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Recent Examples of Big Brotherism
Weaponizing social media and other U.S. businesses to do what the Constitution would not allow government to do is Big Brotherism.
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WSJ, 31 Mar. 2021
WSJ, 31 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Big Brotherism
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Leading scholars, including historians of fascism, keep making alarming comparisons between WW2 and the present.—
Chris Doyle,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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The bottom line: The recent arrests and lack of due process in other cases have some experts worried about the nation's trend toward fascism and authoritarianism under Trump, writes Axios' Russell Contreras and Steph Solis.—
Esteban L. Hernandez,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Turning to culture to explain difference By 1933, the rise of Nazism had added urgency to the scientific study of race.—
John P. Jackson,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2025
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As Neville Chamberlain’s ghost watched, Vice President JD Vance lit into Europeans in a speech in Munich and then met the leader of an extremist right-wing party, the Alternative for Germany, which many Germans see as descended from Nazism.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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American Values, Global Impact The United States has long been characterized by its willingness to provide refuge to those escaping tyranny.—
Andy J. Semotiuk,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Throughout history, across continents and cultures, people have drawn upon the Exodus narrative as a powerful metaphor and rallying cry against tyranny and injustice.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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The oligarchs in Hungary and Russia support the dictatorship with their monetary gains in return for being allowed to remain billionaires.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2025
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The biographical drama is inspired by the lives of Brazilian activist Eunice Paiva and her politician husband Rubens, who was murdered for his dissidence toward the military dictatorship of 1970s Brazil.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Big Brotherism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Big%20Brotherism. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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