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The rise of Fascism is like the assembling of a quilt. Each square in the quilt is in itself a valid topic for discussion, whether we agree or disagree with it, and while being absorbed by each square’s topic as interests us, we neglect to see that a quilt is being created. So, at each step of the evolution of the quilt, there is a dual issue, the issue within a square, which is loud and in our face, and the issue of the overall effect of the quilt, which if quiet and sneaking in the background.

A government is like a quilt, and with Democracy, that quilt should protect the interests of its citizens, but with Fascism, that quilt protects only the interests of a greedy and self-righteous few people. If you're cold and tired, and someone comes to cover you with a warm quilt, how do you know if that person will comfort you or smother you to death? Similarly, average people can easily mistake Fascism for righteous governance.

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