Fascism Is a Technology
Channel: Electric Didact
Date: 2016-12-15

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If American fascism is a technology of myth and sign, then it’s our job to expose and dismantle it.

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Sources: 
Jane C. Timm, “The 141 Stances Donald Trump Took During His White House Bid,” Nov. 28, 2016, NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/full-list-donald-trump-s-rapidly-changing-policy-positions-n547801)

Southern Poverty Law Center, “Ten Days After: Harassment and Intimidation in the Aftermath of the Election,” November 2016 (https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/com_hate_incidents_report_final.pdf) 

Joe Walsh tweets (https://twitter.com/WalshFreedom/status/803014483560005634)

Nick Tabor, “9 Women on Why They’re (Still) Voting for Trump,” New York Magazine, Nov. 2, 2016 (http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/11/9-women-on-why-theyre-still-voting-for-trump.html) 

Kayla Epstein, “Trump responds to Megyn Kelly's questions on misogyny – with more misogyny,” The Guardian, August 6, 2015 (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/06/donald-trump-misogyny-republican-debate-megyn-kelly) 

NPR Staff, “Breitbart Editor Joel Pollack Accuses NPR of Racist Content,” November 16, 2016 (http://www.npr.org/2016/11/16/502304157/breitbart-editor-steve-bannon-has-no-prejudices)

Umberto Eco, “Ur-Fascism,” 1995, New York Review of Books (www.nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism/) 

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Assets:
Donald Trump FULL SPEECH at Sarasota, Fla Rally, ABC News, Nov. 7, 2016 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn75XQkFFhM)
Umberto Eco (http://www.badragencynews.com/the-departure-of-the-italian-writer-umberto-eco-at-the-age-of-84-years/)
Trump Rally Miami Nov 2 2016, LetSee Media, CC BY (https://vimeo.com/190172833) 
Election map (http://michiganradio.org/post/2016-election-echoes-another-tight-race-michigan)  
Trump with Bible (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ruben-r-dupertuis/trump-and-the-bible_b_8912572.html) 
Trump prayer (http://www.westernjournalism.com/thepoint/2016/09/27/supreme-reason-evangelical-voters-flocking-support-trump/) 
Trump 9/11 (http://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2015/11/30/donald-trump-meet-the-press-muslims-9-11-rs.cnn/video/playlists/donald-trump/) 
Trump truth sign (https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2016/05/24/have-donald-trumps-lies-pushed-us-into-a-post-truth-universe.html) 
Trump fingers (http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-assassination-2nd-amendment-republican-campaign-dead-and-buried-a7182936.html) 
Trump rally argument (http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-campaign-cancels-rally-at-chicago-arena-1457745513) 
Trump supporter yelling (http://www.ocregister.com/articles/trump-713651-great-donald.html) 
Trump supporters booing (http://www.npr.org/2015/12/21/460281546/watch-obama-says-trump-exploiting-anger-fear-among-blue-collar-men) 
Trump thumbs up (http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/07/30/donald_trump_revelations_media_vetting_is_so_far_not_eroding_his_support.html)
Trump supporters flag (https://danielshular.com/2016/04/29/donald-trump-rally-in-costa-mesa/) 
Trump fists up (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jan/29/donald-trump-new-hampshire-backers-praise-vets-ral/) 
Trump musket (https://theintercept.com/2016/01/27/donald-trump-in-2000-i-support-the-ban-on-assault-weapons/) 
Trump rally confederate flag (http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-republicans-must-dump-racism-they-can-dump-trump-n630591) 
Trump rally man showing muscles (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/inside-the-angry-white-america-that-could-still-make-donald-trum/) 
Trump balls t-shirt (http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/10/the-most-misogynistic-things-people-wore-to-trump-rallies.html) 
Trump signing woman (https://www.theodysseyonline.com/trump-and-misogynistic-america) 
Molotov cocktail (https://giphy.com/gifs/cocktail-molotov-feYbU8X6LtsqY)
Pledge of allegiance (http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0223/Trump-s-explanation-for-spreading-false-info-It-s-just-a-retweet) 
Pretzel machine (https://giphy.com/gifs/machine-german-pretzel-NusWKgMXzVhIc)
Slime mold video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkVhLJLG7ug&feature=youtu.be)
Braiding machine (https://giphy.com/gifs/machine-rotary-braiding-Qt4wsYfCuwE6c) 
Chain loop (https://giphy.com/gifs/factory-how-its-made-loop-BelvujBbCJVnO) 
"Everyday Americans" (https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/806760070667116546) 

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Music: 
Blue Dot Sessions, “Thread of Clouds,” Migration, CC BY-NC (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Blue_Dot_Sessions/Migration/Thread_of_Clouds) 
Broke for Free, “Day Bird,” Directionless, CC BY (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird)