Book Review
Feb. 17th, 2025 04:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kenjariOn Tyranny
by Timothy Snyder
I'm rather late to the game on this one, but it's still so necessary. I read it on the way to an from a protest against the Musk-Trump regime, so it was exceedingly timely. This short book consists of 20 brief chapters, each on one aspect to tyranny and resisting it. He illuminates each point with examples from the 20th century, mostly from the European history most commonly taught in US schools, since the book is clearly aimed at an American audience. It's eye-opening, alarming, and reassuring in turns, and a good reminder that there is still so much we can do. This is essential reading for our times.
by Timothy Snyder
I'm rather late to the game on this one, but it's still so necessary. I read it on the way to an from a protest against the Musk-Trump regime, so it was exceedingly timely. This short book consists of 20 brief chapters, each on one aspect to tyranny and resisting it. He illuminates each point with examples from the 20th century, mostly from the European history most commonly taught in US schools, since the book is clearly aimed at an American audience. It's eye-opening, alarming, and reassuring in turns, and a good reminder that there is still so much we can do. This is essential reading for our times.
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Date: 2025-02-18 03:34 am (UTC)It sounds like the ideal setting. How did the protest go?
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Date: 2025-02-20 01:46 am (UTC)