It was one of the greatest errors in evaluating dictatorship to say that the dictator forces himself on society against its own will. In reality, every dictator in history was nothing but the accentuation of already existing state ideas which he had only to exaggerate in order to gain powerWilhelm Reich
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The idea of “once it is done, it can’t be undone” is a myth that was never true and has no place in society. This idea was used to justify the dictatorships of all kinds throughout history. The truth is that everything we do has consequences and those consequences last forever. It’s these consequences that we must understand and take responsibility for.
Source: The Mass Psychology Of Fascism
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