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Five human rights we should enjoy – while we still can
In case warnings of impending fascism have merit, here’s a bucket list of rights to tick off
- Van Badham
- The Guardian
Fascism is a political philosophy.
It exalts the supposed supremacy of a particular national identity or racial group above individual freedoms, social equality and the collective social good.
And these ideas seem frightfully trendy right now.
I’m not saying that today’s Poland, America, Russia, Turkey or Hungary are fascist countries.
I’m saying fascism seeks to establish an authoritarian government headed by an autocratic leader through the…