Fascism: A Warning
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A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today’s world， written by one of America’s most admired public servants， the first woman to serve as U。S。 secretary of state。
“There is priceless wisdom on every page。” Kirkus Starred review A Fascist， observes Madeleine Albright， ‘is someone who claims to speak for a whole nation or group， is utterly unconcerned with the rights of others， and is willing to use violence and whatever other means are necessary to achieve the goals he or she might have。’
The twentieth century was defined by the clash between democracy and Fascism， a struggle that created uncertainty about the survival of human freedom and left millions of innocent people dead。 Given the horrors of that experience， one might expect the world to reject the spiritual successors to Hitler and Mussolini should they arise in our era。 In Fascism: A Warning， Madeleine Albright， draws on her own experiences as a child in war-torn Europe and her distinguished career as a diplomat to question that very assumption。
Fascism， as Albright shows， is not only endured through the course of the twentieth century， but now presents a more virulent threat to international peace and justice than at any time since the end of World War II。 The momentum toward democracy that swept the world when the Berlin Wall fell has gone into reverse。 The United States， which has historically championed the free world， is led by a president who exacerbates popular divisions and heaps scorn on democratic institutions。 In many countries， economic， technological and cultural factors are weakening the political centre and empowering the extremes of right and left。 Contemporary leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are employing many of the same tactics used by Fascists in the 1920s and 30s。
Fascism: A Warning is a book for our times that is relevant to all times。 Written with wisdom by someone who has not only studied history but helped to shape it， this call to arms teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past。
A personal and urgent examination of Fascism in the twentieth century and how its legacy shapes today’s world， written by one of America’s most admired public servants， the first woman to serve as U。S。 secretary of state。
“There is priceless wisdom on every page。” Kirkus Starred review A Fascist， observes Madeleine Albright， ‘is someone who claims to speak for a whole nation or group， is utterly unconcerned with the rights of others， and is willing to use violence and whatever other means are necessary to achieve the goals he or she might have。’
The twentieth century was defined by the clash between democracy and Fascism， a struggle that created uncertainty about the survival of human freedom and left millions of innocent people dead。 Given the horrors of that experience， one might expect the world to reject the spiritual successors to Hitler and Mussolini should they arise in our era。 In Fascism: A Warning， Madeleine Albright， draws on her own experiences as a child in war-torn Europe and her distinguished career as a diplomat to question that very assumption。
Fascism， as Albright shows， is not only endured through the course of the twentieth century， but now presents a more virulent threat to international peace and justice than at any time since the end of World War II。 The momentum toward democracy that swept the world when the Berlin Wall fell has gone into reverse。 The United States， which has historically championed the free world， is led by a president who exacerbates popular divisions and heaps scorn on democratic institutions。 In many countries， economic， technological and cultural factors are weakening the political centre and empowering the extremes of right and left。 Contemporary leaders such as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un are employing many of the same tactics used by Fascists in the 1920s and 30s。
Fascism: A Warning is a book for our times that is relevant to all times。 Written with wisdom by someone who has not only studied history but helped to shape it， this call to arms teaches us the lessons we must understand and the questions we must answer if we are to save ourselves from repeating the tragic errors of the past。
Reviews
Ash
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i loved this book
Craig Wanderer
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First off I want to say I had no Idea this would contain as much as it did about Trump， with that said the book did a very good job of covering Fascism in Modern History of various leaders and what she felt made them fascist。 She stopped short of calling Trump a fascist， I agree， he goes farther into National Socialism， which is the extreme end of Fascism。 I am however disappointed she did not call it like she saw it， it seems academics are afraid to place the label where it belongs on an Americ First off I want to say I had no Idea this would contain as much as it did about Trump， with that said the book did a very good job of covering Fascism in Modern History of various leaders and what she felt made them fascist。 She stopped short of calling Trump a fascist， I agree， he goes farther into National Socialism， which is the extreme end of Fascism。 I am however disappointed she did not call it like she saw it， it seems academics are afraid to place the label where it belongs on an American， however rests assured she would have labled someone from a foreign country one at the snap of a finger。 