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Surperbly written and researched. The author certainly does well in revealing the common techniques of strongmen authoritarians from Mussolini to the present. Most disturbing is how perfectly Trump fits the mold. It's more than the striking resemblance both physically and in gestures and mannerisms that connects Trump and Mussolini, which were clear from his first campaign. It's that phony masculinity and macho man routine. Even Trump's rallies use the disco hit Macho Macho Man and that just emphasizes how desperate and pathetic Trump is to show what a tough guy he is. Students of history or anyone who ever saw a documentary on Il Duce have found it hard to deny the strong similarities. What is frightening is that Americans are not educated and informed enough to understand what's happening before their very eyes. This author couldn't have written a more timely and essential work, a book that helps explain the current American nightmare flirtation with totalitariansm.