Political Patterns

Faith & Resilience

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - PART VIII — Hope in the Long Arc of Fascism

Mar 20, 2026

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8 min read

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - PART VIII — Hope in the Long Arc of Fascism

Finding Our Way Back After the Darkness Lifts

Gary Sims

Political Fatigue

Mar 8, 2026

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4 min read

May 8, 2026 – Yet, Another War

How We Justify What We Claim to Hate

Gary Sims

Political Patterns

Mar 4, 2026

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9 min read

Part VI — The Silencing of Dissent

When the State Decides Which Voices May Speak

Gary Sims

Faith & Resilience

Reflections Beyond the Noise: Recognizing the Patterns Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism

Feb 25, 2026

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11 min read

Reflections Beyond the Noise: Recognizing the Patterns Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism

Part V: The Use of Force as a First Language The Line They Intended to Cross

Gary Sims

Awakening

Feb 21, 2026

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7 min read

Oomphaloskepsis

When Navel Gazing Is Not Enough

Gary Sims

World History

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism: Part IV: The Cult of a Leader

Feb 16, 2026

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8 min read

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism: Part IV: The Cult of a Leader

How a Leader Becomes a Symbol Stronger Than Institutions

Gary Sims

World History

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - Part III-A: The Erosion of Institutions

Feb 9, 2026

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10 min read

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - Part III-A: The Erosion of Institutions

How Power Rebuilds Itself in Plain Sight

Gary Sims

World History

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - Part II: The Manufactured Enemy

Feb 6, 2026

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12 min read

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - Part II: The Manufactured Enemy

Choices We Learn to Make

Gary Sims

Political Patterns

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - PART VIII — Hope in the Long Arc of Fascism

May 8, 2026 – Yet, Another War

Part VI — The Silencing of Dissent

Reflections Beyond the Noise: Recognizing the Patterns Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism

Oomphaloskepsis

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism: Part IV: The Cult of a Leader

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - Part III-A: The Erosion of Institutions

Quiet Lessons from the History of Fascism - Part II: The Manufactured Enemy

Reflections Beyond the Noisse