Her meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un was very interesting and I was surprised how congenial he was to her， she asserted his knowledge of the west was from movies。 This is incorrect since Kim went to college in Switzerland。 She also left out during the Trump/Kim heated exchange that Kim mentioned the tragic loss of life if war would happen while Trump not only did not care， but threatened to wipe Kim off the face of the earth， just as Trump threatened to intentionally attack Iran world heritage sites。 Not sure if it was carried forth or not， but he campaigned on intentionally killing terrorists families as well。 Trump also wanted to shoot migrants in the legs， kidnapped their children with his own head of DHS arguing AGAINST basic Hygiene for kids in his concentration camps。 Keep in mind that most Jews and undesirables died in camps do to appalling conditions。 How the does that not put Trump on the Fascist list？ Regarding her earlier attempt to connect Mussolini's "Drain the Swamp" to Trumps campaign， I am disappointed she made that suggestion， but she is also not wrong since the Trump Campaign was filled with Klan and Nazi Slogans， colors and symbols。 She asserts that "America First" a Klan slogan did not appear until nearly the middle of the previous century， she omitted， or perhaps was unaware that Woodrow Wilson， whom she mentions often， used it for his own campaign and was something of a racist himself。 She also left out that Bill Clinton used "America First" in his campaign although I did not see a racist connection there at all。 He was something of a Nationalist compared to Republican Conservatives of the time。 For these reasons I would only give her three stars。 With that said， I have great admiration for Ms Albright and her work， she is someone I hope to have the pleasure of meeting someday thank。 The book is well worth your time， even more so if your history is only so so， otherwise like me and some others， you end up picking apart slight inaccuracies。 Nevertheless， give it a read。 。。。more
Rob Campbell
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Favorite section。。。。We cannot， of course， expect every leader to possess the wisdom of Lincoln or Mandela’s largeness of soul。 But when we think about what questions might be most useful to ask， perhaps we should begin by discerning what our prospective leaders believe it worthwhile for us to hear。Do they cater to our prejudices by suggesting that we treat people outside our ethnicity， race， creed or party as unworthy of dignity and respect？Do they want us to nurture our anger toward those who w Favorite section。。。。We cannot， of course， expect every leader to possess the wisdom of Lincoln or Mandela’s largeness of soul。 But when we think about what questions might be most useful to ask， perhaps we should begin by discerning what our prospective leaders believe it worthwhile for us to hear。Do they cater to our prejudices by suggesting that we treat people outside our ethnicity， race， creed or party as unworthy of dignity and respect？Do they want us to nurture our anger toward those who we believe have done us wrong， rub raw our grievances and set our sights on revenge？Do they encourage us to have contempt for our governing institutions and the electoral process？Do they seek to destroy our faith in essential contributors to democracy， such as an independent press， and a professional judiciary？Do they exploit the symbols of patriotism， the flag， the pledge in a conscious effort to turn us against one another？If defeated at the polls， will they accept the verdict， or insist without evidence they have won？Do they go beyond asking about our votes to brag about their ability to solve all problems put to rest all anxieties and satisfy every desire？Do they solicit our cheers by speaking casually and with pumped up machismo about using violence to blow enemies away？Do they echo the attitude of Musolini: “The crowd doesn’t have to know， all they have to do is believe and submit to being shaped。”？Or do they invite us to join with them in building and maintaining a healthy center for our society， a place where rights and duties are apportioned fairly， the social contract is honored， and all have room to dream and grow。The answers to these questions will not tell us whether a prospective leader is left or right-wing， conservative or liberal， or， in the American context， a Democrat or a Republican。 However， they will us much that we need to know about those wanting to lead us， and much also about ourselves。For those who cherish freedom， the answers will provide grounds for reassurance， or， a warning we dare not ignore。Madeleine K。 Albright， Fascism: A Warning 。。。more
NCHS Library
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Publisher's Description: Having grown up in Czechoslovakia under the Nazi and Communist regimes， former Secretary of State Albright can give context to her discussion of the rise of reactionary tendencies in the world today， from Russia's Vladimir Putin， the Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte， and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Marine Le Pen， Brexit， and Donald Trump。 Here she explains why these views are bursting forth， how they can be countered， and what the consequences will be if they aren't。 Wi Publisher's Description: Having grown up in Czechoslovakia under the Nazi and Communist regimes， former Secretary of State Albright can give context to her discussion of the rise of reactionary tendencies in the world today， from Russia's Vladimir Putin， the Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte， and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Marine Le Pen， Brexit， and Donald Trump。 Here she explains why these views are bursting forth， how they can be countered， and what the consequences will be if they aren't。 With a 150，000-copy first printing and a ten-city tour。 。。。more
