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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAs we head into November, memorize this quote and never let it go.
"The European history of the twentieth century shows us that societies can break, democracies can fall, ethics can collapse, and ordinary men can find themselves standing over death pits with guns in their hands."
'On Tyranny', by Timothy Snyder
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As we head into November, memorize this quote and never let it go. (Original Post)
RandySF
Feb 2020
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Control-Z
(15,682 posts)1. I'm currently listening to Rachel Maddow
talk about this very idea.
Blues Heron
(5,939 posts)2. And then there's Rwanda
What was that? That's what I'm afraid of here with these gun humpers - they'll just snap on us.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)4. One of the key incitements during the rwandan genocide was "hate radio".
If that had been turned off there is no way it would have been as drastic as it was.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)3. We're heading into March.
The country could be long gone by November.
2naSalit
(86,765 posts)5. Exactly!