PROTO-FASCISM USA ANTHOLOGY #1, February 3, 2026
Compiled by Dick Bennett for a Culture of Peace, Justice, Ecology, and a Constitutional Republic https://jamesrichardbennett.blogspot.com/2026/02/omni-proto-fascism-usa-anthology-1_3.html What’s at Stake: “We inhabit a historical moment that resurrects, with chilling familiarity, the state terrorism once made visible under Hitler, Franco, Mussolini, Pinochet, and other dictators who transformed cruelty into a governing philosophy. Central to such regimes lies a single, devastating truth: the law collapses the moment violence becomes its substitute. In this descent, due process evaporates, political opponents are rebranded as “terrorists,” and violence becomes the organizing principle of power. Independent media are smeared or silenced, universities are targeted for their critical capacities, and […]