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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Lewis wrote this book in 1935, based on the rise of "good 'ol boy" populist demagogue Huey Long in Louisiana. His rise to power paralleled the rise of fascism in Europe at the time. I have the book if anyone wants to borrow it, or you can get it from the library.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Gerry F.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">PS parallels to today, especially with "Good 'ol Boy" JD on board, are remarkable.</div><div><br></div>
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On Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 09:11:21 PM CDT, Kim Suhr via Lekooks <lekooks@lekook.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><div><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Dear Kooks,</font><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><br class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"></font></div><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">The Wisconsin chapter of Writers for Democratic Action is presenting staged play readings of an abridged version of Sinclair Lewis' "It Can't Happen Here," a play about facism in America. The performances are free and you can attend the one in Waukesha and still make it to the concert at church! </font></div><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><br class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"></font></div><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><i style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Performances In the Milwaukee area:</font></i></div><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><i class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"></i><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Walkers Point, Anodyne Coffee Roasters, July 18 at 6pm,</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Milwaukee, Garden Park, corner of Locust and Bremen, Riverwest, sponsored by Woodland Pattern, July 19 at 1pm</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Waukesha Public Library, July 19, 4pm</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Milwaukee, Zao Church, 7pm</span><br style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Bayview, Sugar Maple, 7pm</span></font></div><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917" style="background-color: inherit;"><br class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"></font></span></div><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span style="color:rgb(34, 34, 34);font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;orphans:2;widows:2;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Here is information about WDA and the performances, which are being presented across the country: </span><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><a href="https://www.writersfordemocraticaction.org/ichh" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.writersfordemocraticaction.org/ichh</a></span></font></font></div><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><div style="orphans:2;widows:2;" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><br class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"></span></font></div><div style="orphans:2;widows:2;" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><span style="background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">Hope to see you there!</span></font></div><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><font size="4" class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"><br class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917"></font><div class="ydp7e0d34d6yiv5010349917">
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