Charles
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A worthwhile read with a lot of good information。 Recommended。
Theresa
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I read this book because I wanted to know more about fascism and it is a good introduction to its history in various countries。 It does demonstrate how quickly a country can fall from a democracy to a fascist state and implies that no country is safe from this possibility。 Sadly， there is no suggestions on how to prevent this from happening。
Mustafa Jawad
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Realavent， informative， and important
Lisa
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Always fascinating to hear MA discuss world leaders， past and present， and how authoritarian tendencies always precedes the rise of fascism throughout history。 When she tells you Trump is looking to become the next one， with the help of others seeking the same dictatorship of their own countries， believe her。 Depressing and terrifying， but necessary information。 Three plus stars。
Victoria
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Clearly written in the Before Times but still has salient points
Gwen
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Albright is brilliant at capturing the history in our world， specifically with Fascist leaders。 This book was written in 2017， before the insurrection attempt of January 6th， but there are so many similarities to our past President and the Fascists in our world's history。 The title is alarming， but this book is worth the read。 A wealth of details and data presented with brilliance。 Highly recommend。 Albright is brilliant at capturing the history in our world， specifically with Fascist leaders。 This book was written in 2017， before the insurrection attempt of January 6th， but there are so many similarities to our past President and the Fascists in our world's history。 The title is alarming， but this book is worth the read。 A wealth of details and data presented with brilliance。 Highly recommend。 。。。more
Donna
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I have had this book for awhile， so some of the more recent issues have not occurred as of the publishing of the book， but a very good overview of fascism and how it starts。 It was a very frightening read at this time in our history。 I hope we can take a positive turn soon。
Terrie DeShazo
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Must read。 We are in this！
Rocio Campbell
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Read by the author I loved this short history lesson that centered around Fascism- it’s birth and a short explanation about the many different Fascist leaders in the world from Europe， South America and Asia culminating with the former President ， DJT。 I enjoyed it。
Gemma
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This should be required reading in high schools everywhere。
Ed Callahan
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One definition of Fascism is that it is a political philosophy or movement that exalts nation， and often race， above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government， often a dictator。 It generally has severe economic and social regimentation and forcible suppression of opposition。 Madeline Albright previously was the first woman to serve as U。S。 Secretary of State and also as the U。S。 Ambassador to the United Nations。 She also started her life fleeing Czechoslovakia in the One definition of Fascism is that it is a political philosophy or movement that exalts nation， and often race， above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government， often a dictator。 It generally has severe economic and social regimentation and forcible suppression of opposition。 Madeline Albright previously was the first woman to serve as U。S。 Secretary of State and also as the U。S。 Ambassador to the United Nations。 She also started her life fleeing Czechoslovakia in the face of Hitler’s Nazis who clearly were a Fascist government led by a dictator。 The point is that she has first hand knowledge and experience with this concept historically and currently。This book was published in 2018， during the Trump presidency。 Albright draws a direct line from the acknowledged fascists of the past - Mussolini and Hitler - who were out to make the countries great again （Mussolini actually used the slogan “Make Italy Great Again”） to today’s more subtle world leaders who are using the MAGA-like slogans in many countries around the world today， including Poland， Hungary， Turkey， the Netherlands and the Philippines。She quotes Mussolini as saying the Fascism doesn’t happen overnight but rather in the manner in which a chicken is plucked - one feather at a time。 She does not call Trump a fascist， but rather describes him as the most undemocratic American president in modern history。 In an interview with US News and World Report， she cites his blaming the press for every ill， calling them the “enemy of the people”。 She calls out his disrespect for democratic institutions - the judiciary for example。 Lastly， she says， Trump acts as if he is above the law。You should read the book and form your own opinion but be assured that Albright is talking about democracy and not the Democratic Party。 Democracy is sacred。 It represents government by the people and for the people。 If we do not address the needs of all the people， we risk a bully promising to fix all their fears and they potentially will trade one inalienable right at a time until it is too late - one feather at a time。 And she points out that the Internet and social media are a far more effective medium to reach the people of a nation than the radio was in the time of Hitler。 And as we have seen， lies repeated often enough， then and now， start to be accepted as truth， despite all evidence to the contrary。#edcinpacomments 10/10 for speaking truth to power 。。。more
