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For the big-mouthed racist right, theirs is a rebellion in favour of order. For them, as in the 1930s, all variations – of gender, race or sexuality … - Paul Mason
" "For the big-mouthed racist right, theirs is a rebellion in favour of order. For them, as in the 1930s, all variations – of gender, race or sexuality – have to be interpreted as the strong versus the weak. They love the theatre of the mass rally, where the charismatic leader – the magic helper, as Fromm called him – can browbeat them so hard with illogic, that when "experts" confront them with the facts it does not matter.
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About Paul Mason
Paul Mason (born 23 January 1960) is an English journalist and broadcaster. He was Culture and Digital Editor of , becoming the programme's Economics Editor on 1 June 2014, a post he formerly held on 's programme. He is the author of several books, and a visiting professor at the .
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