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Irish_Dem

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5. Fascists must always destroy the educated, they are the first to go.

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Fri Feb 14, 2025, 11:14 AM

Feb 14

Stalin, Hitler, Mao, all got rid of the university professors first thing.

Because facts, truth, history, data are a threat to fascists who rely on
lies, cheating, dishonest, propaganda, gaslighting to obtain and maintain total control.

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