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by dtagames 9 days ago
The famous writer Umberto Eco grew up under Mussolini.

In an essay called Ur (Eternal) Fascism[0], he described how totalitarian systems are anti-scientific and instead promote religion, "the old ways," and gambling.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ur-Fascism

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And we shouldn't turn away from the fact that every one of his 14 points are strongly present in the US today.