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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 3 days
apropos of uhhhhhhh everything, reposting this again
Avatar scott⚡️mccloud @scottmccloud.bsky.social · 8 mo
As well-meaning publishers try to navigate the coming storm of state laws against diversity, I hope they'll consider Timothy Snyder's Rule #1 (from his slim book ON TYRANNY).
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Nolan Zugernat @zugernat.bsky.social · 3 days
One of the most appalling things we'll witness if this comes to pass is how quickly people will bend the knee. The recent behavior of college administrators lines up scarily perfect with higher education in Nazi Germany.
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Excalibur Discount Legal Services @kevychristian.bsky.social · 2 days
This is why the whole "We need guns to prevent tyranny" argument is dumb to me. Most countries that have had tyrannical governments welcomed them with applause, not resistance. Nazi Germany is the best example. Franco Spain is really the only one I can think of with significant pushback.
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Auburn Scallon @wsauburn.bsky.social · 3 days
100% and plenty more lessons from the excellent source material: bookshop.org/p/books/on-t...
On Tyranny Graphic Edition: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century a book by Timothy Snyder and Nora Krugbookshop.org NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of reno...