Hillary: "Classic pattern" of fascist takeover is happening right now in the U.S.

And so the demagoguery, the appeal to the crowd, the very clever use of symbols, the intimidation, verbal and physical, was overlooked. And this is a classic pattern. There is nothing new about it, it is just different means of messages being delivered. And I think given the rapidity with which information can be conveyed today because of the internet, it is an even more dangerous set of circumstances because it moves to quickly and it can get so overwhelming.

People just want to quit hearing about it and get back to their normal lives. There is nothing normal about undermining the rule of law. There is nothing normal about attacking the press. There is nothing normal about trying to undermine another branch of government. There is nothing normal about trying to use the political system to go after your enemies. There is nothing normal about any of that.

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And so, I think Madeline’s book is really well named: “Fascism: A Warning.”