How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them: A talk by author Jason Stanley and a conversation with Andy Zee

May 1, 2019

When: Thursday, May 30, 7pm
Where: Revolution Books, 437 Malcolm X Blvd.
(Lenox Avenue @ 132nd Street)
New York, NY 10037

Be there if you possibly can, or gather your friends and watch the Livestream on Facebook

Fascist politics are running rampant in America today—and spreading around the world. Jason Stanley, a Yale philosopher, stands out as a scholar who not only uses this “f” word, but challenges people to confront the reality of fascism. He identifies the ten pillars of fascist politics, and charts their horrifying rise and deep history in his book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them.

Stanley will speak at Revolution Books May 30 in Harlem, in conversation with Andy Zee, spokesperson for Revolution Books who argues that Trump and Pence are so dangerous for humanity that mass, sustained non-violent protest is required to drive them from office. The discussion will explore these issues and implications for how we act today.

“By placing Trump in transnational and transhistorical perspective, Stanley sees patterns that others miss… By calling Trump a ‘fascist’—a word that strikes many Americans as alien and extreme—Stanley is trying to spark public alarm. He doesn’t want Americans to respond to Trump’s racist, authoritarian offensives by moving their moral goal posts. The greater danger, he suggests, isn’t hyperbole, it’s normalization. And twenty months into Trump’s presidency, the evidence is mounting that he’s right.” —The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice)

Jason Stanley is a professor of philosophy at Yale University; and is the author of five books, including How Propaganda Works, and co-author of the upcoming Hustle: The Politics of Language. He writes about free speech, mass incarceration, and authoritarianism for The New York Times and other publications.

Andy Zee is the spokesperson for Revolution Books, a co-initiator of RefuseFascism.org, and an advocate for the new communism and leadership of Bob Avakian. He was recently interviewed by The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur about organizing for an actual revolution, and the urgency of driving out the Trump/Pence fascist regime.

Suggested donation $5-10 for events at RB.

The Revolution Books Educational Fund sponsors events at RB. RBEF is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and contributions are tax deductible to extent allowed by law.

IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY, WE REFUSE TO ACCEPT A FASCIST AMERICA!

NOW IS the TIME WHEN WE MUST RISE UP and ACT to STOP the CONSOLIDATION of TRUMP MAGA FASCISM. For the lives of people here and around the world we must refuse unlawful and inhumane orders… we must fill the streets and town squares in non-violent protest—not stopping until we become millions — not relenting until this regime is no longer able to implement its program or maintain its hold on power.

Volunteer

Donate