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trof

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9. "It Can't Happen Here"
Sun May 27, 2018, 06:57 PM
May 2018


It Can't Happen Here is a semi-satirical 1935 political novel by American author Sinclair Lewis,[1] and a 1936 play adapted from the novel by Lewis and John C. Moffitt.[2]

Published during the rise of fascism in Europe, the novel describes the rise of Berzelius "Buzz" Windrip, a politician who defeats Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and is elected President of the United States, after fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms while promoting a return to patriotism and "traditional" values.

After his election, Windrip takes complete control of the government and imposes a plutocratic/totalitarian rule with the help of a ruthless paramilitary force, in the manner of Adolf Hitler and the SS. The novel's plot centers on journalist Doremus Jessup's opposition to the new regime and his subsequent struggle against it as part of a liberal rebellion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%27t_Happen_Here
Truth SummerSnow May 2018 #1
very sad..............k and r.................... Stuart G May 2018 #2
What does K and r mean? I see it all the time. walkingman May 2018 #11
"Kick" (for visibility) & "Recommend" lastlib May 2018 #12
Thanks! walkingman May 2018 #17
No, it hasn't brooklynite May 2018 #3
You misunderstand ProudLib72 May 2018 #6
Respectfully disagree. VOX May 2018 #22
+1 ck4829 May 2018 #24
So do we handwring and Skidmore May 2018 #4
Resist! ProudLib72 May 2018 #7
we Stand Up. we Speak Out. we RESIST! lastlib May 2018 #14
no not accept, His freaking bdamomma May 2018 #18
The idiot doesn't even realize he's holding the book upside down. sky rot May 2018 #5
K and R Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #8
"It Can't Happen Here" trof May 2018 #9
Where are our Jessups? ProudLib72 May 2018 #10
I own that book. murielm99 May 2018 #15
Agreed, but Donald Trump is not to blame by himself. StevieM May 2018 #13
Misspelled fascism? Or was that intentional? Nt lostnfound May 2018 #16
Whoops! ProudLib72 May 2018 #20
FYI don't use a fake quote to attack the Shithole Liberalagogo May 2018 #19
Yikes! It's amazing that there are so many memes, even bumper stickers attributing this ProudLib72 May 2018 #21
It's tricky. But Sinclair Lewis DID say this about fascism: VOX May 2018 #23
Kick ck4829 May 2018 #25
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