Started: October 17, 2024
Completed: October 24, 2024
Recommendation: Highly recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Completed: October 24, 2024
Recommendation: Highly recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
This brings the lessons of Hitler's Germany to the future. It makes some of the moves of the Russians into Ukraine more understandable. Snyder argues that it is anarchy that results in mass killing--the elimination of the state as a protector of the minority results in the attack on the minority. Russia is pursuing this strategy with the gay community particularly in Ukraine. Israel is using Hezbollah as a means to destroy the state of Palestine and, presumably, occupy that land to prevent its return. Trump is talking about "the enemy within" as a reference to his political opponents as did Stalin. Snyder does a good job of identifying and referring to the parallels. May God help us not repeat them.
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