Madison Square Garden, 1939. 20,000 Americans gathered under swastika banners to celebrate George Washington's birthday and and openly rally in support of #Nazi #Germany. This happened in the heart of New York City, after #Hitler carved up Czechoslovakia, just six months before Hitler attacked #Poland, two years before Pearl Harbor. The American Nazi Party was legal, well-funded, and had support in the highest circles of power. Yet today, when people talk about #fascism