Upon DJT's inauguration in January, I read the book #SurvivingAutocracy by #MashaGessen. The author is an LGBTQ+ Russian/American journalist and author with the unique experience of living under autocratic regimes, then watching it all unfold here in the USA as a queer person and immigrant. 🧵
"The Trumpian lie is different. It is the power lie or the bully lie...
The power lie...demands that you choose between your experience and the bully's demands. Are you going to insist that you're wet from the rain or give in and say that the sun is shining?" - Masha Gessen
#survivingautocracy
On my first read of this, but this book is just as true and valuable now as it was when published in 2020. The cycle repeats & expands. Thank you @mashagessen.bsky.social for your work and expertise. #SurvivingAutocracy #BookSky
A little light reading for my trip down to Miami. #survivingautocracy #antifascist #nazipunksfuckoff
Time to start doing the homework now to get ready for what lies ahead. If you want to borrow these when I'm done let me know. #ontyranny #survivingautocracy #gonnabeabumpyride
