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Nazism comes knocking: German playwright probes the lure of fascism by Matt Trueman

In his play Winter Solstice, Roland Schimmelpfennig seeks to explore how rightwing rhetoric can ambush even the liberal-mindedAs Michael Rosen's poem insists, fascism doesn't come in fancy dress. It doesn't show up in jackboots and swastika tattoos. It makes itself presentable: puts on a suit, borrows a tie. It comes kissing babies and handing out hats. It goes by new names: alt-this, freedom-that.In Roland Schimmelp…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:06AM on January 9, 2017

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