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Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future
by Jason Stanley
Jason Stanley’s Erasing History is yet another sharp, well-researched contribution to the growing library of fascist studies—but this one drills deeper into a chilling, central truth: the first battle fascists fight is always against knowledge itself.
I’ve read many books about the rise, reign, and return of fascism, but few have illuminated this specific, devastating tactic so clearly—the manipulation, erasure, and weaponization of information. Stanley doesn’t mince words. He lays bare how fascists target facts, reason, science, education, and historical record in a relentless campaign to control the public mind. And he shows how this isn’t just theoretical—it’s happening now, in real time.
Published on the cusp of a pivotal U.S. election, Erasing History reads like a darkly prophetic playbook. I wasn’t shocked by how much of it mirrors what we’re seeing unfold today—but I was outraged. Outraged that those who claim to cherish liberty have embraced a movement so antithetical to it. Outraged by the willful ignorance, the gleeful revisionism, the absolute absence of pushback against lies that corrode the nation’s moral core.
Fascism thrives not only on violence, but on narrative control—a narrative designed to erase nuance, vilify difference, and awaken the darkest instincts in the human soul. Stanley exposes how this rewriting of reality enables a dangerous kind of false freedom: one where truth becomes optional and democracy cannot endure.
True freedom demands honest reckoning—with both our triumphs and our failures. We cannot defend what we refuse to see clearly. And if we lose the ability to tell the truth, we lose the republic.
This book is essential. Not just for those studying history, but for anyone still committed to preserving a future rooted in justice, integrity, and shared reality.
I’ve read many books about the rise, reign, and return of fascism, but few have illuminated this specific, devastating tactic so clearly—the manipulation, erasure, and weaponization of information. Stanley doesn’t mince words. He lays bare how fascists target facts, reason, science, education, and historical record in a relentless campaign to control the public mind. And he shows how this isn’t just theoretical—it’s happening now, in real time.
Published on the cusp of a pivotal U.S. election, Erasing History reads like a darkly prophetic playbook. I wasn’t shocked by how much of it mirrors what we’re seeing unfold today—but I was outraged. Outraged that those who claim to cherish liberty have embraced a movement so antithetical to it. Outraged by the willful ignorance, the gleeful revisionism, the absolute absence of pushback against lies that corrode the nation’s moral core.
Fascism thrives not only on violence, but on narrative control—a narrative designed to erase nuance, vilify difference, and awaken the darkest instincts in the human soul. Stanley exposes how this rewriting of reality enables a dangerous kind of false freedom: one where truth becomes optional and democracy cannot endure.
True freedom demands honest reckoning—with both our triumphs and our failures. We cannot defend what we refuse to see clearly. And if we lose the ability to tell the truth, we lose the republic.
This book is essential. Not just for those studying history, but for anyone still committed to preserving a future rooted in justice, integrity, and shared reality.