{"product_id":"book-em5y","title":"A Brief History of Fascist Lies","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this short companion to his book \u003cem\u003eFrom Fascism to Populism in History\u003c\/em\u003e, world-renowned historian Federico Finchelstein explains why fascists regarded simple and often hateful lies as truth and why so many of their followers believed the falsehoods.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eThroughout the history of the twentieth century, many supporters of fascist ideologies regarded political lies as truth incarnated in their leader. From Hitler to Mussolini, fascist leaders capitalized on lies as the base of their power and popular sovereignty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eThis history continues in the present, when lies again seem to increasingly replace empirical truth. Now that actual news is presented as “fake news” and false news becomes government policy, \u003cem\u003eA Brief History of Fascist Lies\u003c\/em\u003e urges us to remember that the current talk of “post-truth” has a long political and intellectual lineage that we cannot ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hypnotic Press","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49380221157680,"sku":"BDem5y","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/541441-em5y-Square.jpg?v=1734993430","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-em5y","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}