, segregation was mandatory, Japanese Americans were still in concentration camps and Native American had been living on reservations for centuries.

America has an amazing selective memory.

jensimmons.bsky.social•1 day ago

QUOTING:

Fascism came to power in Germany, Italy, and Japan at a time of social and economic unrest. A small group of men, supported in secret by powerful financial and military interests, convinced enough insecure people that fascism would give them the things they wanted.

jensimmons.bsky.social•1 day ago

They did so partly by clever propaganda and deception. They promised the people that fascism would bring them great power and prosperity. The details differed from country to country but the general pattern was the same. The Japanese spoke of a "greater Asia co-prosperity sphere."

jensimmons.bsky.social•1 day ago

Mussolini mouthed humanitarian ideals and promised a re-born Roman empire. Hitler and his associates adopted the name of National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi) and announced objectives that attracted many German people.

jensimmons.bsky.social•1 day ago

The official title of the Nazi party was deliberately worded for its propaganda value, appealing to "nationalists," "socialists," "workers," and all others who might be favorably influenced by these labels.

jensimmons.bsky.social•1 day ago

At the very time that the fascists proclaimed that their party was the party of the "average citizen," they were in the pay of certain big industrialists and financiers who wanted to run the people with an iron hand.

jensimmons.bsky.social•1 day ago

The fascists promised everything to everyone: They would make the poor rich and the rich richer. To the farmers, the fascists promised land through elimination of large estates. To the workers they promised elimination of unemployment — jobs for all at high wages.

406inthelou.bsky.social•13 hours ago

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bobyost.bsky.social•1 day ago

Let's ask Jeffries and Schumer to have every Dem Senator and Rep blast this fact sheet out on every account they maintain. The damn leadership silence we are experiencing is not only deafening, it is assent by surrender!!

cmaguire3.bsky.social•1 day ago

maga congress people are too dumb—they’ve all been lobotomized by the traitor

miggieblue.bsky.social•1 day ago

It’s describing exactly what Trump & Musk are doing to America right now…all of it!

hough-transform.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Apparetly some Americans took it as a guide.

housewife7.bsky.social•1 day ago

To read use this video and follow or google docs and go into accessibility and have it read the text after you open into docs. Cash app was for a thrift store reward points that was affiliated with a church and CLEARLink is my Bluetooth for my motorbike helmet.

ramblinro.bsky.social•17 hours ago

Everyone should read and know!!!

mystej.bsky.social•1 day ago

very good read.... wish we could get a copy to everyone

mystej.bsky.social•1 day ago

why why why merica!!!!

philip-mach.bsky.social•19 hours ago

Choice quote.

truebluemajority.bsky.social•1 day ago

THANKS for the link and the extensive quotes, Jen Simmons!!!

truebluemajority.bsky.social•1 day ago

This needs reprinting.

Both in hard copy form that can be redistributed and in digital form that is easier to read.

If I weren't having computer trouble right now I would do it myself.

Does anyone else have enthusiasm for this idea?

#FascismFactSheet

jensimmons.bsky.social•1 day ago

If you click through to the link, you’ll see that the Internet Archive is hosting a PDF version, the full text, ePub, and many more options.

truebluemajority.bsky.social•1 day ago

I see the PDF but not the rest ... I will look again. Thanks!