History may not repeat itself, but it echoes, and the 1930s taught us why symbolism matters. Fascism did not arrive with a single marching column, says historian Guy Walters, it arrived by making brutality feel normal, even noble. You don’t have to hear jackboots to recognise the direction of travel – the signs are everywhere
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History may not repeat itself, but it echoes, and the 1930s taught us why symbolism matters. Fascism did not arrive with a single marching column, says historian Guy Walters, it arrived by making brutality feel normal, even noble. You don’t have to hear jackboots to recognise the direction of travel – the signs are everywhere
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