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The Fascist Politics of the Pandemic (Project Syndicate, 7 min read) Political leaders of some of the largest democracies in the world, namely the USA, India and Brazil are using the pandemic to impose their political beliefs and ideology further. Whether it’s maltreatment of ethnic minorities in India or a ban on immigrants in the USA, an uncanny resemblance to fascism is emerging.
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