Jane Henningsen
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Really informative - "Fascism" is a word that gets thrown around a lot in conversation to criticize policies or views opposite our own。 I appreciated Madeline Albright's walk-through of Fascism's definition （“To my mind， a Fascist is someone who identifies strongly with and claims to speak for a whole nation or group， is unconcerned with the rights of others， and is willing to use whatever means are necessary—including violence—to achieve his or her goals。”） and her subsequent examples of fascis Really informative - "Fascism" is a word that gets thrown around a lot in conversation to criticize policies or views opposite our own。 I appreciated Madeline Albright's walk-through of Fascism's definition （“To my mind， a Fascist is someone who identifies strongly with and claims to speak for a whole nation or group， is unconcerned with the rights of others， and is willing to use whatever means are necessary—including violence—to achieve his or her goals。”） and her subsequent examples of fascist leaders gaining power throughout history。 She reminds us that fascism has a way of coming back in new forms despite the world's stated desire never to see another Hitler or Mussolini rise。 She talks about Fascism's power to bring people together， give them hope （however ill-conceived） and provide a sense of safety for members of the chosen in-group。 The book is a useful cautionary tale in that way - yes， we all know Fascism is evil but can we talk about its seductive properties， too？ Understanding the appeal is a part of preventing the problem。 I think this and "How Democracies Die" would be great companion pieces if you wanted to keep exploring the concept。 。。。more
Michelle
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Madeleine Albright: A WarningThe irony of a propaganda queen writing a book about fascism。 One day this woman will be revealed for what she really is。。。She deliberately hid the crimes against Serbs in the Yugoslav Wars and painted Serbs at the new Nazis when Serbs were mass victims of a Nazi puppet state the Ustase- a group of radical Croatians and Muslims who killed at least 700 000 people。 Albright knew all this of course seeing as she's from that region。 If this is an American "hero" I dare n Madeleine Albright: A WarningThe irony of a propaganda queen writing a book about fascism。 One day this woman will be revealed for what she really is。。。She deliberately hid the crimes against Serbs in the Yugoslav Wars and painted Serbs at the new Nazis when Serbs were mass victims of a Nazi puppet state the Ustase- a group of radical Croatians and Muslims who killed at least 700 000 people。 Albright knew all this of course seeing as she's from that region。 If this is an American "hero" I dare not know what an American villain is。。。She is in the class of Goebbels。。。 。。。more
Dado
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4，2⭐"Fascismo: um alerta" é uma leitura essencial para tempos como esses （2021）。 O livro fala primeiro sobre como é o fascismo de uma forma mais geral （nacionalismo e patriotismo excessivo， discursos populistas， a criação de um grande inimigo， usar o medo e o ódio para cativar e mover as massas， etc）， e onde começou， passando por Hitler， Mussolini e outros ditadores da época。 E aos poucos o livro vai passando para os dias atuais falando de kim Jong Un， putin e trump。O livro é bem parecido do "Co 4，2⭐"Fascismo: um alerta" é uma leitura essencial para tempos como esses （2021）。 O livro fala primeiro sobre como é o fascismo de uma forma mais geral （nacionalismo e patriotismo excessivo， discursos populistas， a criação de um grande inimigo， usar o medo e o ódio para cativar e mover as massas， etc）， e onde começou， passando por Hitler， Mussolini e outros ditadores da época。 E aos poucos o livro vai passando para os dias atuais falando de kim Jong Un， putin e trump。O livro é bem parecido do "Como as Democracias Morrem" tendo as mesmas opiniões e raciocínios。 Os dois são livros de fácil compreensão e compartilham da mesma visão anti-trump。 Entretanto "Fascismo: um alerta" da uma ênfase maior em governos fascistas ou com algumas caracteristas fascistas。Também acho interessante que o livro tenha sido escrito por alguém tão importante que realmente sabe como funciona a política por dentro。 Madeleine Albright participou de governos importantes， conversou com líderes autoritários， e viu de perto a política americana。 Os maiores problemas do livro PRA MIM são que o livro ficou meio cansativo e massante na metade， e mais importante， a forma como a autora retrata os EUA。 Me incomodou um pouco a visão da autora como se os Estados Unidos， tirando a era trump， fosse uma democracia quase perfeita e um grande mediador em situações difíceis。Tirando isso é um livro incrível， e se lido com a mente aberta e com atenção é quase impossivel não relacionar algumas características fascistas com governos atuais 。。。more
