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The rise of fascism in Weimer Germany and its role today

category international | anti-capitalism | opinion/analysis author Thursday September 25, 2008 21:04author by John

In a period of mass unemployment in 1920's Germany fascism came to power despite not only the presence of mass Communist and Social Democratic parties but also of significant anti-fascist street fighting. Why did the left fail and what was the attraction of fascism. What about fascist movements today, do they represent a similar threat? Can we even agree a single definition of what fascism is?
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This audio is a recording of a WSM branch meeting educational consisting of a 17 minute talk on the topic followed by about thirty minutes of discussion on these themes arising from the talk. It's an mp3 file and was recorded on the 24th September

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Anarchist talk on the rise of fascism in Germany
audio Anarchist talk on the rise of fascism in Germany 18.82 Mb

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