ANTICIPATORY OBEDIENCE
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In 1941, when Germany invaded the Soviet Union, the SS took the initiative to devise the methods of mass killing without orders to do so. They guessed what their leaders wanted and demonstrated what was possible—anticipatory obedience.
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ANTICIPATORY OBEDIENCE
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In early 1938, Hitler threatened to annex neighboring Austria and the Austrian chancellor conceded, an anticipatory obedience. The anticipatory obedience of Austrians taught Hitler and the Nazi leadership what was possible.
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His and and I read this over the weekend. Spot on. Should be required reading. Got the book and the illustrated version as well.
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ANTICIPATORY OBEDIENCE
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Anticipatory obedience is a political tragedy. Perhaps rulers don’t initially know what citizens are willing to compromise. The first heedless acts of conformity can’t be reversed.
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Timothy Snyder,
“ON TYRANNY”
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Fascists despised the small truths of daily existence, loved slogans that resonated like a new religion, and preferred creative myths to history or journalism.
Post-truth is pre-fascism.
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Fascists created what they called a “corporatist” system, in which every human activity had its proper place, subordinated to the party-state. Today’s authoritarians are also highly allergic to the idea of free associations and non-governmental organizations.
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Timothy Snyder
“ON TYRANNY”
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Good afternoon friends on Bsky! I have now posted all 20 lessons from Timothy Snyder’s book ON TYRANNY! Thank you 🙏 for reading and liking them. These lessons are timely and useful !!
All 20 posts are here:
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Lesson 20:
BE AS COURAGEOUS AS YOU CAN
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👉🏼Be as courageous as you can for freedom
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Lesson 19:
BE A PATRIOT
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👉🏼A nationalist is not necessarily a patriot
👉🏼Patriotism involves serving your own country
👉🏼A patriot wants the nation to live up to its ideals, which means asking us to be our best selves
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Lesson 18:
BE CALM WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE ARRIVES
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👉🏼Tyrants may demand the end of checks and balances after sudden disasters. Do not fall for it.
👉🏼Tyrants use disasters to consolidate power.
👉🏼James Madison made the point that tyranny arises “on some favorable emergency”.
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Lesson 17:
LISTEN FOR DANGEROUS WORDS
(Cont. . .)
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How the Nazis used the idea of “exception” and then transformed the state of exception into a permanent emergency.
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Lesson 17:
LISTEN FOR DANGEROUS WORDS
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👉🏼When politicians train us to surrender freedom in the name of safety, we should be on our guard. There is no necessary tradeoff between the two.
👉🏼When tyrants speak of extremists, they just mean people who do not submit to them.
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Lesson 16:
LEARN FROM PEERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES
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👉🏼The present difficulties in the U.S. are an element of a larger trend in other countries—Russian propaganda, cyberwar and fake news
👉🏼Learn how other people react to similar problems. We must observe and listen
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Lesson 15:
CONTRIBUTE TO GOOD CAUSES
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👉🏼In the 20th Century, all the major enemies of freedom were hostile to civil society organizations
👉🏼Be active in organizations that express your own view of life
👉🏼Make a free choice that supports civil society and help others to do good
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Lesson 14:
ESTABLISH A PRIVATE LIFE
(Cont. . .)
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👉🏼Maintain a private life—have personal exchanges in person
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Lesson 14:
ESTABLISH A PRIVATE LIFE
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👉🏼Totalitarianism removes the difference between private and public to make individuals unfree and to draw the society toward conspiracy theories
👉🏼Tyrants seek the hook (legal trouble) on which to hang you. Try not to have hooks
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I have posted 13 lessons ( out of 20)—a brief summary of each lesson from ON TYRANNY by Timothy Snyder.
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Lesson 13:
PRACTICE CORPOREAL POLITICS
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👉🏼A successful resistance needs to cross two boundaries:
🔹Ideas about change must engage people of various backgrounds
🔹People must make new friends/groups and march with them
👉🏼 Tyrants must feel consequences for their actions
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Lesson 12:
MAKE EYE CONTACT AND SMALL TALK
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👉🏼Know your surroundings, break down social barriers, and understand whom you should and shouldn’t trust.
👉🏼In times of danger, small gestures like a smile, a handshake, or a greeting will make people who feel threatened feel better.
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Lesson 11:
INVESTIGATE
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👉🏼Learn about the propaganda sites on the internet. Take responsibility for what you communicate with others. Figure things out for yourself.
👉🏼Support investigative journalism.
👉🏼If we pursue the facts, the internet gives us enviable power to convey them.
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Lesson 10:
BELIEVE IN TRUTH
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👉🏼Post-truth is pre-fascism
👉🏼You submit to tyranny when you renounce the reality.
👉🏼Truth dies in four modes (Victor Klemperer):
A)Open hostility to verifiable reality
B)Endless repetition of fiction
C) Magical thinking
D) Misplaced faith
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