Dispatches from a Porch Swing

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“We’re having a wee bit of a fascist crisis…”

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Jen Deaderick
Apr 13, 2025
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In France, when we discussed events back in the US it was basically, “C’est horrible, non?” And I would say, “Oui, c’est horrible,” and we’d leave it at that. I didn’t have the French vocabulary to even try to explain it all.

Now I’m in Scotland and everyone has questions. We’re having a wee bit of a fascist crisis and they want to understand. All I hav…

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