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This isn't just an empty quote, but psychologically studied and backed with empirical evidence. Some people are extremely susceptible to fascism.
Read Bob Altemeyer's work for more deets: https://theauthoritarians.org/
I know it's not an empty quote, I'm German and I know who Hannah Arendt was, and that was why I thought this quote to be particularly poignant here.
Was lending strength to your quote for others that happen to come across it 💪