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It is now a prophetic saying that “When #fascism comes to #America , it will be wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.” This accurate prediction was inspired by the 1935 dystopian novel “It Can’t Happen Here”, written by #American novelist #SinclairLewis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Can%27t_Happen_Here
That novel had a plot, but the #FelonsCrusade is going according to the *nonexistent* plan!
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@ubuntourist
I looked it up to verify.While the words appear in Chapter 9 of "It Can't Happen Here", it's actually a combined edit of several lines describing the character across multiple paragraphs.
(Still dead-on though.)It even mentions the future president speaking at the "Y.M.H.A" (predecessor to the #YMCA.) 😆
#SinclairLewis
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Kate Armstrong’s remark about #SinclairLewis reminded me of his vision of a #dystopian #US and a sanctuary #Canada in #ItCan’tHappenHere. I included it in my piece about how Canada figures in #American #dystopias, written in ‘24 but still painfully relevant. doncurren.blogspot.com/2024/06/what...
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tc64ppbzqxgyosog5dqutnkd/post/3mbbzdukmcc2n
What Happened to Canada When t... -
I think perhaps we want a more conscious life. We're tired of drudging and sleeping and dying. We're tired of seeing just a few people able to be individualists. We're tired of always deferring hope till the next generation.
-- Sinclair Lewis (Main Street (1920)) -
Just look at the start of chapter 12 of “It can’t happen here” with an excerpt of the book of dear leader. Sound familiar, doesn’t it?
I'm still wondering whether Trump (or his writer(s)) could be sued for plagiarism?
#SinclairLewis #ItCantHappenHere
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HUH!
Svenska Ylen #Kulturpodden käsitteli äsken mm. vuoden '30 nobelistin Sinclair Lewisin vuonna '35 ilmestynyttä It Can't Happen Here / Meillä sitä ei voi tapahtua, joka kertoo pressaksi valitusta tyypistä, josta tulee #USA:n eka diktaattori, ja jonka puheet ja teot menevät aivan yksiin Dumpin kera.
https://arenan.yle.fi/1-75837980
#KirjaMastodon #kirjamasto #kirja #kirjat #SinclairLewis #Lewis #Trump #Dump #Yhdysvallat #USpol #kulttuuri #taide #Nobel #KirjallisuudenNobel
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Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.
-- Sinclair Lewis⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #SinclairLewis #Advertising #Economics #Value
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #TheMaze #Dollhouse #Canyonlands #Utah
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I think perhaps we want a more conscious life. We're tired of drudging and sleeping and dying. We're tired of seeing just a few people able to be individualists. We're tired of always deferring hope till the next generation.
-- Sinclair Lewis (Main Street (1920)) -
Aktuelle Meldung:
Zum 140. Geburtstag des Literaturnobelpreisträgers Sinclair Lewis, dessen Roman "Das ist bei uns nicht möglich" nun nochmals traurige Berühmtheit erlangt.>> https://www.sf-lit.de/aktuelle-meldungen/letzte-meldung-2501/
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Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.
-- Sinclair Lewis⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #SinclairLewis #Advertising
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Seashells #Everglades #Florida
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@benroyce @Vonskinnback @rameshgupta you are trying to insult, or not? Regardless, I take your point. Very #sinclairlewis of you.
It's more that I calculate the probablility as effectively zero. I care about the future of many things and want everyone to vote.
But if you're going to argue that my individual vote could've ever swung any election that's a steep hill to climb.
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Sinclair Lewis is one of my favourite American authors.
His novels are not only of historical interest, for they still offer valuable insights into the culture of the USA today.
I would particularly recommend the 1925 "Arrowsmith" to any student or worker in medicine or the life sciences.
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"There are two insults which no human being will endure: the assertion that he hasn’t a sense of humor, and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble." — Sinclair Lewis — — — #SinclairLewis #quote #quotes #insult #humor #trouble #adversity #endure
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3 things about Richard Brooks’ ELMER GANTRY [1960]
1. Shoveling coal in the furnace for a plate of black-eyed peas. Without a touch of self-loathing, he takes a job in a Black church.
2. She sticks the wad of cash in the top of her stocking and says, “The best bank in America.”
3. Cat in a cathouse.#3things #movies #burtlancaster #religion #sinclairlewis #cinemastodon
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When facism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.
-- Sinclair Lewis⬆ #Quotes #SinclairLewis #Americans #Facism #Patriotism #Religion
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Fascinating article about the #V TV series on #VanityFair. It was inspired by a book called #ItCantHappenHere by #SinclairLewis. In the book, written in 1935, ‘United States is torn apart by a flamboyant blowhard politician who uses fearmongering and empty promises to the working class to win election before consolidating his power, shattering the traditions of governance, breaking any laws that constrain him, and stoking paranoia and division.’.
How unrealistic.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/05/the-v-files-legacy
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Found a couple #books on the sidewalk! #groundscore #stephenHawking #sinclairLewis #found #book
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#SinclairLewis warned those who believed “It Can’t Happen Here” that it (fascism) CAN happen here - in 1935! 👉 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZTRKoBEQX/
#SaveAmerica from the #MAGA cult of ignorance and hate!
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spacex rocket explosion (rapid unscheduled dissassembly) is a success
---corporate mediaWAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH
---Orwell's Ministry of TruthImagine the headlines and news articles if this had been a government (NASA) launch rather than a privatized corporate one
#SPACEX #STARSHIP #MUSK #ORWELL #1984 #SINCLAIRLEWIS #CORPOS
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@Forticus der #OttfriedPreussler hat ja auch echt viel für die dt #Fantasy getan, wobei nach Kl Hexe/Gespenst/Wassermann mich der spätere #Krabat mehr beeindruckt hat. Habe Preussler auch 1x getroffen als er in #Passau den Dt Fantasypreis des #EDFC bekam, aber nur kurz gesprochen. / Was hat dich von #JohnSinclair (nehme an du meintest weder #UptonSinclair noch #SinclairLewis) und SpaceOpera zur Fantasy im #pnpde und #projektmyra #Weltenbau zurückgebracht?
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#Bookstodon has asked what 5-7 of my favorite authors are. It’s difficult to keep it to 7, but - #HarukiMurakami #MatJohnson #DarcyCoates #markzdanielewski #margaretatwood #SinclairLewis
#GeorgeSaunders