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ancianita

(36,017 posts) Fri May 29, 2020, 10:36 AM May 2020

Timothy Snyder on Tyranny and Resistance

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Timothy Snyder on Tyranny and Resistance (Original Post) ancianita May 2020 OP

The truth is what is at stake in todays world. hot2na May 2020 #1

Without the truth, we are all lost. kentuck May 2020 #2

K&R Thanks for posting. alwaysinasnit May 2020 #3

Thanks for watching, alwaysinasnit. ancianita May 2020 #4

hot2na

(357 posts)

1. The truth is what is at stake in todays world.

Reply to ancianita (Original post)

Fri May 29, 2020, 11:38 AM

May 2020

I always enjoy hearing the calm yet powerful statements of Timothy Snyder on Tyranny. The problem is not the internet and social media as much as modern day authoritarians have used the internet and social media to blur the truth. This is an old tactic that is being employed with modern tools.