“ON TYRANNY” BY THOMAS SNYDER
This small book will capture you with its first lesson:
Do not obey in advance. Professor
Snyder has deep historical knowledge of the fall of democracies and uses this
knowledge to give relevant warnings and actions to take in light of the crisis
in democracy we are in today. From voter suppression, attacks on the press,
education, militarism and nationalism and the current widespread economic
inequality in our country, his examples and lessons learned lead us to proper
vigilance and response in these chaotic times. It’s a quick first read but
guaranteed to bring you back over and over for clarification and new ideas.
In lieu of purchasing from Amazon, try the St. Johns
County Public Library or it’s available from Barnes and Noble at this link:
“Snyder knows this
subject cold. . . . It is impossible to read aphorisms like ‘post-truth is
pre-fascism’ and not feel a small chill about the current state of the
Republic. . . . Approach this short book the same you would a medical pamphlet
warning about an infectious disease. Read it carefully and be on the lookout
for symptoms.” —Daniel W. Drezner, The New York Times Book Review
Timothy Snyder is the Levin Professor of History at Yale
University. He is the author of Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and
Stalin and Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning.
Snyder is a member of the Committee on Conscience of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum and a permanent fellow of the Institute for Human
Sciences in Vienna.
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