[image: image.png] *Tim Snyder’s book On Tyranny was inspired by this blog post* lesson 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. rethink the week Columbia U Political Science dept. Lincoln Mitchell, Political commentator Bill Curry, U of Michigan Professor Adam Finkel Texas…cruelty is the point DeSantis is DeNuts RFK Jr. where Paranoia meets Legacy The Strange unseriousness of No Labels listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, On Tyranny, Tim Snyder, Lincoln Mitchell, Bill Curry, Adam Finkiel, Texas, the border, cruelty, DeSantis, RFK Jr., No Labels
