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The word fascist is derived from the Italian fascio, which refers to what ancient symbol?

fascist

[fash-ist] / ˈfΓ¦Κƒ Ιͺst /




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The post claimed to draw inspiration from Paul Verhoeven’s “Starship Troopers,” in which the soldiers are deliberately modeled on the fascist aesthetic and ideology of the Nazis.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

Early inspiration for the movie came from an unpublished play written by poet Federico Garcia Lorca, who was executed by fascist forces at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Dirty Harry” was condemned as racist and even fascist in its day; Dirty Marky paints a crowd-pleasing picture of how disregarding the rulebook could help topple the Ku Klux Klan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

When chants of “No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA” broke out, one agent started beating his hands to the rhythm and bopping his head.

From Slate ● May 29, 2026

But I knew how quickly they could morph into something else: a brownie-baking mom, a fascist guard, or self-crowned foster parents of the year.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Merchandise available on Count Binface's website includes T-shirts with the slogan "I fight fascists and extortionate croissants".

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Tolkien, a scholar of Old English, studied the “theory of courage” found in poems such as the ancient epic “Beowulf,” redeeming what he called the “noble northern spirit” from the fascists who would pervert it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

When these videos mock me for being a civil-rights guy or for opposing fascists, they create pressure to treat those views as ridiculous.

From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2025

By doing that, its critics are no better than the artless, ahistorical fascists they purport to abhor.

From Salon ● May 6, 2025

The song is about Italy’s freedom from invading Nazi fascists.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti


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