Fuzzy Leapfrog
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons
1) Do not obey in advance.
2) Defend institutions.
3) Beware the one-party state.
4) Take responsibility for the face of the world.
5) Remember professional ethics.
6) Be wary of paramilitaries.
7) Be reflective if you must be armed.
8) Stand out.
9) Be kind to our language.
10) Believe in truth.
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Fuzzy Leapfrog
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11) Investigate.
12) Make eye contact and small talk.
13) Practice corporeal politics.
14) Establish a private life.
15) Contribute to good causes.
16) Learn from peers in other countries.
17) Listen for dangerous words.
18) Be calm when the unthinkable arrives.
19) Be a patriot.
20) Be as courageous as you can.
Snyder, T. (2017). On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. Crown.
If there's a lesson you want to know more about, I'll do my best to summarise it.
Fuzzy Leapfrog
You remember these posts ⬆️ Well, Snyder is warning not only the US, but Germany as well.
"Elon Musk schaue "kolonial" auf Deutschland, [...]. Er (Musk) sei auf der Suche nach Partnern, die seine Sprache sprechen und er glaube, "die AfD wird mir helfen, den deutschen Rechtsstaat zu vernichten". Nur "die deutschen und europäischen Gesetze können ihn davon abhalten", sagt Snyder. Musk sei "gegen Rechtsstaaten - nicht nur gegen den amerikanischen, sondern überhaupt" [...]."
https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/ausland/usa-oligarchen-musk-timothy-snyder-100.html
Fuzzy Leapfrog
"Of course it's a coup"
"That coup is, in fact, happening. And if we do not recognize it for what it is, it could succeed."
"The ongoing actions by Musk and his followers are a coup because the individuals seizing power have no right to it. Elon Musk was elected to no office and there is no office that would give him the authority to do what he is doing. It is all illegal. It is also a coup in its intended effects: to undo democratic practice and violate human rights."
Fuzzy Leapfrog
"When exactly was the 'again' in the slogan 'Make America great again'? It is, sadly, the same 'again' as in 'Never again'." (p. 123)
Fuzzy Leapfrog
@steinstory 13 relates to physicality. Snyder sums it up like this:
"13. Practice corporeal politics. Power wants your body softening in your chair and your emotions dissipating on the screen. Get outside. Put your body in unfamiliar places with unfamiliar people. Make new friends and march with them."
Maike Stein
@fuzzyleapfrog What does number 13 mean?
And why be a patriot? (I'm really having difficulties with that one but that might be my german perspective.)
Fuzzy Leapfrog
@steinstory 19 is a bit tricky for me to understand, because that term is highly loaded in my mind. Snyder says the following about it:
"19. Be a patriot. Set a good example of what America means for the generations to come. They will need it."
Fuzzy Leapfrog
@steinstory My personal tl;dr of that would be: Touch grass. https://buffer.com/social-media-terms/touch-grass
Walter C. Smith
@steinstory @fuzzyleapfrog
Being a patriot imho is defending our constitution (Grundgesetz) and our country against totalitarians. Help defending our FDGO ...
Fuzzy Leapfrog
@stiefel_fan Yeah, I agree that this is what Snyder describes. Unfortunately, we (as Germans) have a very different perception of what a patriot wants or is. @steinstory
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