This current phase of US fascism began in 1971 when US oligarchs feared losing their privilege due to the "excess of democracy" in American society, specifically in education, media, courts, etc.

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This current phase of US fascism began in 1971 when US oligarchs feared losing their privilege due to the "excess of democracy" in American society, specifically in education, media, courts, etc.

Maintaining their status, they said, depended on "reverse engineering the 20th century."

Nancy MacLean Democracy in chains (source of quotes):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_CnzsSeJyU

An 'excess of democracy': How corporations killed the campus

In 1971, a small band of "forgotten" businessmen fought off the enemy – radical academics et al – and won the day… and the future.

Independent Australia (independentaustralia.net)

#USPol #EUPol #PowellMemo #Fascism #Racism #Democracy #TriCom .