William Lindsey :toad: on Nostr: Timothy Snyder, who lived in eastern Europe after communism fell and saw the effects ...
Timothy Snyder, who lived in eastern Europe after communism fell and saw the effects of strongman rule at close hand, warns the many Americans who love to fantasize about a strongman dictator:
"Strongman rule is a fantasy. Essential to it is the idea that a strongman will be your strongman."
#strongman #dictator #authoritarianism #Trump
https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-strongman-fantasyPublished at
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