{"id":22601,"date":"2022-05-31T20:24:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T03:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=22601"},"modified":"2022-05-31T20:24:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T03:24:02","slug":"book-how-to-spot-a-fascist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/book-how-to-spot-a-fascist\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK: \u201cHOW TO SPOT A FASCIST\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/photo\/53293285-how-to-spot-a-fascist\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1597702743l\/53293285.jpg\" alt=\"How to Spot a Fascist\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bookTitle\">How to Spot a Fascist<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1730.Umberto_Eco\">Umberto Eco<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/33795.Alastair_McEwen\">Alastair McEwen<\/a>&nbsp;(Translation),&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/1228354.Richard_Dixon\">Richard Dixon<\/a>&nbsp;(Translation)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>We are here to remember what happened and to declare solemnly that \u2018they\u2019 must never do it again. But who are \u2018they\u2019?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HOW TO SPOT A FASCIST is a selection of three thought-provoking essays on freedom and fascism, censorship and tolerance \u2013 including Eco\u2019s iconic essay \u2018Ur-Fascism\u2019, which lists the fourteen essential characteristics of fascism, and draws on his own personal experiences growing up in the shadow of Mussolini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Umberto Eco remains one of the greatest writers and cultural commentators of the last century. In these pertinent pieces, he warns against prejudice and abuses of power and proves a wise and insightful guide for our times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we strive to learn from our collective history and come together in challenging times, we can hope for a peaceful and tolerant future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Freedom and liberation are never-ending<\/em>&nbsp;<em>tasks. Let this be our motto:&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u2018Do not forget.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u2018He brilliantly exposes all that is absurd and paradoxical in contemporary behaviour. Eco\u2019s irony is disarming, his cleverness dazzling\u2019\u00a0<em>Guardian<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Goodreads.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Spot a Fascist by&nbsp;Umberto Eco,&nbsp;Alastair McEwen&nbsp;(Translation),&nbsp;Richard Dixon&nbsp;(Translation)&nbsp; We are here to remember what happened and to declare solemnly that \u2018they\u2019 must never do it again. But who are \u2018they\u2019? HOW TO SPOT A FASCIST is a selection of three thought-provoking essays on freedom and fascism, censorship and tolerance&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2022\/05\/31\/book-how-to-spot-a-fascist\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22601"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22602,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22601\/revisions\/22602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}