The phrase exterminate all homosexuals and fascism will vanish is often attributed to him [57][58] in pravda, he wrote There is already a sarcastic saying Destroy homosexuality and fascism will disappear. Gorky’s vitriol speaks for the high political tensions of the totalitarian era “…destroy homosexuals and fascism will vanish…” and stalin approved
Hitler had come to power in germany and the two regimes were locked into a public exchange of homophobic slurs in a propaganda war against the other. Original russian language article by On 23 may 1934, pravda and izvestiya published an article by gorky declaiming, in language reminiscent of a political trial, that homosexuality was the result of pernicious influences from the western bourgeoisie and german fascism The article concluded with the slogan “destroy homosexuality and fascism will disappear!” Whyte received no response to his letter
Maksim gorky wrote an editorial for pravda with an infamous promise “eradicate all homosexuals and fascism will vanish”. I loved you from the bottom of my heart ” Meanwhile, as gorky’s relationship with stalin worsened, the latter stopped visiting. The frankfurt school’s erich fromm also claimed to find a relationship between homosexuality and sadomasochistic character disorders typical of fascists In the soviet union, the writer maxim gorky proclaimed
“exterminate all homosexuals and fascism will vanish.” An article by gorky declaiming, in language reminiscent of a political trial, that homosexuality was the result of pernicious influences from the western bourgeoisie and german facism Destroy homosexuality and fascism will disappear!' article 154 quickly became a tool of reprisal against political dissent. It is often said that he equated homosexuality with fascism, stating that exterminate all homosexuals and fascism will vanish [148][149] he was actually quoting a popular saying, gorky in fact said Checking browseryour browser will redirect to your requested content shortly.
“he has all that virility,” steve bannon told the spectator of london “he also had amazing fashion sense, right, that whole thing with the uniforms.” social media feeds lit up with quips about the homoerotic subtext of bannon’s mussolini crush This may have been an unexpected instance of a connection made between fascism and gay masculinism, but it is hardly without precedent In the soviet union, writer maxim gorky claimed that eradicating homosexuals [will make] fascism disappear Gay antifascists had to stay in the closet in order to avoid rejection by their movement As well, knowing that some nazis were homosexual, a phrase was attributed to him that said ‘exterminate all homosexuals and fascism will vanish’
Although he was himself was quoting another he was decidedly homophobic. Schwulenreferat im allgemeiner studierendenausschuss (hereafter asta) der fu berlin, dokumentation der vortragsreihe Rosa winkel verlag, 1992), 281 From that point forward, homosexuality was seen as a crime against the great workers’ state.
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