Not every book documenting the fascist scourge of the 20th century will mention the power of mockery and laughter in the face of authoritarians, but many have, and the use of such activism – sometimes called laughtivism – has since been documented by scholars and pro-democracy activists. Laughing at the Bad Man, it turns out, puts him in a bind and avoids what he really wants: Conflict and chaos.
I recently read Takeover - Hitler's Final Rise To Power. He was laughed at and mocked in newspapers and he still came to power. Don't think we can treat the threat lightly. We have to be vigilant because these people never stop trying.
