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Mike 03

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4. Here's a link to the Michelle Goldberg/Timothy Snyder piece referred to

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Sat Jul 25, 2020, 07:40 AM

Jul 2020

in this interview:

Trump’s Occupation of American Cities Has Begun

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/20/opinion/portland-protests-trump.html

“This is a classic way that violence happens in authoritarian regimes, whether it’s Franco’s Spain or whether it’s the Russian Empire,” said Snyder. “The people who are getting used to committing violence on the border are then brought in to commit violence against people in the interior.”

Timothy Snyder's book Bloodlands is monumental; I can't recommend it highly enough.

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I just watched this and came here to post it! Great interview! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #1

Good but it seems like they cut it, I wanted to hear more. appalachiablue Jul 2020 #2

I know what you mean! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2020 #3

Here's a link to the Michelle Goldberg/Timothy Snyder piece referred to Mike 03 Jul 2020 #4

Thanks; I want to read Tim Snyder's books & I've watched lectures. appalachiablue Jul 2020 #5

This is pretty much what I hear every time I see him. I take no comfort from it. ancianita Jul 2020 #6

I don't think it's intended to be comforting. soldierant Jul 2020 #7

heh heh of course. I guess I meant about the rightness of his prediction. Six months ago ancianita Jul 2020 #8