How a Russian Fascist is Meddling in America's election

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http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/opinion/how-a-russian-fascist-is-meddling-in-americas-election.html?_r=0

I want to get this out here while we still have the Internet.

Putin, former? KGB, is such a mischievous little cut-up.

He, Putin, literally dug up the long buried papers and body of an old Russian fascist "philosopher" (cough cough crank crank cough) and is using the "ideas" as propaganda to push in Mother Russia. And to lessen the belief in Democracy abroad.

Executive summary:
The philosopher, Ivan Ilyin, believed that individuality was evil.

My belief, as an individual, runs more akin with Nobel prize winner Doris Lessing. She lays out the belief in the individual (or more accurately handfuls of individuals and think-for-yourselfers) in her book "Prisons we choose to live inside."

I ordered her book off the Internet, I did not need to go to some archive in Michigan to buy old dusty boxes full of papers about her views. I paid for the Nobel prize winner's book myself. The Nobel prize winner's book was first published in 1987, and then re-published in 2001.

Putin's pal Vikto Vekselber paid like 60K for Ilyin's poop.

Go get the book at your library, and decide for yourself (you're an individual too) The book is like 70 pages long, and the thoughts on the concept of the individual think-for-yourselfers, and ways to educate ourselves and children, toward the end, are good.


The piece on the Russian fascist in the NYT was written by Timothy Snyder and appeared in the Sept 20, 2016 issue of the New York Times. A version of this op-end appears in print on Sept 21, 2016 on page A8 with the headline "A Russian fascist and America's vote."

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1. The US is becoming an authoritarian state.

Synder is now warning that the US is becoming an authoritarian state. Take his research and advice very seriously.

https://www.facebook.com/timothy.david.snyder/posts/1206636702716110

This historian gives advice about what to do now. I snipped what I thought was important, hence the weird numbering in this post. Well hell, it's all important, but I still abide by DU rules and all.

One that I thought was important enough to act on already, myself, was GET A PASSPORT FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMMILY.

1. Do not obey in advance. Anticipatory obedience teaches authorities what is possible and accelerates unfreedom.

4. When listening to politicians, distinguish certain words. Look out for the expansive use of "terrorism" and "extremism." Be alive to the fatal notions of "exception" and "emergency." Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.

5. Be calm when the unthinkable arrives. When the terrorist attack comes, remember that all authoritarians at all times either await or plan such events in order to consolidate power. Think of the Reichstag fire. The sudden disaster that requires the end of the balance of power, the end of opposition parties, and so on, is the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Don't fall for it.

7. Stand out. Someone has to. It is easy, in words and deeds, to follow along. It can feel strange to do or say something different. But without that unease, there is no freedom. And the moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow.

8. Believe in truth. To abandon facts is to abandon freedom. If nothing is true, then no one can criticize power, because there is no basis upon which to do so. If nothing is true, then all is spectacle. The biggest wallet pays for the most blinding lights.

9. Investigate. Figure things out for yourself.

12. Take responsibility for the face of the world. Notice the swastikas and the other signs of hate. Do not look away and do not get used to them. Remove them yourself and set an example for others to do so.

15. Establish a private life. Nastier rulers will use what they know about you to push you around. Scrub your computer of malware. Remember that email is skywriting. Consider using alternative forms of the internet, or simply using it less. Have personal exchanges in person. For the same reason, resolve any legal trouble. Authoritarianism works as a blackmail state, looking for the hook on which to hang you. Try not to have too many hooks.

16. Learn from others in other countries. Keep up your friendships abroad,

17. Watch out for the paramilitaries. When the men with guns who have always claimed to be against the system start wearing uniforms and marching around with torches and pictures of a Leader, the end is nigh. When the pro-Leader paramilitary and the official police and military intermingle, the game is over.

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2. R#2 & K for, needs more digestion from me