Radio Free Burrito Presents: Ur-Fascism by Umberto Ecco
By popular request, here is Umberto Ecco's essay UR-FASCISM, published in 1995.
In this essay, he talks about living in Fascist Italy as a child, growing up under that system during the Second World
Four years ago, I was trying out a weekly release of audiobook-style narration, using short pieces from the public domain. One of them, shockingly relevant then and scarily relevant now, was Ur Fascism, written by Umberto Ecco.
It is, sadly, time to repost it.
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This is a real team effort, fellow patriots. 🇺🇸
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I couldn't agree more. They were a safe space for this old weirdo.
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“Bluesky is an echo chamber!”
Our Reply: Echo chamber? Nah, we prefer to call it surround sound for facts.
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Them: "It's not going to be as bad as you think."
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In case anybody needed a little pick me up today, I just realized we're THIS CLOSE to not having to see or think about Mitch McConnell ever again.
So, that's something.
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