How Do You Face The Hate On Your Doorstep?

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February 24, 2018

For the first time since World War II, far-right and neo-fascist groups are winning converts and votes — all over Europe and also here at home. Why is it happening, and can it be stopped? In this hour, we hear stories from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the Milwaukee suburbs. Each one begs the question: what do you do when fascism wears a familiar face?

Adolph Hitler
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If hate moved next door, would you recognize it? Edgar Feuchtwanger was a young Jewish boy living in Munich when Adolf Hitler moved into the building across the street. Edgar recalls the horror of watching Hitler's rise to power.

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6:57
Benito Mussolini, during the march on Rome,
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In 2017, a new museum of fascism was proposed in Predappio, Italy—the birthplace of Benito Mussolini. Historically, the town was already a pilgrimage site for neo-Fascist groups. Journalist Ilaria Maria Sala explains the town’s history with fascism and how they’re trying to reckon with it today.

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8:18
Fighter jets
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From the European Union to the United States, analysts have claimed that the Western world is seeing a resurgence of populism. Dutch philosopher Rob Riemen disagrees though, he says it's time to call the problem what it is: fascism.

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11:23
Pardeep Singh Kaleka and Arno Michaelis
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Pardeep Singh Kaleka's father was murdered when a white supremacist attacked the Sikh temple that his father led. Remarkably, he and a former white supremacist met just two months after the massacre. Now, they work together.

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14:58
Dictators who are also authors
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When they weren’t committing mass murder, many of the noteworthy authoritarian leaders of the 20th century wrote books. Terrible books. Journalist Daniel Kalder read all of them.

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7:57
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February 24, 2018
September 29, 2018
May 18, 2019
March 28, 2020
Guests: 
Edgar Feuchtwanger
Writer and Historian
Ilaria Maria Sala
Journalist
Rob Rieman
Author and Philosopher
Arno Michaelis
Speaker and Writer
Author and Co-Founder of Serve 2 Unite
Daniel Kalder
Author and Journalist
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March 20, 2020