An American President has sought to overthrow the #American #ConstitutionalOrder, and a #Russian President has undertaken a #war of aggression and atrocity in #Europe. These events, which surprised many, are anticipated and explained by the recent #history presented here. Indeed, I wrote this #book precisely to take away that sense of surprise
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Our problems with democracy begin with our misunderstandings of history

-#TimothySnyder,
Preface (2023),
#TheRoadToUnfreedom

#StopTrump #StopPutin

@Kristian_Kiehling

This book is a must read for anyone interested in Russian delusional thinking...

#TheRoadtoUnfreedom: #Russia, #Europe, #America by #TimothySnyder

https://bookwyrm.social/book/131464/s/the-road-to-unfreedom-russia-europe-america

And it gets really weird! Sexual and religious cult views of global politics. I'm not kidding!

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America - BookWyrm

The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America is a 2018 book by Timothy Snyder. In it, Snyder explores Russian attempts to influence Western democracies and the influence of philosopher Ivan Ilyin on Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Federation in general.

Just finished reading Timothy Snyder's "The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America." It was published a few years ago, but wow is it a timely analysis of the crossroads where much of the world stands today!

I can't possibly do the book justice in a brief post, but if you're concerned about everything that's happening in the news right now, and struggling to make sense of this moment in history, it's well worth the effort to read. #TheRoadToUnfreedom

Trump, the economy, and the rule of law

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这一段有些扎心。在外面晃了这么久对待媒体新闻的认知转变了几次,每次都是推翻洗牌重新认识世界。在国内习惯忽略官媒看不懂也听不懂只觉得是胡言乱语,(05年前后)相对开放的简中互联网也并不足以培养媒体素养;20锒铛岁出来逐渐吃了客观公正一套新闻伦理,加上一些基本的学术训练自认为找到了一些落脚点,视美国几个主流自由派大报为圭臬也用相同逻辑重新回头看国内官媒寻找蛛丝马迹话外之音;阿桑奇、《#制造共识》之后更进一步寻找世界范围内独立调查、左派媒体声音,从看报转变为看报道者和在地信息,收集各派评论形成观点,同时眼睁睁国内信息环境急速恶化到现在完全淹没在极致的propaganda中(与俄爹一模一样的play book),把现实当作幻觉彻底推翻新闻毁灭媒体… 看得懂又不想懂。
#theroadtounfreedom #nowreading