Martyn Goodacre - Leon Greenman, Auschwitz survivor and campaigner against the far-right. London, 1980s.
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“When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” -- Sinclair Lewis
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And indeed, wrapped in flags.
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I don't understand the connection between far right 'thinking' and so called Christianity. Jesus was a socialist and a radical.
As puts it, his teachings are the basis of a 'left wing religion that right wing people inexplicably love.'
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Agreed on the brilliance of the quotation, and always interesting to see the attribution clarified. Quote Investigator FTW, as always—love to see them do their research. (Funny that they didn’t call out Debs for mis-referencing Samuel Johnson as “Jackson,” though.)
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He was always spot on. This is our moment to stop it now. Not November!
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If it wasn’t Sinclair Lewis, then you claim it, David!
Minnesota churned out some fascinating & radical thinking writers who were born there around the turn of the 20th c. Lewis, Wanda Gag, F Scott Fitzgerald, Meridel Le Sueur, Gertrude Barrows Bennett