Anna Hanson
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In her analogy of the slow erosion of democratic norms and institutions being like plucking a chicken， feather by feather， Secretary Albright paints an accessible， understandable picture of the gradual descent from democracy to authoritarian rule。 Historic examples and personal experience solidify the warning she sounds。 Will we heed it？
Staci Laird
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3。5
Brian Bohmueller
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Overall a good summary of 20th century regimes succumbed to fascist leadership， excepting Israel。 However， the book lacked detailed proposals in how to strengthen democratic governments to resist fascist movements。 The book also sidestepped any discussion of colonial imperialism， and systemic racism that arguably lies at the foundation of populist fueled fascist movements。
H Iamarino
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Madeleine Albright is a brilliant observer （from the inside） of international politics and her warnings are not only precise， but dreadful。 It’s disturbing how she points out structures of Fascism echoing on contemporary Populisms throughout the globe。 And it’s definitely shocking how her predictions came true in Trump's final acts and in the Brazilian reincarnation of Mussolini。 Madeleine Albright is a brilliant observer （from the inside） of international politics and her warnings are not only precise， but dreadful。 It’s disturbing how she points out structures of Fascism echoing on contemporary Populisms throughout the globe。 And it’s definitely shocking how her predictions came true in Trump's final acts and in the Brazilian reincarnation of Mussolini。 。。。more
Razi
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A valuable introduction to the dangers of fascism， replete with examples from the 20th century to the present day。 It highlights the fragility of democratic systems and the ease with which strongman leaders and fascistic societies can come into being by preying on the fears， insecurities， and hatred of the masses as well as the desire for simple and easy solutions。This book is full of insights that I regret I had not had sooner。 The author mentioned that some accuse the book's title of being ala A valuable introduction to the dangers of fascism， replete with examples from the 20th century to the present day。 It highlights the fragility of democratic systems and the ease with which strongman leaders and fascistic societies can come into being by preying on the fears， insecurities， and hatred of the masses as well as the desire for simple and easy solutions。This book is full of insights that I regret I had not had sooner。 The author mentioned that some accuse the book's title of being alarmist in tone， to which I echo the sentiments of the author in that the dangers are far from exaggerated。 。。。more
Laura
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No additional summaries of what make this book excellent are needed。 I wrote comments on takeways。 I looked at them。 I asked myself， who is your audience？ I edited them。 I deleted them。 I did it again。 Finally this: just read the book。 Or better yet， listen to it。 I was able to borrow the audio version from my library for free and so was able to do [some of] my gardening and house chores while reading with my ears。 You won’t need me or anyone else to point out the takeaways。 You will do it yours No additional summaries of what make this book excellent are needed。 I wrote comments on takeways。 I looked at them。 I asked myself， who is your audience？ I edited them。 I deleted them。 I did it again。 Finally this: just read the book。 Or better yet， listen to it。 I was able to borrow the audio version from my library for free and so was able to do [some of] my gardening and house chores while reading with my ears。 You won’t need me or anyone else to point out the takeaways。 You will do it yourself， no problem。 Not because the author tells you what to think because really， she doesn’t。 That’s why this book is so good。 One reason， anyway， maybe a small reason， but without it the entire work would lose value。 Here I go again。 Just read it。 。。。more
Jane Goodall
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Fascinating and very informative。 She has first hand knowledge of the fascists， as either living through the era of Hitler and Mussolini or dealing with current fascists in her role as Secretary of State。 Interesting history lesson of Hitler， Mussolini， Erogan， Deterte， Kim Jung-Il and others as to how they came to power。 Scary similarities to Trump。 If you don't have time to read the entire book， make sure you read the last chapter。 Very insightful。 I wish Georgetown put her classes on TV or on Fascinating and very informative。 She has first hand knowledge of the fascists， as either living through the era of Hitler and Mussolini or dealing with current fascists in her role as Secretary of State。 Interesting history lesson of Hitler， Mussolini， Erogan， Deterte， Kim Jung-Il and others as to how they came to power。 Scary similarities to Trump。 If you don't have time to read the entire book， make sure you read the last chapter。 Very insightful。 I wish Georgetown put her classes on TV or on a podcast。 。。。more
Marlene Galea
