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The Echo of Fascism
“SEND HER BACK! SEND HER BACK! SEND HER BACK!” We’ve heard it all before. “LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP! LOCK HER UP!” You may laugh it off, but this is what fascism sounds like. Don’t be fooled just because there are no tanks in the streets or brown shirts running around arresting people. Fascism,  » Read more about: The Echo...
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July 22, 2019
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