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It Can't Happen Here (Signet Classics)

Sinclair Lewis

“The novel that foreshadowed Donald Trump’s authoritarian appeal.”—Salon It Can’t Happen Here

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Behind the Bastards

It was mentioned that Gerald B. Winrod was the model for the fictional American Fhrer, Buzz Windrip, in Sinclair Lewis's book, 'It Can't Happen Here'.

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One of the fun bits of little history here is that Winrod was actually the model for Buzz Windrip, the fictional American Fhrer cooked up by Sinclair Lewis for his book, It Can't Happen Here.

— Episode: Part Two: The Founding Father of Fake Ca...

Episode: Part Two: The Founding Father of Fake Cancer Cures

It was mentioned that Gerald B. Winrod was the model for the fictional American Fhrer, Buzz Windrip, in Sinclair Lewis's book, 'It Can't Happen Here'.

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One of the fun bits of little history here is that Winrod was actually the model for Buzz Windrip, the fictional American Fhrer cooked up by Sinclair Lewis for his book, It Can't Happen Here.

Episode: Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

It was a book and a movie script that was cancelled before production. It was intended as a warning against fascism and the dangers of complacency in the face of it.

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All us lazy-minded Dorimas's are responsible. I used to think that wars and depressions were brought on by diplomats and bankers. They were brought on by us liberals because we did nothing to stop them.

Episode: Part Two: The Founding Father of Fake Cancer Cures

It was mentioned that Gerald B. Winrod was the model for Buzz Windrip, a fictional American Fhrer from the book.

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One of the fun bits of little history here is that Winrod was actually the model for Buzz Windrip, the fictional American Fhrer cooked up by Sinclair Lewis for his book, It Can't Happen Here.

Episode: Part Two: How Hollywood Helped The Nazis

The discussion highlighted Sinclair Lewis's novel It Can't Happen Here, noting that he wrote it and that it sold very well, influencing antifascist discourse.

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He wrote it can't happen here and uh it sold very well But that was still just a couple 100 000 copies

Sinclair Lewis wrote it can't happen here

Episode: Part Two: The Founding Father of Fake Cancer Cures

It was mentioned that Gerald B. Winrod, a fascist sympathizer, was the model for the fictional American Fhrer in Sinclair Lewis's book, 'It Can't Happen Here'.

"

One of the fun bits of little history here is that Winrod was actually the model for Buzz Windrip, the fictional American Fhrer cooked up by Sinclair Lewis for his book, It Can't Happen Here.

Episode: Part Two: The Founding Father of Fake Cancer Cures

It was mentioned that Gerald B. Winrod was the model for the fictional American Fhrer, Buzz Windrip, in Sinclair Lewis's book, 'It Can't Happen Here'.

"

One of the fun bits of little history here is that Winrod was actually the model for Buzz Windrip, the fictional American Fhrer cooked up by Sinclair Lewis for his book, It Can't Happen Here.

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

It was mentioned as a book inspired by Smedley Butler's whistleblowing on the Business Plot, demonstrating how such events can occur in the US and highlighting the potential threat to democracy.

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...that that it can happen here. Right. In fact, the book It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis was in a lot of ways inspired by Butler's whistleblowing on the business plot.

— Episode: Gangsters of Capitalism, with Jonathan K...

Episode: Gangsters of Capitalism, with Jonathan Katz

It was mentioned as a book inspired by Smedley Butler's whistleblowing on the Business Plot, demonstrating how such events can occur in the US and highlighting the potential threat to democracy.

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...that that it can happen here. Right. In fact, the book It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis was in a lot of ways inspired by Butler's whistleblowing on the business plot.

Episode: Gangsters of Capitalism, with Jonathan Katz

It was mentioned as a novel that was partly inspired by Smedley Butler's exposure of the Business Plot, highlighting the potential for fascism to take root in the United States.

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The shortest way to put it is, you know, that that it can happen here. Right. In fact, the book It Can't Happen Here by Sinclair Lewis was in a lot of ways inspired by Butler's whistleblowing on the business plot.

The Daily Stoic

The book was used to understand the character of Donald Trump, highlighting the similarities between his political style and the themes of the novel.

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the best way I understood Trump was Sinclair Lewis's it can't happen here

— Episode: Timothy Denevi on the Power of Reading a...

Episode: Timothy Denevi on the Power of Reading and Learnin...

The book was used to understand the character of Donald Trump, highlighting the similarities between his political style and the themes of the novel.

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the best way I understood Trump was Sinclair Lewis's it can't happen here

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