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Remembering the Holocaust

  Quick Link   As we approach the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz,and the other death camps, we memorialize those in and outside of the camps, who either tried, or succeeded in rescuing Jews, in that awful circumstance. Much more can be said about the fascist who are now actually in our federal government, and doing great harm. For now, the article linked to below can be useful. the-legacy-of-those-who-stood-against-fascism-then-and-now/

The Word “Fascism” Returns to Popular Usage

 Although still not extremely common, recent accusations that our former leader is a fascist have been broadcast widely by the media. This is taking a step ahead, as persons who have been close to him have stated this unequivocally. We should listen to those who have been closest to him. More later

A Massacre in France: Eighty Years Ago

The Massacre at Oradour   On this date in 1944, German troops entered the village of Oradour in France, gathered up 642 of the citizens of the small village and massacred them in the town center. According to James Holland, in his book “Normandy ‘44,” this was the result of a mistaken identification of the town as the home of an Allied soldier who killed a German in the days following D-day. Some 200 children were among those murdered on this day in 1944 in Oradour. May the memory of all these unfortunate innocents be eternal.

The Matter at Hand

 As political forces on the right recoil from engagement with the world, democracy in America is increasingly imperiled.  Is it only a coincidence that as a steely fascism advances, corporate power likewise increases and threatens to take over control of the whole country? Let us, then, be about the very serious business of protecting democracy now.  Let us begin, as this blog entreats:  Just say, “No,” to Nazis.