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elleng

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Sat Jan 19, 2019, 10:02 PM Jan 2019

*MPT now, PBS, Ch. 22. Rick Steves Special

The Story of Fascism in Europe

How fascism rose and then fell in Europe—taking millions of people with it. Steves traces fascism's history from its roots in the turbulent aftermath of World War I, when masses of angry people rose up, to the rise of charismatic leaders

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*MPT now, PBS, Ch. 22. Rick Steves Special (Original Post) elleng Jan 2019 OP
what is mpt? AllaN01Bear Jan 2019 #1
Maryland Public Television elleng Jan 2019 #2
I saw that about a week ago and it was scary rurallib Jan 2019 #3
No doubt it's behind the scenes, elleng Jan 2019 #4
Well made. We just stumbled on it here. Spread the word. empedocles Jan 2019 #5
Great program that had to be made. Focuses on fascism in 1930s-40s appalachiablue Jan 2019 #6

rurallib

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3. I saw that about a week ago and it was scary
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 10:28 PM
Jan 2019

Steves never mentioned anything going on today, but it seemed to be behind the scenes, as it were.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
5. Well made. We just stumbled on it here. Spread the word.
Sat Jan 19, 2019, 11:03 PM
Jan 2019

Well worth watching. Lays out the dictator's formula.

appalachiablue

(41,056 posts)
6. Great program that had to be made. Focuses on fascism in 1930s-40s
Sun Jan 20, 2019, 01:09 AM
Jan 2019

Germany, Italy and lesser known Spain under the military dictatorship of Gen. Franco from 1939-1975. Not shown is the British Union of Fascists (BUF), 1930s 'blackshirts' under Sir Oswald Mosely that were disbanded in 1940. Today once again, dangerous far right ultraconservative and authoritarian currents are stirring in Europe, in Orban's Hungary, Poland, Greece, Spain and more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Union_of_Fascists



Rick Steves Europe Preview. In this one-hour special, Rick travels back a century to learn how fascism rose and then fell in Europe — taking millions of people with it. We'll trace fascism's history from its roots in the turbulent aftermath of World War I, when masses of angry people rose up, to the rise of charismatic leaders who manipulated that anger, the totalitarian societies they built, and the brutal measures they used to enforce their ideology.

We'll see the horrific consequences: genocide and total war. And we'll be inspired by the stories of those who resisted. Along the way, we'll visit poignant sights throughout Europe relating to fascism, and talk with Europeans whose families lived through those times. Our goal: to learn from the hard lessons of 20th-century Europe, and to recognize that ideology in the 21st century. https://www.ricksteves.com/tv-programmers/fascism



Blackshirts Parade, British Union of Fascists under Sir Oswald Mosley, 1936 London.



Sir Oswald Mosely, BUF (British Union of Fascists, 1920s-30s)
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