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proto-fascism

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[proh-toh-fa-shiz-uhm] / ˌproʊ toʊˈfæˌʃɪz əm /
Or protofascism

noun

  1. a political ideology, movement, or tendency having characteristics associated with fascism without being identified as fascism.

  2. a political ideology, movement, or body of thought regarded as a historical precursor to fascism.


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Miracles and proto-fascism aside, today’s virtual reality experiments draw on some of the same basic desires that have animated human thought about transforming food.

From Slate ● May 22, 2019

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