March 1945 US Army information sheet on Fascism for the troops

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4. Excellent read. Very prescient...

"Most of the people in America like to be good
neighbors. But, at various times and places in our
history, we have had sorry instances of mob sadism,
lynchings, vigilantism, terror, and suppression of civil
liberties. We have had our hooded gangs, Black
Legions, Silver Shirts, and racial and religious bigots.
All of them, in the name of Americanism, have used
undemocratic methods and doctrines which experience
has shown can be properly identified as "fascist."

"Any fascist attempt to gain power in America would
not use the exact Hitler pattern. It would work under
the guise of "super-patriotism" and "super-American-
ism." Fascist leaders are neither stupid nor naive.
They know that they must hand out a line that "sells."
Huey Long is said to have remarked that if fascism
came to America, it would be on a program of "Ameri-
canism."