Many systems have oppressed speech. Nazi Germany fascism, sure. But also Soviet Communism. And Monarchism. And Democracy.
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Free speech suppression is a hallmark of authoritarianism. Fascism is based on the political excision of undesirable parties to gain unity.
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While fascism often leads to speech suppression, state violence of all forms leads to the same end. So why do we isolate fascism?
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Hint: it's because education about WWII centers white American experiences, for which the worst possible thing was speech suppression.
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Americans are so ignorant to the actual evils of Nazi Germany that they think book burnings were the central ill.
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A serious defect. Court cases defending nazi speech are taught in high school as triumphs of the Bill of Rights.
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