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The writer's voice is just a beautiful mature accompaniment on a journey through recent history， tracing familiar patterns to outcomes we don't want to see again。。。and highlighting the warning signs around us。 The writer's voice is just a beautiful mature accompaniment on a journey through recent history， tracing familiar patterns to outcomes we don't want to see again。。。and highlighting the warning signs around us。 。。。more
Aldhyrio
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Not just another political-historic book。 It is well written with an anecdote and personal experience。
Greg
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A gracefully written， and compellingly personal， reflection on fascism and the many faces it can present from a remarkable woman who was not only Secretary of State under Bill Clinton， but also herself a refugee from both Nazi and Soviet rule。She has had a remarkable opportunity over her long life to encounter many different kinds of leaders who either border on， or are full-fledged members， of authoritarian and fascist behavior。 In this book she gives personal testimony to her acquaintance with A gracefully written， and compellingly personal， reflection on fascism and the many faces it can present from a remarkable woman who was not only Secretary of State under Bill Clinton， but also herself a refugee from both Nazi and Soviet rule。She has had a remarkable opportunity over her long life to encounter many different kinds of leaders who either border on， or are full-fledged members， of authoritarian and fascist behavior。 In this book she gives personal testimony to her acquaintance with such diverse figures as Erdogan of Turkey， Duerte of the Philippines， Putin of Russia， Xi of China， and a host of others。 She also remembers fleeing with her family from the Nazis while a girl in her native Checkoslovakia and then later having to flee again after the war when the Soviets overran that country。She discusses the conditions that make the ground fertile for such authoritarian figures -- such as economic and/or social disarray， the seeming incompetence or inability of existing authorities to successfully address the problem（s）， and the acknowledged genius of some to be able to seize on the moment and to promise the people what they want to hear。 Some of them， while steadily pursuing their central goal of building up and cementing their power uber Dalles， also do -- at least for a while -- succeed in delivering better economic and social conditions for their followers。 Among these were Hitler， Mussolini， Erdogan， Orban in Hungary， and Kacynski in Poland。 Inevitably， though， these strong men eventually turn to using the existing system to pack the courts， oust unfavorable journalists， round up critics， and impose their own will through exercise of selective violence。In these reflections， she also muses on what has occurred in the United States in recent decades in which we， too， have seen grave social， economic， and political matters either unaddressed or poorly so， our leaders seemingly incapable of delivering on promises， and the steady slippage of so many from the kind of economic and social security that they had always heretofore taken for granted。She warns -- as if the entire Trump episode and the continuing miserable performance of Big Lie adherents are not revealing enough -- that the United States also seems ripe for falling into the delusion that only a Great Man can save them， a Great Man whose views and policies are more important than constitutional safeguards or electoral niceties。In short， it can happen here！From my own perspective， it is steadily unrolling here as tribalism deepens， savage rhetoric worsens， and the desire for vengeance on the other side mounts。It is， at best， a 50-50 call as to whether the United States -- already an oligarchy and no longer a democratic republic -- can survive this and return to the vision of the Founders！ 。。。more
Heather Kidd
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I’m glad I read this book， it opened my eyes to a lot of stuff I wasn’t aware of both in history and in current times。 I found the first half fascinating。 Then it bogged down a bit for me but finished off strong。 She brought up a lot of good questions we should be asking ourselves about what makes a good leader。 Her voice was upbeat， matter of fact and hopeful。 I appreciated she didn’t take to slandering anybody， not even the worst of leaders。
Jyl Curry
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Excellent historical narrative， but the last third of the book covering contemporary fascists was definitely my favorite section of the book。 If you’re not a huge history buff， the last third is still worth reading/listening。 Madeleine Albright describes amazing personal experiences and interactions with world leaders and politicians producing a more nuanced storytelling of nonfictional events。 And there’s lots of eloquently professional and highly restrained Trump bashing， if you’re into that s Excellent historical narrative， but the last third of the book covering contemporary fascists was definitely my favorite section of the book。 If you’re not a huge history buff， the last third is still worth reading/listening。 Madeleine Albright describes amazing personal experiences and interactions with world leaders and politicians producing a more nuanced storytelling of nonfictional events。 And there’s lots of eloquently professional and highly restrained Trump bashing， if you’re into that sort of thing。 。。。more
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