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Fascisterne Explained: What the Danish Word Means, Who It Refers To, and the History Behind It

The word fascisterne can stop an English-speaking reader because it resembles the English word fascist while adding a distinctive Danish ending. That small linguistic difference matters: a mistranslation can turn an ordinary grammatical form into what appears to be the name of a specific organisation. The historical stakes are larger still. The people described as fascists belonged, in different countries…