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[โ€“] anachronist@midwest.social -5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Norman Mailer once said "the dark cloud of fascism is forever descending on America but it only ever lands in Europe."

[โ€“] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 months ago

I have a feeling Norman Mailer would've had a different opinion if he were, say, an African-American man. Or a trans woman. Or any of a number of other marginalized groups.