From slogans to uniforms – the Nazification of ICE shouldn’t be underestimated

History may not repeat itself, but it echoes, and the 1930s taught us why symbolism matters. Fascism did not arrive with a single marching column, says historian Guy Walters, it arrived by making brutality feel normal, even noble. You don’t have to hear jackboots to recognise the direction of travel – the signs are everywhere