pickInteresting audiobook that was clear, thought-provoking, and presented me with other material to read.
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pickInteresting audiobook that was clear, thought-provoking, and presented me with other material to read.
pickWhile reading, I kept thinking, “A better example of this is actually…”, then, horrifically, realized this was published in 2018. Unfortunately, things have gotten worse, the strategy clearer, and our understanding of fascism is in real time. Ugh.
pickThis book is more relevant than ever. Reading this is like reliving every day of the current administration. It‘s horrifying to know we‘re watching Facism unfold in real time. This is the book for you if you want to learn how to combat against Facism, know what we‘re up against, & continue to push back on this new unsettling reality. “Facist politics preys on the human fragility that makes our own suffering seem bearable if we know that those we
Time to read more scary sh!t. Few pages in & it‘s like a playbook for the current administration. Attacking universities, promoting anti-intellectualism, twisting propaganda, creating a mythic past (our country was once great) & creating a state of unreality where conspiracy theories & fake news replace facts.
pickLesson #17 is our current state: “Listen for dangerous words: Be alert to the use of the words extremism and terrorism. Be alive to the fatal notions of emergency and exception. Be angry about the treacherous use of patriotic vocabulary.” There were 4 shootings in 24 hours this weekend. When the violence is done by another white male, there is an excuse. But no laws are made for gun control. Instead anyone on the “left” has now been labeled as an
#NotBookRelated I am in a taxi in France where someone left a New York Times on the backseat. I enjoy the article about Trump as a bystander while thinking he rules the world but it‘s in fact so sad. European leaders being so weak, Putin doing whatever he likes and Trump, well …
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pickThis book is a reminder of the things you should hold dear. The things that truly COULD make us great, or at least could reinvest in real patriotism. It is an expanded listicle of 20 “lessons“ from the twentieth century. If you feel you lack courage to resist, throw this tiny book in your bag and take it out and reread it as you wait for the bus.
Make eye contact and small talk (#12).
Start somewhere.
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