In 1939, a peculiar crowd of 10.000 gathered in Madison Square Garden. The meeting called itself "pro American", but the banners draping the stage sent a different message. Let's zoom in.

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George Washington, the American flag, and a swastika. The rally, held by a pro-Nazi organization, sent shivers down many spines in the US. And the question was raised: Could, what happened in Germany, happen here?

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Dorothy Thompson, the voice of anti-fascism at the time, famously said to the 10 million readers of her column, that fascism wouldn't show up with a strong German accent, but that it would use Americanism as a platform. The threat was not foreign, but homegrown.

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In our last episode, we discuss the ways in which fascism manifested itself in the United States back in the 30s, and we answer the question: Could it happen here?

Give it a listen and tell us what you think! https://www.buzzsprout.com/1122089/4658759-the-1930s-and-nazism-in-the-united-states-part-1

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