On Fascism is a history book by author Matthew C. MacWilliams.

An expert on American authoritarianism offers a harsh rebuke of the particular narrative that dominates our understanding of American history. In 12 Lessons, On Fascism by Matthew C. MacWilliams exposes the divisive, strong, violent, and authoritarian rhetoric that has spanned American history and competed with popular aspirations. our master, our equal. Trumpism is not new but stems from our refusal to accept this historical reality.

The United States of Lyncherdom, as Mark Twain called America. Lincoln versus Douglas. China’s Exclusion Act. Trail of tears. Internship of Japanese Americans. Palmer attacks. McCarthyism. State surveillance. At turning points throughout history, when we aspire to great things, we also witness policies that promote authoritarianism and win public support. Only by confronting and reconciling with this past can America move toward a future rooted in the motto of our Republic from 1782: e pluribus unum (in the plural, one).

But this audiobook is not simply an indictment. It is also a tribute to our spirit, perseverance, and commitment to the core values ​​of the American project. Along the way, we learn about many American heroes – like Ida B. Wells, who has dedicated her life to documenting the horrors of hanging around the country, or young Jewish Americans was beaten for protesting a Nazi rally in New York City in 1939. The men and women embody the soaring revolutionary manifestos enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and Preamble of the Constitution.

McWilliams provides a clear, if oversimplified, account of 12 events in American history that clearly shows that many Americans can and will be attracted to the tendencies and actions of communism. fascist and authoritative. These tendencies are in stark contrast to the words of our Declaration of Independence; honestly, many of the men who wrote and signed our constitution did so with the explicit interpretation that its words applied to white men who owned land. belt (a white supremacist who despises women).
The author’s selection of historical events are lessons from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, where Americans acted with characteristics of “doing differently”, self-interest, cruelty, and authoritarianism. see fascism. Violence and fear are used in indefensible acts. MacWilliams uses many of Madison’s Federalism Papers as additional indications that some ancestors were aware, even in a democratic or republican society, the actions of individuals and groups within completely contradicts what is defined as freedom.

• On Fascism

• 12 Lessons from American History
• By: Matthew C. MacWilliams

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