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Fascism lurks behind the dangerous conflation of the terms 'partisan' and 'political'

  • Written by Lawrence Torcello, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Rochester Institute of Technology
imageSupporters, including one wearing a t-shirt bearing former President Donald Trump's photo that says "Political prisoner," watch as Trump departs the federal courthouse after arraignment, June 13, 2023, in Miami. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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